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Julie Baron, LCSW-C

Supporting Teens and Young Adults Who Self Harm

March is Self-Harm Awareness Month. There have been reports of significant increases in self harming behaviors in teens ages 12-17 and...

Julie Baron, LCSW-C

Warmly Welcoming 2022

As we transition into a new year, so often we think of things we want to do to change something. We "resolve" to achieve a goal by...

Julie Baron, LCSW-C

Helping Teens Return to Life "In Person": Sunglasses Required!

Emerging from the darkness into the light is hard on the eyes. We cautiously shield our sensitive retinas with sunglasses, a visor or the...

Julie Baron, LCSW-C

Parenting During COVID: How Do We Know How They Are Really Doing?

Julie Baron, LCSW-C ~Therapist and Mom of 2 Teens For Parents, Seeking Feedback from Your Teens is Essential and Tricky I often hear...

Julie Baron, LCSW-C

Working Effectively With Teens During COVID: Using FEEDBACK

Julie Baron~ Therapist and Mom of 2 Teens Learning and thus any change, is a dynamic process. If ever there has been a time when we are...

Julie Baron, LCSW-C

Capture Summer!

I know it is not what any of us thought it would be pre-virus. There are lots of things teens don’t have this summer; BBQs, sleepovers,...

Julie Baron, LCSW-C

Parenting in Uncertain Times

Thank you to the World Bank for hosting this webinar and allowing me to share it more broadly.

Julie Baron, LCSW-C

It Took COVID-19 to Challenge A Hyperfunctioning Culture…Can We Come Through with Greater Balance?

For roughly the past 15 years, we have ramped up our efforts and expectations for functioning to unsustainable levels. The results have...

Julie Baron, LCSW-C

#Restructuring

Week 1 of Coronavirus shut down was for many a welcome relief of daily responsibilities and tasks. For teens especially, staying up...

Julie Baron, LCSW-C

Tolerating Uncertainty

The only certainty is in knowing there will be uncertainty. One of the core skills we advocate in working with and raising teens is...

Julie Baron, LCSW-C

New Year, Real You! Helping Teens Find Themselves

Adolescence is a search for identity. Figuring out who you are, what and whom you like, what drives your motivations and what values...

Julie Baron, LCSW-C

Parenting Teens with Authenticity...

...is hard. Why? Here are my thoughts. We often feel we are walking on eggshells trying not to set off an emotional explosion. We fear...

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