Does Connecting with Your Teen Feel Impossible? Here are Some Things to Consider.
Helpful tips from a therapist for parents with teens.
Teen Counseling
Managing Behaviors in Children and Teenagers
By: Catherine Sangi, LPC Do you feel as though you are always in a power struggle with your child or teen? If so, here are some tried-and-true techniques to more easily manage behaviors and get your relationship with your child back on track. Counting to 3 Count ONLY to 3, and no half numbers. If …
How To Handle Concerning Behaviors in Your Teenage Child
How To Handle Concerning Behaviors in Your Teenage Child By: Jessica Taylor, LPC Raising a teenager can feel exhausting, confusing, and at times even scary. You probably know that they are going through tons of physiological changes (hello, hormones), that are impacting their emotions and behaviors significantly. But maybe you are unsure of what should …
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Connecting with Your Teenager
By: Jessica Taylor, LPC Sometimes it feels impossible to connect with your teenage. Maybe you’re worried about them and want to see how they’re doing. Perhaps you simply miss them. Keeping a strong connection with your teen can head off mental health issues before they arise. If your teen is already struggling with anxiety, depression, …
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How to Get Your Teenager to Go to Therapy
How to Get Your Teenager to Go to Therapy By: Jessica Taylor, LPC Starting therapy can feel overwhelming or scary for most adults. Knowing that, now try to imagine what starting therapy must feel like for a teenager. Teens are arguably right in the middle of one of life’s most difficult developmental phases. Feeling as …
How to Communicate with your Teenager
How to Communicate More Effectively with Your Teenager Inside the Teenage Mind Does it feel like just yesterday that your child was excited to see you, running into your arms after a long day? And now maybe you are finding their smiles few and far between. Or they roll their eyes at everything you say. …