Compass Behavioral Health
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05/23/2026
Some of my patients who experience self-hatred have been diagnosed with depression and some have not. Of the ones who had depression, when the depression was successfully treated, the worthlessness feeling lifted, but the self-loathing did not." — Aguirre, 2024
The differentiation isn't academic. It determines treatment from session one.
--- CE Training | JUNE 5, 2026 | TUSTIN CA + REMOTE ---
Learn More by joining Compass and Dr. Blaise Aguirre for a deep dive into Treating Self Hatred in suicidal and self-harming adolescents.
This is a must attend for clinicians looking to sharpen their Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) lens and provide more impactful care.
The Details:
When: June 5th, 2026 8:30AM-2:30PM PST
Where: Hybrid! Join us in-person in Tustin, CA or virtually from anywhere in the world.
Perks: Earn +5 CE Credits upon completion
In-Person Perks: +5 CE Credits, catered lunch, and signed copy of Dr. Aguirre's Book.
Why Attend?
Self-hatred is often the silent engine driving high-risk behaviors. Dr. Aguirre will break down evidence-based strategies to help your clients move from self-rejection to self-compassion.
Ready to reserve your spot?
compassbehavioralhealth.com/treating-self-hatred
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05/20/2026
The single biggest blind spot in adolescent su***de risk assessment? Treating self-hatred as if it were depression, shame, or low self-esteem. It isn't. It's an identity-level belief — and it requires its own conceptualization, its own assessment, and its own treatment.
─── CE TRAINING | JUNE 5, 2026 | TUSTIN, CA + REMOTE
Treating Self-Hatred in Suicidal &
Self-Harming adolescents
with Blaise Aguirre, MD
— Founding Medical Director, 3East DBT Continuum, McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School. Internationally recognized expert in adolescent suicidality and DBT. Author of I Hate Myself: Overcome Self-Loathing and Realize Why You're Wrong About You, Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents, and DBT for Dummies.
Featuring a Lunch-and-Learn
with Cherie Mills, LMFT
— Executive Director of Compass Behavioral Health, Linehan Board of Certification Certified DBT Clinician™, and founder of California's first DBT-LBC Certified Program™.
✅5.0 CE credits (APA & CMA accredited)
✅Limited in-person seats
🔗Register:
compassbehavioralhealth.com/treating-self-hatred
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The farmhouse has some new residents! 🦆
Eight brand new hatchlings and one very proud mama duck have officially moved in. This afternoon during DBT group, all the kids stopped to watch the ducklings swimming laps in the pool and waddling around the farmhouse grounds.
I asked one of our kiddos, “What DBT skill do you think the ducklings are practicing?”
Without missing a beat she said:
“Oh, for sure distress tolerance skills.”
I laughed and asked, “Which one?”
Again, immediately:
“Radical acceptance. I’ve been working on that one a lot lately.”
Honestly… I think she nailed it.
If this mama duck wants to raise her babies surrounded by curious teens, staff members oohing and aweing, and a whole residential treatment team watching over them from afar, she’s clearly practicing radical acceptance at an advanced level. 💛
Sometimes DBT lessons show up in the most unexpected places.
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