...And the Three Questions You Should Ask Them in the Very First Session
Matthew Selekman • 6/10/2019
By Matthew Selekman - Trying to get in the door with provocative, therapy-savvy adolescents can be a challenging task for even the most seasoned of therapists. I've developed several engagement strategies that I regularly use, singly or in combination, that have consistently helped me to establish a therapeutic alliance with even the toughest teen client.
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Best Practices for When Work Becomes Dramatic and Unpredictable
Matthew Selekman • 9/29/2017
By Matthew Selekman - Working with self-harming teens often seems like riding a runaway roller coaster, which keeps threatening to go off the rails altogether. To succeed, you have to be highly flexible and able to turn on a dime, as the circumstances demand.
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Matthew Selekman on How to Make Teen Therapy Engaging
Matthew Selekman • 11/12/2014
Building rapport with provocative teens in therapy can be a challenging task for even the most experienced therapists. A teen client can be a master at putting up the invisible force field while pushing our buttons, or telling us what we want to hear and side-stepping responsibility. Through the years, I’ve developed several engagement strategies that I regularly use, singly or in combination, that have consistently helped me establish a therapeutic alliance with even the toughest teen client.
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Mission Possible: The Art of Engaging Tough Teens
Matthew Selekman • 1/1/2008
What to do when your teen clients give you the silent treatment.
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Working with Self-Harming Teens is Dramatic and Unpredictable
Martha Straus, Matthew Selekman • 1/1/2004
Working with self-harming teens often seems like riding a runaway roller coaster, which keeps threatening to go off the rails altogether. Just as things get smooth and predictable, a crisis sends you hurtling downhill again.
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