Working with young adults who are navigating ADHD is rarely straightforward. They’re often dealing with more than just distractibility or missed deadlines. There’s anxiety, identity shifts, life transitions, and sometimes a long history of feeling misunderstood. This isn’t about checking boxes on a symptom list, it’s about understanding how their brain, their environment, and their story all interact. Today, we’re going to unpack that.
You want to help every family that calls, but your schedule's full, and the need keeps growing. What can you do when you can't take another patient? In this episode, we will talk about how to manage referrals, support other providers, and build systems that make a difference even when you have to say no.
More teens are saying they can’t sleep because they’re worried about the environment. Today, we’re asking: How do we respond to climate anxiety without pathologizing it?
Today, we are focusing on how families are responding mentally and emotionally to disaster, and how children process loss when a parent or caregiver dies.
A teen is using substances—how do you decide what kind of treatment makes sense? Outpatient therapy? A more structured program? We’re breaking it down.
Imagine turning 18 and suddenly being responsible for every major life decision. Yikes. That includes medical, financial, and personal, without guidance. For many young adults with developmental disabilities, these transitions can be overwhelming. How can clinicians and families provide the right level of support while respecting autonomy or at least encouraging it? That's what we're exploring today.
Many families struggle to find OCD treatment for their children. Specialty-trained therapists are limited, and wait lists are usually long. Online therapy is an option, but how well does it work? Today, we discuss a study that examines online cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure and response prevention for kids with OCD.