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Young adults today aren’t acting out—they’re overwhelmed. Here’s how anxiety, anger, and avoidance protect them from deeper helplessness, and what parents can do to help.
Sometimes DBT means stretching your own limits. Dr. Marcus Rodriguez shares a surprising therapy session with a middle school client—and her bearded dragon—illustrating how meeting clients where they are at makes treatment tolerable and effective.
A simple DBT mindfulness practice—mindful walking—can reduce anxiety, quiet judgments, and train present-moment awareness. Here’s the how-to we used with PUSD teachers.
Dr. Rodriguez and Julia Xiao-Rodriguez return to Shenzhen for DBT training—exploring culture, clinical complexity, and innovative approaches to care.
Dr. Marcus Rodriguez co-led a 4-day DBT intensive training at UCLA Resnick, supporting clinicians and strengthening mental health care delivery.
YFI’s Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, returned to China to teach at the 1st Chinese International DBT Conference—celebrating new DBT centers, research momentum, and cross-cultural collaboration.
Dr. Rodriguez returned to his alma mater in Beijing, teaching trauma-informed care where his own journey began—an experience rich with nostalgia and healing.
Practical, compassionate strategies from Dr. Marcus Rodriguez on fostering healthier parent-teen relationships—communication that works, when to step back, and how to repair after conflict.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicide or self-harm and needs help, call or text the 988 National Crisis Line. You are
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.
Young adults today aren’t acting out—they’re overwhelmed. Here’s how anxiety, anger, and avoidance protect them from deeper helplessness, and what parents can do to help.
Sometimes DBT means stretching your own limits. Dr. Marcus Rodriguez shares a surprising therapy session with a middle school client—and her bearded dragon—illustrating how meeting clients where they are at makes treatment tolerable and effective.
A simple DBT mindfulness practice—mindful walking—can reduce anxiety, quiet judgments, and train present-moment awareness. Here’s the how-to we used with PUSD teachers.
Dr. Rodriguez and Julia Xiao-Rodriguez return to Shenzhen for DBT training—exploring culture, clinical complexity, and innovative approaches to care.
Dr. Marcus Rodriguez co-led a 4-day DBT intensive training at UCLA Resnick, supporting clinicians and strengthening mental health care delivery.
YFI’s Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, returned to China to teach at the 1st Chinese International DBT Conference—celebrating new DBT centers, research momentum, and cross-cultural collaboration.
Dr. Rodriguez returned to his alma mater in Beijing, teaching trauma-informed care where his own journey began—an experience rich with nostalgia and healing.
Practical, compassionate strategies from Dr. Marcus Rodriguez on fostering healthier parent-teen relationships—communication that works, when to step back, and how to repair after conflict.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicide or self-harm and needs help, call or text the 988 National Crisis Line. You are
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.
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