3. Dr. Elyse Dubo and How to Empower and Stay Connected to Your Teen
Today, you'll hear from my first guest Dr. Elyse Dubo, a youth psychiatrist with 30 years of experience working with teens and their parents.
I've known Elyse since my residency when she supervised me in my last year of training. At the time, I was struck by her unique and empowering approach in working with young people. Elyse is also the mother of three daughters in their teen and young adult years. She has built close, connected relationships with them and they are thriving. In this interview, we talk about what she's learned in her career as a youth psychiatrist, how she has shifted her practice to combine coaching and therapeutic strategies, and the two key ingredients for a good relationship with your teen.
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A Glance at the Episode
>>>6:19: Dr. Dubo’s favourite way to connect with her teen patients
>>>7:14: The difference between therapy and coaching
>>>11:44: Dr. Dubo's most impactful strategies when working with teens and their parents
>>>30:57: Dr. Dubo's experience as a parent and the two key ingredients for staying connected to your teen
>>>40:52: Advice Dr. Dubo would have like to give her younger self before she had teens
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Dr. Elyse Dubo’s Bio:
Dr. Dubo is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Dr. Dubo was a Youth Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Hospital for 20 years where she also served as Postgraduate Education Coordinator and Education Lead for many years.
Dr. Dubo currently works in the community in Toronto, Canada and provides consultation and treatment, primarily for mood and anxiety disorders in teens and young adults. She values an integrative approach including both psychotherapy and medications when indicated. She supports more holistic approaches such as mindfulness yoga and meditation as well as nutritional interventions. Her focus is on empowering teens and young adults to improve their mindset and self-care and move forward in their lives.
Dr. Dubo is an award-winning public educator on teen mental health. She has co-produced award-winning films on teen depression, worked with the Catholic School Board in their Stop the Stigma Program, and has given many public presentations on teen depression to parents and education staff at local high schools. She previously served on the Board of Directors at the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario and as an invited member of the Ontario Coalition for Child and Youth Mental Health.
Dr. Dubo is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) in General Psychiatry. She is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is licensed to practice psychiatry by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO).
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