Contributed by Britt Rathbone
"I've Got Nothing to Talk About"
How to Work with Tight-Lipped ClientsWhat do you do when your client comes to session with nothing to say? Longtime experts in the field offer how to get the conversation going. Read more
When Teens Talk About Suicide
A DBT Approach for Critical MomentsThe rise in teen suicidality is frightening, but hospitalization isn’t the only—or even the best—option for treatment. Read more
VIDEO: Helping Teen Clients Make Good Decisions
...And What to Do When They Talk About Risky BehaviorAre teen clients entitled to confidentiality? How should therapists discuss confidentiality with their teen clients? What’s the therapist’s role... Read more
Truths and Consequences
Helping Teens Make Good DecisionsWhen it comes to high-risk behaviors, therapists can find themselves caught between boundary-testing teens and their concerned parents. Read more
Britt Rathbone
Britt Rathbone, LCSW-C, ACSW, BCD, CGP, provides mental health services to adolescents and their families in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. He has 30 years of experience working directly with adolescents and families, is a “top therapist” for adolescents, teaches graduate students, trains therapists and leads a highly regarded and successful clinical practice. He lectures often on the value of DBT with young people. He is a dynamic and passionate speaker and his trainings consistently receive the highest ratings. He is the co-author of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents, What Works With Teens: A Professional’s Guide to Engaging Authentically with Adolescents to Achieve Lasting Change, and Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions.