Superhero therapy : mindfulness skills to help teens and young adults deal with anxiety, depression, and trauma /

Scarlet, Janina,

Superhero therapy : mindfulness skills to help teens and young adults deal with anxiety, depression, and trauma / Janina Scarlet, PhD ; illustrated by Wellinton Alves. - Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Incorporated, (c)2017. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

A hero's journey begins with a struggle -- Avoiding the monsters makes them stronger -- Training your mind to be a hero's mind -- Your superhero self -- The superhero values -- The defusion charm -- The ultimate weapon : the sword of willingness -- Setting up your secret lair with self-compassion -- Taking superhero action steps -- Leveling up in life.

Psychologist Janina Scarlet and Marvel and DC Comics illustrator Wellinton Alves join forces to offer teens Superhero Therapy--a dynamic, illustrated introduction to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). With this fun, outside-the-box self-help guide, teens will discover how to vanquish inner super villains such as anxiety, depression, anger, or shame; explore their unique superpowers; and become their own Superhero questing for what matters to them.



9781684030347

2017029574


Acceptance and commitment therapy--Popular works--Juvenile literature.
Teenagers--Mental health--Juvenile literature.
Anxiety--Popular works--Juvenile literature.
Depression in adolescence--Popular works--Juvenile literature.
Psychic trauma in adolescence--Popular works--Juvenile literature.


Electronic Books.

RC489 / .S874 2017