Therapy forTeens
Today’s adolescents are in a mental health crisis.
Rates of anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide have soared.
Being a teenager has never been easy, but being a teenager today has an additional set of challenges.
We’re seeing the toll the pandemic has had on teens—isolation, loneliness, social anxiety, difficulty in school and hopelessness.
Add to that the pressures of social media and all that entails—peer pressure, bullying, never feeling good enough or measuring up, and you have a recipe for low self-esteem, depression, and other mental health issues.
The good news is that many teens are asking for help.
While parents encourage their kids to open up to them, oftentimes, they want to open up to someone else. I see a lot of teens these days.
They’re smart, savvy and understand that sometimes we all need a little help.
They will come in feeling anxious, depressed, lonely, confused and feeling like they’ll never fit in.
Many think they’ll worry their parents if they talk to them about these things.
If you and your teen are in a constant battle, let’s end the power struggle and build trust and respect.
In therapy their feelings are validated, and we figure out ways to deal effectively with the problems they are struggling with.
No judgment, no admonishment, no repercussions.
Perhaps most importantly, they will be given tools and a new set of skills that will enable them to cope with a myriad of situations they’ll encounter along the way.
They will feel capable, healthy and empowered.
