THE PERFECTIONISM WORKBOOK FOR TEENS Activities to Help You Reduce Anxiety and Get Things Done

Ann Marie Dobosz specializes in treating perfectionism and anxiety in young adults and teens, and manages a mental health peer support program for youth called reachout.com.

Unhealthy perfectionism causes us to hold ourselves to impossibly high standards that can result in low self-esteem, severe anxiety, and selfdestructive behavior—and in our high-pressure society, teens are especially
vulnerable. With this workbook, based in proven-effective therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), teens will develop the selfcompassion and mindfulness tools they need to counteract the dire effects of perfectionism and develop new, healthy skills for setting and achieving goals and boosting self-esteem.

Ann Marie Dobosz, MA, MFT, is a psychotherapist in private practice and the mental health specialist for ReachOut USA. She has been passionate about youth health and well-being from her days as an editor at Ms. Magazine, where she focused on issues affecting teens and young adults. In her current work as a
mental health professional, she specializes in helping people of all ages change unhealthy perfectionist patterns. Dobosz resides in San Francisco, CA.