Integrated Attachment Family Therapy (IAFT) offers a powerful mental health intervention that can help families to heal. IAFT expert Dafna Lender walks you through the IAFT phases, providing therapeutic insight and free worksheets to help families achieve meaningful and lasting change.
Connecting with children during difficult moments helps them feel that that they're being heard and their feelings are not being invalidated. Use these free worksheets to learn about the Connect and Redirect strategy from bestselling authors Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson.
Therapist and author, Andrea Dorn, MSW, LISW-CP shares her top 3 tips on how to introduce kids to therapy using the A.C.E. approach. Plus, a read-a-long of her new and highly acclaimed children's book, ‘Welcome to Therapy: A Mindful Introduction to Counseling for Kids.’
Watch this video as Dr. Seth Gillihan, a psychologist and anxiety specialist, shares valuable insights on helping kids communicate their emotions, introducing them to CBT, and adapting CBT and mindfulness techniques for young clients.
For children, starting something new can be scary, and therapy is no exception. Mom and therapist Andrea Dorn has the tips for how to navigate this discussion with your children and teens!
Ari Tuckman, PsyD, shares why sleep deprivation can undo some of the benefits of medication and strategies to get back to sleep basics for kids and teens with ADHD.
Screen-time for children is at an all-time high. It’s more important than ever to develop a balance in our kids’ routines—including adding more time out in the fresh air!
Video: Breathing Through the Back-to-School Bustle
Read along with Jennifer Cohen Harper
Join PESI children’s author Jennifer Cohen Harper as she reads her book Thank You Breath and offers up simple breathing practices for kids as they head back to school.