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Counseling Service

Teen Therapy

A safe space for teens working through anxiety, identity, mood, and peer challenges.

A safe space for teens working through anxiety, identity, mood, and peer challenges.

Is your teen experiencing any of the following?

  • Anxiety (excessive worrying, racing thoughts, mental breakdowns)
  • Depression (low motivation, staying in bed all day, apathy or indifference)
  • Drug exposure or experimentation (lying behavior, lack of coping skills)
  • Exposure to bullying or violence (self-esteem issues, peer pressure, cyberbullying)
  • Eating disorders (body image issues, low self-image, feeling out of control)
  • Grief, loss, bereavement (prolonged grief, difficulty adjusting to life, lingering sadness)
  • Identity development (issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, or other)

Did you notice any of the following changes?

  • Dramatic shifts in personality, behavior or affects
  • Cutting behavior or other self-inflicted harm
  • Excessive sleeping or difficulty sleeping
  • Increase or decrease in appetite
  • Significant weight loss or gain
  • Unexplained attitude or behavior changes
If so, your teen might benefit from teen therapy.

How does teen therapy work?

  1. Upon booking an appointment with the therapist best suited to your teen’s needs, we meet with your teen alone for an initial 50-minute session. During this appointment, we establish a therapeutic rapport with your teen and observe their initial presentation of symptoms.

  2. The next 2-3 sessions will continue these steps, giving us an opportunity to gather more information and form an initial impression of their needs. A treatment plan is then formulated out of which future sessions are designed, and for each session thereafter, clinical interventions are utilized in service of meeting the established treatment goals.

  3. Meeting weekly is our recommended frequency for beginning the process. In-person or virtual meetings are both well-suited for teen therapy.

  4. To gain a fuller understanding of the teen’s development, we may meet with their parents. Parent sessions thereafter, as needed, may be recommended depending on the treatment goals.

Taking the first step is an act of strength

Reach out and we’ll help you find the therapist best suited to your needs. Every conversation is confidential, unhurried, and free of judgment.