Therapy for Teens & Families
Specialized and collaborative plan for your child
Seeing your child struggling or in emotional pain? Maybe their behavior and relationships have dramatically shifted?
Depending on the age and needs of your child, I work closely with parents, families and your child/teen to develop a unique plan to address the concerns you may have. Depending on your child’s unique needs, I will do my best to communicate how we will collaborate, and integrate family support into the care and support of your child’s mental health.
Specialties
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PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
Complex/Developmental (childhood trauma)
Religious Trauma
Bullying
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Perfectionism
Performance anxiety for athletes
Panic Attacks
Excessive Worry
People Pleasing Tendencies (struggles with knowing what you need/want, prioritizing others needs/difficulty saying “no”)
Social Anxiety
Somatic Stressors (gut issues, stomach pain, headaches, joint pain). Consultation and collaboration with medical provider will be requested.
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Feeling lost, aimless, stuck
Low self-esteem, self-blame
Self-sabotaging behavior (at work, in relationships)
Self-Harm
Loneliness
Experiences
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Growing up and entering teen years, there are A LOT of changes. From physical changes to figuring out who we are, what we like, and how to be in relationship with others.
I take deep pride is supporting young people explore their:
Latinx/BIPOC/Multi-Ethnic Identities
Queer/ Gender Expansive Experiences
Sexuality
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Our stories and experiences shape our openness to intimacy and connection. I love working with teens as they navigate:
Dating
Experiencing Relationship difficulties
Building and maintaining friendships
Friendship loss and breakups
Developing a sexual ethic and exploring sexuality
Creating boundaries for self and others.
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Being a teenager these days can come with a lot of expectations and pressures. I offer support for teens:
Managing family pressures and expectations.
High individual expectations and pressure to perform at school.
Stress of picking colleges
Navigating social media and the expectations and pressures it can have in our life.
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For some of us, we may experience death, loss, and major transitions that leave us with big and hard feelings.
I support teens processing:
Loss of parent / relatives
Divorce / Family separation
Breakups
Moving
Starting new schools/ teams/ programs
Integrating family therapy
Working with pre-teens and teens requires a lot of trust-building and often additional support through family therapy and parent coaching. Depending on presenting issues and what is observed and assessed in sessions, integrating family therapy and/or parent support and coaching may be recommended. I work closely with teens and their parents in navigating individual and family needs and together, create a plan to support both the teen and family in having hard conversations, look at impacts of family patterns on family system, and support families in trying new coping strategies and communication methods to reduce friction, help individual members feel heard, and break generational cycles of pain.
Wondering what therapy will look like?
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First, reaching out to talk for a 15 min conversations is a great way to explore fit, and ask any questions you may have.
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If you’d like to move forward, we’ll schedule a first session. I’ll send you some basic paperwork to complete and you’ll be asked to sign-up to use a secure platform for billing and scheduling purposes.
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During the first month, I work with youth to develop trust and learn more about what brings them in. Then, if appropriate integrate and collaborate with parents and family.
Therapy is a journey. At first we’ll spend time getting to know one another, establish some trust, and then this is where we move deeper. The timeline on this varies person to person.
Get started
Let’s schedule a 15-20 minute consultation call. This is where you can share a little about why you’re seeking therapy, we’ll talk through any questions, and decide if we’re a good fit to work together.