TEEN COUNSELING 

Counseling with teenagers takes a certain amount of finesse and relationship-building skills. My goal when counseling teenagers is to first and foremost create a safe, therapeutic relationship that allows your teenager to feel comfortable enough to open up about sensitive subjects. Teenagers today are faced with a multitude of pressures and issues, including, but not limited to:  

• drugs

• sexual activity

•  self-harming behaviors

•  rule-breaking

•  attitude changes

•  sexuality,

• gender dysphoria

• depression

•  anxiety

•  suicidal thinking and/or attempts

• parental divorce

 I believe it is imperative that parents be involved in the counseling process. The first appointment will require one parent (preferably both parents) to be present for the first half of the session.  The more involved you are, the better it is for your teen.