Teen Girl Depression and Anxiety Counseling

Is your worry about your teenager keeping you up at night? Have you noticed a shift in your adolescent, are they irritable, seem down often, keeping to themselves more, not interacting with the family like before? Has your teen lost interest in things that used to bring them joy? Are they self-harming in any way? Do they seem worried and overly stressed out about school or their friendships?

Are you wondering how to help them? You don’t have to do it alone.

I can help. 

You know your child best, let’s work together in finding solutions for your teen and help them get back on track.

Therapy may be the answer to help your teen overcome their sadness and distress and find ways to be happy again.

Benefits of Therapy

Find healthy ways to manage emotions

Connect more with friends and family

Set future goals for self

Feel okay with who they are

Learn healthy boundaries and relationships

We all remember being a teenager and nowadays our teens are faced with even more challenges and situations to figure out than when we were young. Ranging from social media, technology and its impact on our relationships, school violence, bullying, and teen suicide.

My work with teens

I have been working with adolescents for the last 11 years, providing in home family therapy to at risk teens struggling with anger, disruptive behaviors, on the verge of out of home placement, to school based therapy at a K-12 providing individual, group, and family therapy. At the school, students presented with suicidal thoughts, self-harm, anxiety, depression, anger issues, trauma, and disruptive behaviors in class. I then transitioned to managing a school day treatment program with the integration of special education and mental health. Day treatment population served involved those whose mental health symptoms significantly impacted their access to their education. From either frequent outbursts in a school setting, multiple hospitalizations, and those with complex trauma histories.

If your teen is struggling with any of the symptoms listed here, I would love to connect with you and discuss how I can be of service to you and your family. You know your child best, let’s work together in finding solutions for your teen to help them be successful.

Helping your teen get back on track

Symptoms of Depression in Teens

Irritability or anger

sadness, or feeling blue

Frequent tearfulness

Withdrawal

Loss of interest in activities that were pleasurable

Change in appetite (eating too much or too little)

Thoughts of hopelessness

Suicidal thoughts or self-harming behaviors (e.g. cutting)

Sleeping too little or too much

Stomach aches or headaches

Anxiety

Change in weight (loss or gain)

Our teens are our future and therapy can help them learn the needed skills to manage challenging situations and our world today.

why wait?

If you or someone you know is in crisis or thinking about suicide:
Call 911
24 hour National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255)