Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, is a mental health therapist and renowned dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) expert. She is author of several books, including Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens, and Calming the Emotional Storm, and she presents extensively on this topic in Canada, the US, and abroad. Her books focus on using DBT skills to help people manage their emotions and cultivate lasting well-being. Sheri is also the recipient of the R.O. Jones Award from the Canadian Psychiatric Association.

"Sheri Van Dijk has provided a delightful, must-read guide packed with important information for practitioners working with teens. Throughout, one can find practical, concrete, step-by step instructions that demystify the teenage emotional experience and offer practical tools. The numerous real-life vignettes validate the human experience and illustrate how to implement interventions to reduce painful emotions, which will resonate with clients and clinicians alike."—Ita Tobis, MSW, RSW, director of campus programming at JACS Toronto

Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, is a mental health therapist and renowned dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) expert. She is author of several books, including Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens, and Calming the Emotional Storm, and she presents extensively on this topic in Canada, the US, and abroad. Her books focus on using DBT skills to help people manage their emotions and cultivate lasting well-being. Sheri is also the recipient of the R.O. Jones Award from the Canadian Psychiatric Association.

"Sheri Van Dijk has provided a delightful, must-read guide packed with important information for practitioners working with teens. Throughout, one can find practical, concrete, step-by step instructions that demystify the teenage emotional experience and offer practical tools. The numerous real-life vignettes validate the human experience and illustrate how to implement interventions to reduce painful emotions, which will resonate with clients and clinicians alike."—Ita Tobis, MSW, RSW, director of campus programming at JACS Toronto

Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, is a mental health therapist and renowned dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) expert. She is author of several books, including Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens, and Calming the Emotional Storm, and she presents extensively on this topic in Canada, the US, and abroad. Her books focus on using DBT skills to help people manage their emotions and cultivate lasting well-being. Sheri is also the recipient of the R.O. Jones Award from the Canadian Psychiatric Association.

"Sheri Van Dijk has provided a delightful, must-read guide packed with important information for practitioners working with teens. Throughout, one can find practical, concrete, step-by step instructions that demystify the teenage emotional experience and offer practical tools. The numerous real-life vignettes validate the human experience and illustrate how to implement interventions to reduce painful emotions, which will resonate with clients and clinicians alike."—Ita Tobis, MSW, RSW, director of campus programming at JACS Toronto