<i>Thoughts and Feelings for Teens</i> is a guide and workbook that focuses on the principles of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance & Commitment therapy. The goal of this workbook is to help teens understand their internal thought processes and finish the workbook with better control and understanding of their emotions.

The chapters of the workbook include focus on the following principles: Identifying and learning to manage your "automatic thoughts"; identifying and counteracting "thinking traps", or ways of thinking that are inherently unhelpful, such as "black and white thinking"; hitting pause by using relaxation strategies such as mindfulness; psychoeducation on the power and importance of "behavioral activation"; managing distressing situations with the use of various "distress tolerance" skills; and utilizing "exposure therapy" to face your fears head-on and come out stronger on the other side. This is only a brief peek into the variety of principles and examples included throughout this workbook! Each chapter includes a description of the therapeutic principle in a way that is easy for teens to comprehend, followed by specific and concise examples of how the concept that is being taught would fit into everyday life. Also included in each chapter are several worksheets, charts, and reflective questions for the reader to fill out.

Overall, I found this workbook to be very expansive! In my work as a child/adolescent mental health therapist, I can definitely see this workbook coming in handy for use in sessions, or to provide as a recommendation for clients or families to utilize outside of sessions. This workbook is helpful for clinical use, but can also be very powerful for a motivated teen to use on their own or with the support of a parent. I really enjoyed how Nebolsine pulled from all 3 therapeutic modalities (CBT, DBT, and ACT) to create a comprehensive guide that includes the most important principles from all 3!

Thank you to NetGalley, New Harbinger Publications, and Elisa Nebolsine, LCSW for providing an advanced digital ARC of this workbook in exchange for my honest review. <i>Thoughts and Feelings for Teens</i> is available for purchase beginning May 1, 2025!

Though I'm not a teen anymore, I am a clincial social work intern who works with them. I really enjoyed this workbook and it gave me a lot of helpful information. It's a great resource for teens to process through their thoughts and emotions, just as the name lets you know. Thank you New Harbinger Publications and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review!