Teen Issues

I have specialized training and experience in working with youth. I started my career in School Counseling and have worked in both a middle school and high school setting. I am well versed in the issues facing youth today.

I love working with teens. Being a teenager is difficult. People expect you to act like an adult but they still treat you like a child. People expect you to know everything but treat you like you do not have enough experience. It is exhausting to be a teenager. You are worried about school, friends, relationships and nothing ever seems to get easier. I focus on validating your experience, walking with you through the tough times and celebrating your wins.

Being a teen can be challenging, confusing, and overwhelming! Teens can feel that they are the only ones dealing with a problem and might be too afraid to reach out to their parents or even their own peers. I have experience in working with teens on a variety of issues including but not limited to anxiety, ADHD, depression, neurodiversity, self-esteem, and life transitions . I believe that having a strong therapeutic relationship and being authentic are the most important aspects of treatment.

The teenage years can be very challenging for young people as they journey towards adulthood. During this time, they often need a supportive environment where they can be themselves without fear of being judged. I create a safe space and establish a trusting relationship with teenagers. Additionally, it can be difficult for parents to understand their growing child. However, I can assist to connect parents and their teenage children, helping them to understand better and communicate better.

I’ve been working with adolescents since the start of my career. My experience in homes, courts, schools, and private practice has supported me in my work with adolescents. I enjoy working them and easily make therapeutic relationships with them . I have a great understanding of their perspectives.

I was once a teen ;) and I can relate to my teen issues that today's youth face. I prefer to support teens and caregivers together or separately with the support of caregivers on the outside, with frequent check-ins.

I’ve worked with teens in varying levels of treatment including residential treatment, intensive outpatient programs, and outpatient therapy. I love working with teens because of the unique experiences during this phase of life. The teens I help struggle with school, family relationships, peer relationships, and finding who they are and who they want to be. I help teens build confidence in all areas of their lives.

Working as a therapist in high schools was an eye-opening, and very rewarding, experience, and I bring that experience to my private practice. Adolescents today face unprecedented stressors and navigate worlds that are hugely challenging for developing minds. But adolescence is also a rich time in which so much joy and growth occurs. I love to work with adolescent girls who are finding their place in the world.

The teen years are notoriously tough! There are big changes in friendships, development, parent-child roles, and identity. With over 10 years of experience working with adolescents in various roles/settings, I love serving this population. I have provided trauma therapy to incarcerated youth and worked in school and community clinic settings. Specialized experience in: teen anxiety, self-esteem, identity, family/divorce issues, childhood abuse (including sexual abuse/assault), racial injustice.

Relationships Bullying Self-Esteem Trauma Anxiety Depression ADHD Developmental Concerns Peer Relationships

It can be challenging to discern whether your kid’s behavior is part of their growth, their unique personality, or if there’s something else hidden underneath. This is particularly hard when the signs of distress are not as obvious or when kids struggle to communicate what they are going through. The beauty of therapy is that it provides a private space for your kid or teen to play, share, and open up without fear of judgment or rejection.

I offer highly attuned, empowerment-based, relevant and uniquely tailored long-term therapy to teenage girls and women. My adolescent counseling services are for teenage girls who may be struggling with the challenges of life and adolescence and are looking for deeper self-understanding, self acceptance, and confidence. Sometimes young women just want a non-peer, non-parent, non-school related confidant, advocate, or mentor or want to learn mindfulness.

Adolescence is a time of life with tremendous physical and psychological growth. It comes with amazing leaps and bounds, as well as struggles and challenges. I am honored to sit with my teen clients as they let me into their worlds, and together we help navigate the trying times and celebrate the wins.

Obviously you know your children better than anyone. There is not a counselor you’ll encounter who could reasonably claim otherwise. What I can offer, though, is a professional setting where I am neither a family member or a peer. At a time in your child’s life when it seems like they might be looking to their friend group instead of to you, it makes sense that you have concerns about what goes on in that friend group away from your supervision. I am the third option.

While I work with adults, I also work with children from ages 9 and on.

Helping with peer issues, Trauma, Depression and Stress Management

I have spent many years working with teens as a teacher, camp counselor, facilitator, and now therapist. I love supporting teens in growing in their identities, finding their individual values, and becoming more independent.

Relationships Bullying Self-Esteem Trauma Anxiety Depression ADHD Developmental Concerns Peer Relationships