Welcome, Dr. Sara Masland
Marcus Rodriguez
March 25, 2026
YFI is honored to welcome Sara Masland PhD, an expert in Borderline Personality Disorder, Good Psychiatric Management, and evidence-based care.
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Recovering from Chronic Invalidation
Sarah Mann
February 22, 2024
Our Clinical Director, Dr. Marcus Rodriguez, was recently invited to speak on the “A Little Help For Our Friends” podcast on Recovering from Chronic Invalidation. In this episode, he touches on topics such as: the impact of validation and invalidation, the basis of emotion regulation, and how to recover from chronic invalidation.
Dr. Marsha Linehan, The Creator of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Sarah Mann
September 19, 2023
Dr. Marsha Linehan is the creator of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), a treatment approach we specialize in at the Youth and Family Institute. DBT is the gold standard treatment for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and severe emotion dysregulation.
Welcome, Dr. Sara Masland
March 25, 2026
YFI is honored to welcome Sara Masland PhD, an expert in Borderline Personality Disorder, Good Psychiatric Management, and evidence-based care.
Recovering from Chronic Invalidation
February 22, 2024
Our Clinical Director, Dr. Marcus Rodriguez, was recently invited to speak on the “A Little Help For Our Friends” podcast on Recovering from Chronic Invalidation. In this episode, he touches on topics such as: the impact of validation and invalidation, the basis of emotion regulation, and how to recover from chronic invalidation.
Dr. Marsha Linehan, The Creator of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
September 19, 2023
Dr. Marsha Linehan is the creator of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), a treatment approach we specialize in at the Youth and Family Institute. DBT is the gold standard treatment for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and severe emotion dysregulation.
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