Individual Therapy for Teens and Young Adults

Life is hard, and the journey is long.

Coming of age is complex and complicated today. Relationships with friends, parents, and society are convoluted and confusing.

Determining the course and quality of your life requires making critical life-altering decisions. And even if all that gets figured out, the world seems scarier and more dangerous.

As a teen or young adult, how do you even find your place in this world today?

Finding your voice, beliefs, and the space to assert yourself is challenging. You’re not only rocking the boat with your autonomy, but it seems like the damn thing will tip over if you continue. But being yourself is essential.

Identifying the right path is not easy.

At your age, you yearn for freedom and to stretch out but worry about carrying the burden of personal responsibility. Or you shrink from the burden, trying to slow the inevitable growth and deny its presence.

Being a teen or young adult is not easy. Family is important, and you don’t want to burden your family with your struggles.

Having independence is essential, and you don’t want to give up on becoming more independent. But, with freedom comes more responsibility and worry.

It is important to be true to yourself because pretending to be someone else seems like a betrayal.

There is so much not to do; what is there to do?

Having an experienced guide makes traversing that path more accessible. Perhaps, you need a guide who understands your circumstance; will guide but not demand; and hold space for the amazing ups, downs, and sideways that come with growing into adulthood.

Sure, one option is not reaching out for help, but the suffering will only worsen as you stay alone and feel overwhelmed as you try to deal with everything yourself.

Alternatively, you could call and talk to me for a free 15-minute conversation to see how I can help you figure out what you need to grow, heal, and become your best person.

The transition is also stressful for parents.

Your child is finding their path, stretching their legs, and building the strength to carry them into life. Throughout your child’s journey, you have walked with them, but now they need space to go their way.

Parents need to recognize their child’s need for space and honor their growth. It is hard when your child has pulled away from you, and you feel desperate to support them.

Even though it’s the normal part of your child’s growing up, watching your paths diverge is hard. You know they will stumble, fall, and hurt themselves as they explore their way. That, too, is part of life.

As a parent, you may trust your child, but having an experienced guide to help them navigate their path seems necessary. Alternatively, you may not trust your child and feel that involving a professional guide can bring you peace of mind, knowing that your child has the support they need while helping you manage the separation process.

Therapy makes the journey easier.

Therapy for everyone requires privacy, space, and agency to be effective. Having this private space is especially true for teenagers and young adults.

We believe that effective therapy for teens and young adults requires parental involvement to remain at a minimum. Unless the child’s life or others’ lives are at risk, we keep therapy updates to parents at a minimum and typically irregular.

Emphasis on a minimum parental involvement places the responsibility of the therapy on the teen, allowing the space needed for growth. Self-motivated teenagers gain the most from our work together.

If your growing young adult needs support, reach out by calling today.