Speaking Engagements

Engaging Talks

Dr. Olson is a dynamic speaker with expertise in DBT, Parenting, and Family Dynamics. She has spoken at conferences, at universities, and on television.

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Dr. Olson’s Most Popular Topics:

Parenting in the Moment!

How mindfulness practice can transform your parenting.

The Teenage Brain:

Effective parenting strategies for communicating better with your adolescent.

Dialectic Behavior Therapy for Parents:

Learn how to be the Cortex for your teen and Use skills to inform your parenting.

Preventing Failure to Launch:

Understanding the dynamics and taking action to help your young adult be a success.

Doing it Differently:

Creating healthier family dynamics.

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Procedural Pattern: Social Anxiety and Avoidance

A common repetition or procedural pattern for my clients who struggle with social anxiety is avoidance. Through past painful encounters, a person might learn that it feels better to avoid a situation than face the feelings of...

Projective Identification

Melanie Klein created this term. This defensive process occurs between parents and children when the kids need their parents to hold and metabolize their feelings for them. As a parent, especially right now, when our kids have such...