Christina Reese

Life as a teen can be a struggle. The hardships of juggling school, friends, family, and social media-not to mention raging hormones-can limit self-confidence and the ability to build healthy relationships. Based on new research showing that attachment-based therapy improves social skills for teens, this workbook offers teens the tools they need to master social success, boost self-confidence, build emotional security, and connect to others.

Engaging and simple attachment-based tools for improving social success, boosting self-confidence, feeling more secure, and connecting genuinely with others. Being a teen can feel like a full-time job. If it’s not the pressure to get good grades or get along with your parents, there’s always the anxiety of asking someone out on a date, or the agony of waiting for that first ‘Like’ on your latest post. It’s also a time for big change; in addition to fluctuating hormones and changes in your body, you’re probably noticing a transformation in the way you view the world and exactly where you fit in. What you need are evidence-based tools for navigating your rapidly changing life, and building strong social bonds to support you on your journey. Written by an expert in attachment theory, The Socially Confident Teen is your essential how-to guide for developing a complete set of social skills. You’ll learn how to identify and cultivate healthy connections, and how to repair them when they’re damaged. You’ll find strategies for applying your newfound skills in any setting—from peers to parents. And finally, you’ll discover how to grow and maintain your social network, and ensure healthy support for yourself as you grow into an independent adult. If you’re ready to start being socially confident and successful, the must-have skills in this guide can help you survive and thrive as a teen. This workbook can help you: ·Choose positive peer relationships ·Maintain a good relationship with your parents ·Build healthy relationships now and into adulthood ·Learn effective communication skills In these increasingly challenging times, kids and teens need mental health resources more than ever. With more than 1.6 million copies sold worldwide, Instant Help Books are easy to use, proven-effective, and recommended by therapists.

Christina Reese has dedicated her life's work to helping those with trauma cope to live healthier, happier, and more fulfilling lives. In her newest book, Trauma and Attachment, she has created a resource to guide clients from a place of fear, anxiety, and trauma to healthy attachment. In this comprehensive yet accessible book, Dr. Reese provides an attachment framework for treating clients who have experienced a multitude of traumas, ranging from abuse and neglect to medical traumas, natural disasters, and exposure to violence. Through a variety of worksheets, exercises, and activities, this book provides clients with the tools they need to develop a foundation for healing so they can find feelings of safety and security within relationships again. Inside, clinicians will find tools to help clients heal from the impact of: - Abuse by helping them establish safety and security within relationships. - Neglect by teaching them to find their voice and express their needs. - Medical trauma by helping them adjust to a new normal and better tolerate uncertainty. - Natural disasters by using mindful grounding techniques to navigate sensory triggers and cultivate mind-body awareness. - Witnessing violence by restoring clients' sense of felt safety and helping clients identify what they can control to keep themselves safe.

Dr. Reese, an attachment and trauma specialist, shares her journey to becoming an adoptive mother. Sharing stories to illustrate each chapter, you will laugh and cry as you join her on her adoption journey. The puzzle pieces of life may not make sense individually, but when put together they create a beautiful picture Dr. Reese explains clinically what an adopted child experiences while on their adoption journey, interventions that families can use to strengthen bonding, and the reasons why those interventions are the most appropriate. Challenging behaviors and out of control emotions can result in children who have experienced trauma. She challenges us to think outside the box, to parent our adopted children in a different way. Children who have experienced trauma, and every child who has been adopted or in the foster care system has experienced attachment and other forms of trauma, have a difficult time seeing adults as safe people and developing relationships with them. Trauma changes the brain, impacting a child's ability to emotionally and self regulate. When a child is not connected in a safe and trusting relationship with an adult, that child will struggle to follow directions and be respectful, making parenting this child a challenge. Children who have experienced trauma do not purpose to be a challenge and they need parents who will stay with them through the hard work of learning to trust adults and feel safe in relationships. Learn to see the world through your child's eyes, their worldview impacted by trauma. Understand the world from their perspective and be able to connect with them by using relationship building skills that emphasize trust building and re-teaching. This is what our adopted children need from us and Dr. Reese helps us to find the way to connection. Explaining complex clinical concepts with ease and making them applicable to daily life, she shows us how to bring these concepts into our homes. Dr. Reese has been working with children and families for the last 20 years. She is the author of Attachment: 60 Trauma-Informed Assessment and Treatment Interventions Across the Lifespan. A TBRI Practitioner, she owns Felicity Counseling Services and provides therapy and parent consultation to adoptive families. Dr. Reese travels across the country, training therapists to work with children who have experienced trauma.

In a society that values independence, self-preservation and individualistic thinking, we are missing the key to fulfillment: Connection through Attachment. Simply, attachment is the way that we connect to each other. Without attachment, people feel alone to deal with challenges they face, which leads to distress, dysfunction and mental health disorders. It is possible to repair dysfunctional attachment, but first it is necessary to recognize attachment style, unhealthy relationship patterns, and the impact they are having. Improve your client's relationships by teaching them strategies to feel more connected, reestablish trust, and restore positive emotions. Dr. Christina Reese, a recognized attachment and trauma professional, has created a comprehensive guide that explains attachment over a lifetime, and offers trauma-informed approaches to treat attachment at any age. Clinical examples, handouts and worksheets to use with clients of all ages Recognize attachment styles Identify key symptoms of attachment difficulties and their inception Interventions that repair attachment traumas to heal stress, shame, and anxiety Techniques to help clients improve their relationships (children, parents, friends, and significant others)