Children and Teen Therapy

Being a Teen is so difficult right now.

Teens have ongoing work from school and everyday life.

So much has changed in how you socialize since COVID-19 began. As a teen, the things you’ve done to help you destress and feel connected are out of sight. You worry that you will not connect with your friends and don’t know who to talk to without feeling overwhelmed.

You put so much expectation on yourself to be the good student who will go to college, the good kid who never talks back, and the friend who is always there. Even if you are doing all these things, you may still feel like this isn’t enough, like you’re not enough.

It’s tiring, and you want someone to hear how you feel. Therapy can help you start finding answers to those big questions. “What do you do after high school ends, how can you socialize with your peers, and how can you communicate with your parents?”

As a parent, you want them to be happy.

There are many days when you wish you could do more for your teen, but you don’t know where to start. You’ve tried having open communication with them while providing them space to explore themselves, but they still have difficulty expressing themselves.

Being a teenager today is complex, and it’s hard on parents. Gaining the proper perspective on what your teen is going through is challenging and demanding. Your teen must learn to navigate school, friends, social media, sports, and college preparation.

Parents, imagine your teen having a healthy relationship with their friends, social media, and you while balancing their academics and other demands.

Providing therapeutic space helps bridge that gap between parents and teens. Everyone involved will learn how to communicate and understand each other. Your teenager will learn how to manage their stress and cope with the process of growing up.

Don’t forget children.

Kids love being outside, creating, and exploring the big world, but things become more complex when life events impact their world. Moving to a new home, starting a new school, and making new friends are events that affect children. Unfortunately, children don’t always express how they feel about changes in their lives.

As a parent, you might notice changes in their behavior, and even when you try to talk to them, all you get is “I don’t know.”

Learning to communicate is what child therapy is about for both parent and child.

The reality is that little kids don’t speak the same language as adults. They speak and play. In the therapy room, your child will engage in play therapy to express themselves, and they will learn how to use these skills outside our sessions.

Make life easier for everyone involved.

Therapy for teens and children is about trust, which leads to open communication.

Some issues are hard for teens to discuss with their parents because they may fear disappointing them.

As a therapist, I seek to establish avenues of communication that help identify problems, allowing us to address what they feel. At the same time, parents and teens learn to communicate in more meaningful ways.

Children may not have the same struggles as teens, but events can create insecurities that impact their behavior. Therapy helps them process their insecurities in their way, which is not always the adult way.

Let’s make things easier for everyone. Call today at (916) 345-4320 for a free 20-minute consultation to discuss how I can help you and your teen or child.