Adolescents Therapy

Something hasn’t been right with your adolescent for a while.

But she doesn’t talk to you about anything!

You know she needs to talk to someone; and when you try to be that someone, she shuts down and isolates herself even more.

This concerns you. Flashing back to four months ago when you had to rush her to the ER after discovering she swallowed nearly a full bottle of pills.

She rises early to catch the bus to school, but you’re getting truancy calls – and she doesn’t return home until late at night.

“What happened to make her do these things?”

Times have significantly changed since you were your adolescent’s age.

They’re facing new pressures… pressures you didn’t even have to think about when you were their age.

Perfect grades to get competitive scholarships.

There’s not just bullying in school. They’re facing online bullying from peers and maybe even total strangers!

There’s a desire to keep up with the latest trends and lifestyles that they truly know nothing about.

They also face horrific and terrifying events they may not even share with you.

But you want your adolescent to find healing.

You want them to experience lasting healing.

You’re afraid that if they don’t talk to someone now, the situation may get worse…

Like an unexpected phone call from a hospital because they’ve been hurt.

A knock on the door from police officers because they’re in trouble.

Or they may spiral out of control into more risky behavior and shut themselves away from you even more.

Let’s act now and truly repair the situation.

It’s normal for adolescents to shy away from talking to their parents. It’s not easy for them to communicate their fears, worries, and hurts, because most think they’re parents just don’t understand.

Adolescents are also going through many changes in their bodies and brain development, so they’re also trying to learn and figure out more about their changing self.

But you both don’t have to navigate these tricky adolescent years alone.

I can help.

My adolescent clients often pile in on the sofa, with their backpacks, school instruments, books, and spirals of their drawings.

They are eager to engage if they can recognize how the effective coping skills can improve their relationships at school, as well as their home.

Adolescents are interested in understanding “why.” I help them gain insight into their own moods and behaviors, as well as insight into others around them, while providing new strategies that help minimize their distress and their family’s distress, improve grades, and improve overall success.

Therapy is a place for your daughter to wonder why she’s happy at school with her friends, but second guesses herself and feels rejected and bad about herself once she is sitting alone in her room again at night.

It’s a place for her to talk about why she’s cutting on herself. She can voice her concerns and stop screaming inside.

Your son struggles with depression and anxiety, and therapy provides a place where he can find a healthy remedy to cope with his feelings.

You’ve both reached the point where something needs to change.

Even if you can’t put your finger on the root of the problem, you know that your adolescent can’t go on this way.

Here is the turning point. It is safe and confidential to reach out and make an appointment to receive the help your son or daughter needs today.