Anxiety and Teens: What’s Normal and What’s Not?

Anxiety and Teens: What’s Normal and What’s Not?

“I’m feeling calm when I talk about it, but when it happened, I couldn’t go back to class. I had to call my mom and beg her to pick me up”. Many, many times have I heard this, the teen with me in session looking at me baffled and ashamed....
5 Tips for Picking a Therapist for Your Teen

5 Tips for Picking a Therapist for Your Teen

So, how DO you pick a therapist for your teen? Parents, you are not alone if you face this question and draw a blank. The truth is, finding a mental health provider for adolescents can be confusing. There is a big resource gap for parents who are looking for a...
Why Would my Teen Need Therapy?

Why Would my Teen Need Therapy?

And now we welcome a New Year – a year that is full of things that have never been. Rainer Maria Rilke The students were listening intently, like me, hanging on every word: “….and then I decided that I wanted to tell other people- I’ve changed,...