How to Effectively Navigate the Modern Day Challenges of Raising Emotionally Sensitive and Reactive Teens

Description

During this 3-part parenting series, parents will understand how a child’s emotional vulnerability and a lack of effective coping skills may lead to emotional dysregulation and problem behaviors. They will also learn effective tools to regulate their own emotions and behavior in order to manage their child’s emotional dysregulation more effectively.

Parents will learn:

1.) to use Mindfulness skills to observe, describe nonjudgmentally, and effectively.

2.) to use empathy and validation while simultaneously setting clear boundaries and effective problem solving strategies for problem behaviors.

3.) to decrease emotional vulnerability and reactivity by increasing emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and effective communication skills.

Our Speakers:

Liza Papazian M.S., LCSW-R
Ms. Papazian is the co-founder and co-director of Long Island DBT Group, She works with adolescents, adults, high conflict couples and families, and she leads parents DBT skills training groups. Ms. Papazian has a Masters of Science degree and Masters of Social Work degree. She is intensively trained in DBT by Behavioral Tech, LLC. She also has extensive clinical training and experience working with trauma, and mother/child attachment issues. She is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Ms. Papazian is the former director of NCCADV (now The Safe Center Long Island), where she instituted DBT and EMDR programs for survivors of incest and sexual assault. She is an expert in the treatment of trauma and co-morbid disorders resulting from war, violence, and sexual abuse. She has served as a clinical consultant to several mental health agencies and schools. She is a frequent presenter on treating trauma, affect dysregulation and borderline personality disorder.

Victor Mouradian, LMSW, MA
Mr. Mouradian is a DBT therapist at Long Island DBT Group who specializes in working with adolescents and their families. He holds master’s degrees in psychology and social work from Stony Brook University. He has both clinical and research experience working with adolescents and families. Prior to being a therapist at Long Island DBT Group and South Oaks Hospital, Mr. Mouradian was a researcher studying personality development in adolescence at Stony Brook University and Substance Use Disorders in clinical populations at Columbia University. Mr. Mouradian enjoys music, has been a session drummer for over two decades, and enjoys spending time with his family and Mini Australian Shepherd, Roscoe.

*The cost for each workshop is $80 cash or check for “Liza Papazian.”