Teen Therapy
Your child just hasn’t been the same lately.
Life is full of transition, loss, and growth at every stage.
But for teenagers, change can be totally disorienting. It’s hard for a parent to understand all of a teenager’s challenges. It’s even harder to keep up with their roller coaster of emotions.
Does the growing distance in your family leave you sad and exhausted, afraid to even think about what your teen is facing? Do you wonder what they’re not telling you? Are you too scared to ask?
Their Life Hangs in the Balance
With social media and their arsenal of devices, your teens have more access than ever to the world outside your home.
They are learning and experimenting with what is available to them, and you don’t know where to start when it comes to breaking the ice of communication.
If they even look up from their phones it is impossible to get anything out of them other than a ‘fine’, ‘okay’, or ‘what’.
Their Day to Day Life is Hard to Share
As incredible as the access they have to the world is, it can also be a scary place for them to navigate.
The pressure they feel to live up to the filtered images of others can lead to depression, isolation, and low self-esteem. Their world has become about numbers; the number of followers, likes, retweets, and reblogs they get on their latest post.
Public profiles, disappearing chats, geotags, and 24-hour peer pressure have you more than worried, it has you on edge and at a total loss about what is happening in your teen’s day to day.
Bridging the Gap
When I work with teens, I develop a level of transparency and rapport so they can feel heard and safe to explore what is really going on.
They blossom in this environment, learning new skills, identifying their feelings, and gaining confidence in expressing their needs to both their peers and you.
Following their lead empowers them to take control of the path they are forging for themselves in this world. Let me help you and your teen reconnect, build trust, and learn to communicate.
You’re safe. You’re valid. You belong.
Every teen I have worked with has wanted to feel these things, and sadly many of them, despite the love, care, and concern of their parents, feel anything but.
They feel disconnected, stressed, overwhelmed and don’t know how to move forward. Maybe they have just come out, lost a good friend, or are confused about where they’re headed. Maybe they’re just stressed with the pressures of school and fitting in.
Your teen is hurting, and you want to learn what you can do to support them and help them grow into the best version of themselves that they can imagine.
You will find each other again!
I can help you decrypt what is going on and gain skills that help you and your teen communicate openly, in a safe, nonjudgmental space, and carry those skills into your home.
Utilizing a combination of individual sessions with your teen and family, or parenting sessions as needed, allows me to tailor the services to your specific family needs and help everyone reach their goals and move forward together.
The relationship you’ve always wanted with your family is closer than ever. Let me help you find a common language, repair past wounds, and build the home you’ve always imagined.
We will work together to move your family down a path of joyful unity.
Call me at (973) 498-8353 today!