Description: Being a teen in today's world brings with it a host of new and treacherous obstacles. Between school, social media drama, dating, peer pressure, climate change, and school shootings, it's easy to feel stressed out, overwhelmed, anxious, and even depressed. Based on the best-selling workbook for adults, Thoughts and Feelings for Teens teaches teens facing mental health challenges essential skills from cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to empower them to take control of their thoughts, emotions--and their lives.
Brief description: Elisa Nebolsine, LCSW, practices cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in her Alexandria, VA, private practice. She is adjunct faculty at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and an award-winning clinician in the Washington, DC, area. Elisa is author of The Grit Workbookfor Kids and Your Amazing Teen Brain.
Review Quotes: "This workbook offers teens numerous evidence-based strategies and exercises that empower them to improve their mood and well-being by managing thoughts and emotions, and finding the courage to take action. I found the exercises inspiring teens to create their own timeline of awesomeness and to 'unlock' their self-compassion particularly compelling."
--Mary Alvord, PhD, psychologist; founder of Alvord, Baker & Associates and Resilience Across Borders; and coauthor of The Action Mindset Workbook for Teens, Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens, and Resilience Builder Program--Mary Alvord, PhD