Treating Adultified Teens & Navigating Medical Trauma with Dani Ebben | Teens Uncharted Ep. 73
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In this episode of Teens Uncharted, Charity sits down with Dani Ebben, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the paraplegic therapist behind Seeds of Hope Therapy, to discuss the clinical complexities of treating adultified teens and youth with medical trauma. Dani shares her lived experience with spina bifida and how representation matters in the therapy room. They explore how teenagers who grew up navigating complex medical systems often experience hypervigilance around their physical health, but complete dissociation when it comes to experiencing joy, rest, and self-care. This episode is a must-listen for teen therapy providers seeking to deepen their trauma-informed care without falling into the trap of toxic positivity or treating disabled youth as "inspiration porn".Key Takeaways:🌱 The Myth of the "Rebellious" Teen: Why traditional therapeutic rigidity fails teens and how dropping the clinical jargon to offer true autonomy builds life-changing rapport.🌱 Understanding Adultification: How to treat teens who were forced to carry heavy burdens too young, and why nervous system regulation and inner child work are essential for this population.🌱 Medical Trauma & Dissociation: The fascinating clinical split between a teen's hypervigilance regarding their physical body and their dissociation from play, rest, and self-care.🌱 Why "You're So Strong" Isn't a Compliment: How able-bodied clinicians often use toxic positivity to manage their own discomfort, and the trauma-informed way to ask about a client's disability.🌱 Navigating Parent vs. Teen Goals: Strategies for kindly but firmly setting boundaries with parents who want to control the therapeutic outcome of their teen's treatment.Guest Links:🌱 Seeds of Hope Therapy: https://www.daniebben.com/🌱 Follow Dani on Instagram & Facebook: @your.paraplegic.therapist🌱 Clinical Handouts & Resources: Check out Dani’s website store for practice accessibility checklists, EMDR resourcing, and more!Join the Teens Uncharted Community:🌱 Clinicians: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BHi1bkcXZ/🌱 Parents: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CLjk1359K/🌱 Like our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575657270757🌱 Join us in Skool: https://www.skool.com/teens-uncharted/about🌱 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teens.uncharted/#TeenTherapy #MedicalTrauma #DisabilityAdvocacy #TraumaInformedCare #ClinicalSocialWork #Adultification #TeenMentalHealth #TherapistPodcast #TeensUncharted #InnerChildWork
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