Teen Therapy Services
Tailored to the needs of your teen
At The Center for Connection, Healing & Change, our staff are experienced therapists who choose to specialize in working with teens and their families. Teens have an amazing ability to tell when a therapist is truly invested and interested in them and our team is particularly passionate about working with adolescents and their unique needs.
Each teen therapist at The Center for Connection, Healing and Change seeks to be supportive, non-judgmental and pragmatic in their approach to helping your teenager and family. Each family is different and we help you find solutions that fit you and your unique situation.
We work with parents every step of the way. You are included in the process of creating change and help you develop a plan of action you can use long after therapy ends.
Feeling connected to your teen and able to meet their needs is so important. When they are thriving, so are we. Parenting is the hardest job there is so we want you to have the resources, support, and tools you need to feel empowered through this challenging phase.
Teen Relationships
Figure life out, together
Connection is our greatest resource
The teen years are fraught with relationship challenges. How to be an individual and also ‘fit in’. How to be more independent when you still need support and guidance.
Furthermore, your teenager may be struggling to manage more complex stressors and emotions while still enjoying the remaining years of childhood.
Teens also have an amazing ability to detect when a therapist doesn’t understand their struggles. Our teen therapists are skilled at creating good relationships with teens and finding ways to meet them, right where they are.
Through counseling, our therapists support teens and families experiencing relationship issues such as: communication, separation, divorce, military life, conflict, abandonment, trauma, bullying, transitioning through developmental stages, power struggles, discipline, sibling rivalry, emotion regulation, and social skills
As families come in many forms, our therapists are skilled at working with the challenges and strengths that different family structures experience; blended or step, co- or parallel parenting, single parents, military, foster or adoptive, same-sex parents, and families with multiple children in different developmental stages.
Teen Behaviors
Tailored solutions for your family
How to navigate the teen years
Counseling sessions support teen families as a whole. Our therapists can help your family to navigate relationship struggles and find more satisfying ways to talk and connect. We work with parents or caregivers to find strategies and solutions that work and address any issues that may lie underneath.
As our teens grow, we often see changes in personality, behavior, and decision making. It can be hard to understand what drives behavior and where the child you knew has gone.
We work with teens and families who are experiencing problematic or confusing behaviors, especially where these feel at odds with who you know your teen to be. It can be incredibly stressful for parents to feel stuck or unsure about how best to deal with the struggles of our teens.
Our therapists are experienced at working with difficulties with school or home, technology, perfectionism, anxiety, depression, ADHD, low self-worth, stealing, lying, sexual behaviors, anger or defiance, and lack of motivation.
We know the desire to help your teen tackle these challenging years, feeling good about who they are, and equipped with the life skills they need to be successful as they launch.
Transitions & Stress
Increasing demands of teenagers
Build your teen’s inner resilience and resources
Supporting your teen to navigate change or stress in ways that promote self-worth and good decision making can be a challenge. They still need your guidance but can often be dismissive of your wisdom.
When stress or transition occurs, you may see changes in your teen’s mood, coping skills, relationships, or appearance. You may see them struggling to manage the things that previously came easy to them such as academics, social interaction, or sharing how they feel.
We support teens to navigate the increasing demands of life. Our therapists can help your teen to grow their ability to regulate their emotions. Through counseling, your teen will learn to identify their strengths and heal their pain.
Some of the most common reasons teens come to counseling include grief, loss, anxiety, depression, relocation or moving house, school changes, family transitions, military life, trauma, illness, development changes, parental addiction or mental health concerns, schedule changes, and financial issues.
Emotions & Identity
Help your teen know who they are
Identity and emotional regulation during the teenage years
It’s important, even vital, that your teen see themselves as valuable, competent and worthy as they move through the teenage years. It sets the tone for their adulthood identity, relationships, and ability to regulate emotions.
When teens struggle with self-worth, this can show up in a variety of ways. Self-worth problems can look like anxiety, depression, anger or emotional outbursts, withdrawal, separation anxiety, perfectionism, unhealthy relationships, self-harm, eating issues, body image distortions, and identity confusion.
Our teen therapists work with teens to grow their identity, feel good about who they are, and understand what happens on the inside of them.
You may be struggling to know how to parent your teen through this challenging phase. However, we can help you understand your own responses and find parenting strategies that work.