As kids become teens, there’s almost always likely to be some changes in how they act. But how do you tell the difference between “teens being teens” and when there’s something else there? Join Katie McCabe, LCPC, for a talk about adolescent substance use, what it looks like, and how to talk about it with your teen.

In this episode of Of Substance, Katie and Elliott discuss all of that and more! Join them for a talk on how drugs are changing, what risk factors you can look out for, and why helping an addict can sometimes feel so hard.

After the many recent high-profile deaths among student athletes, Katie McCabe, LCPC, and Elliott Driscoll, LCSW-C, are sitting down to talk about the pressure to perform. Touching on their own athletic experiences, they look at the college experience, substance use and trauma, and accessing mental healthcare before you’re being carried off the field.

DBT was originally designed to help treat patients with suicidal thoughts and borderline personality disorder. As it’s grown in effectiveness and popularity, it has been adapted to treat a wide variety of mental health matters, especially ones that cause increased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression.

What’s the opposite of addiction? Community. Things get deep this week as Elliott Driscoll, LCSW-C, and Katie McCabe, LCPC, discuss that idea and more that people face in their recovery.

For National Men’s Health Week, our clinicians Mark Whitaker, LCPC and Elliott Driscoll, LCSW-C sit down to discuss the unique mental health challenges that millions of men face every day.