Dec 31, 2020 | Teen Counseling
Although teens are experiencing many emotions in this tumultuous time, I want to address the increased disassociation I am seeing in my teen clients. Dissociation is a break in how your mind handles information. Teens (and others) experiencing dissociation may feel...
Jun 8, 2020 | Teen Counseling
Finding out your child/teen is engaging in self-harming behaviors can throw any parent into a whirlwind of emotions- fear, anger, sadness, and confusion (just to name a few). Understanding why your child would harm their body can be very difficult. I intend to shed...
May 29, 2020 | Teen Counseling
I know, none of us want to talk about this let alone think that our tween or teen could get to this point. It’s a tough topic to address for so many, yet I believe one of the most critical. I propose that while your teenager may be okay, he or she knows of someone who...
May 8, 2020 | Teen Counseling
The hormonal waves are crashing. The mood swings might cause whiplash. The overwhelming sense that this child’s body is dictating their whole world. It’s puberty. I decided to write about some challenges girls face in puberty because I have witnessed the distress in...
Aug 1, 2018 | Teen Counseling
Have you ever felt like you’re talking into a wind tunnel or as though you’re talking to yourself when, in fact, you’re trying to have a conversation with your teenager? Do you ever feel like they’d rather be anywhere else than be standing in front of you or otherwise...
