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Embracing Growth & Welcoming the New Year

December 13, 2024

Hear from Skyland Trail Adult Alumni Coordinator Tera Carter, CPS, WHMC on strategies to embrace the new year and all it brings.

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Navigating Holiday Stress: Parenting Strategies for Teens

December 4, 2024
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Discover practical strategies to support your teen’s mental health during the holiday season. Learn tips on setting boundaries, fostering social connections, creating coping plans, and prioritizing self-care for the whole family.

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Navigating Holiday Eating with Self-Compassion

November 1, 2024

Discover practical tips for navigating holiday eating with balance and self-compassion. Dietitian Brianna Tanner shares insights on mindful eating, setting boundaries, and maintaining a healthy mindset around holiday meals.

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Supporting Your Transgender Loved Ones

October 9, 2024
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Take some time to listen to Luca Valentine, LMSW, a clinician with lived experience, and educate yourself on how to create an affirming environment for the transgender loved ones in your life.

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RO-DBT, New Therapy Offered for Adults with “Overcontrol” or Inhibited Emotions Challenges

September 30, 2024
line graph showing curve of Self-control tendencies - with undercontrol on the left, optimal control in the middle, and overcontrol on the right

Recently, our adult clinical team determined that, among clients participating in our foundational dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (DBT) programs, some clients had different emotional and behavior challenges – challenges that are more difficult to address through a standard DBT or CBT approach. Sometimes considered “overcontrolled,” these individuals may struggle with perfectionism,…

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Staff Highlight: Cory George

September 30, 2024
Cory George

Read on to learn about Skyland Trail nurse Cory George, RN-BSN.

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Understanding the Complex Interplay of Substance Use and Psychosis

September 18, 2024

Read to learn about the important distinctions between substance-induced psychosis and primary psychotic disorders and how you can support your loved ones with these diagnoses.

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Get to Know: Kara Rothmann, PsyD

September 12, 2024
Portrait photo of Kara Rothmann, Psy.D.

Kara Rothmann, PsyD, is the psychologist for the Skyland Trail adolescent residential treatment program. All adolescent clients receive psychological testing as part of the 12-week residential program. Dr. Rothmann answers questions about psycholocial testing and her role on the multidisciplanary treatment team below. Why is psychological testing as part of residential treatment important? Psychological testing…

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ABCs of Mental Health

August 22, 2024

School will always have stressful moments, regardless of your generation. But today’s students face psychological stressors that some research indicates can contribute to increased rates of mental illnesses like depression and anxiety.  As students begin a new school year, it’s important to consider the ABCs of mental health along with reading, science, and math. Students…

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Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder

July 11, 2024

Develop an understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder and ways to support those in treatment.

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