39 min

How Residential Treatment Can Prepare Highly Sensitive Teens to Thrive in a World That is Unkind to Sensitive People Raising Resilient Sons: Practical Advice for Supporting Teenage Boys as They Navigate Mental Health Crises

    • Mental Health

In this episode, therapist Tiffany Herlin, LCSW, and Discovery Ranch’s executive director, Clint Dorny, delve into how residential treatment equips highly sensitive teens to thrive in a world that can be unkind to sensitive individuals. They cover topics such as recognizing the need for residential treatment, what to expect from a program, individualized therapy, experiential and equine therapy, the calf adoption program, structure and routine, consistent cause-and-effect dynamics, role models of healthy relationships, teaching positive adaptation skills, and providing opportunities for sensitive teens to develop and practice resilience through everyday challenges.

In this episode, therapist Tiffany Herlin, LCSW, and Discovery Ranch’s executive director, Clint Dorny, delve into how residential treatment equips highly sensitive teens to thrive in a world that can be unkind to sensitive individuals. They cover topics such as recognizing the need for residential treatment, what to expect from a program, individualized therapy, experiential and equine therapy, the calf adoption program, structure and routine, consistent cause-and-effect dynamics, role models of healthy relationships, teaching positive adaptation skills, and providing opportunities for sensitive teens to develop and practice resilience through everyday challenges.

39 min