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Kara Clapp, MFT-C, LPCC, Parent Coordinator at Front Range Treatment Center in Denver
Parent Coordinator

Kara Clapp, MFT-C, LPCC

Parent Coordinator & Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate

Sees: Children, teens, adults, families

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About Kara Clapp

Kara Clapp is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate in Colorado, holding a master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy.

As Parent Coordinator, Kara is the primary contact and trainer for parents of clients in our Teen DBT and Child DBT programs.

She leads our Friends and Family Program, offers DBT-based couples therapy, DBT-C for children, and teaches DBT skills classes for adults.

Articles by Kara Clapp

Teenage Mood Swings: Normal or Something More?

Most teenage mood swings are developmentally normal. A few are the first sign of something treatable.

Summer Anxiety in Teens (CBT)

Summer break can spike teen anxiety — less structure, more pressure, looming transitions. A parent's CBT toolkit you can use at home.

How to Help Someone With BPD

A clinician's guide for partners, parents, and loved ones of someone with BPD. Two skills that matter most, traps that make things worse.

What to Do When Your Child Refuses Therapy

Your child needs help but won't go to therapy. Here are practical strategies from Denver DBT therapists for navigating refusal.

School Refusal: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child Go Back

School refusal is usually anxiety, not defiance. A parent's guide to why it happens, the avoidance trap to avoid, and how to help your…

Parent Coaching for ADHD: How It Helps Your Child

Parent coaching is one of the most effective approaches for childhood ADHD. Here's what it changes — transitions, homework, follow-through…

Parent Coaching vs. Therapy for Your Child: Which Does Your Family Need?

Parent coaching or individual child therapy? A clear comparison of how each works, when each fits, and why coaching is often the stronger…

Tantrums and Meltdowns: A Parent's Guide to What's Really Going On

Why children have tantrums and meltdowns, the difference between them, and how to respond in the moment — plus how to have fewer of them…

Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Parent's Guide

What oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) really is, why it develops, and how parent-led treatment helps.

How to Talk to Your Teen About Therapy

Bringing up therapy with your teenager can feel daunting. Here are practical tips from Denver DBT therapists for starting the conversation.

How to Choose a Teen Therapist in Denver: A Parent's Guide

How to choose a teen therapist in Denver — the questions to ask, credentials that matter, what the first session looks like, and how to…

Social Media and Teen Mental Health

What does research say about social media's impact on teen mental health? A balanced look at the evidence, risks, and what parents can do.

When Your Child Is in DBT

Practical guidance for parents whose child or teen is starting DBT therapy. What to expect, how to support the process, and how to use DBT…

Emotion Dysregulation in Teens

Understand why teens experience intense emotions, when it crosses into dysregulation, and how DBT helps adolescents build emotional skills.

What Parents Do in Teen DBT — and Why It Matters

Your role when your teen starts DBT: the multi-family skills group, what you practice at home, and why parent involvement changes outcomes.

Tips for Friends & Family of BPD

Supporting someone with BPD? These DBT-based tips help friends and family maintain boundaries, empathy, and connection.

What is DBT for children?

What is DBT-C? Learn how Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children supports emotional regulation and healthy development in kids.
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