My heart is hurt, and I don’t know where to go from here. My 12 yr old daughter has started harming herself. She currently only scratches using the sharp edge of her school ID, but it’s getting worse. She said she hates herself, and that she does it when she doesn’t think we’ve punished her enough for something she’s done, or not done.

We’re looking at possible therapists, but we don’t exactly have a lot of disposable income. I’ve also started researching help sites, and bought a DBT workbook. We’ve made sure she knows that we’re not angry or disappointed, just concerned. She knows she needs help and says she wants it...I just don’t know where to go from here.