Nicole Williams, LMFT
PSYCHOTHERAPY
Therapy for teens
Shut down
Your teen is struggling and you are not quite sure what to do about it.
Let’s face it, life is more difficult for them than it was when we were growing up.
The stressors of school, peer pressure, and the general anxiety of transiting from being a teen to adult can be overwhelming.
Additionally and sadly, sometimes they can experience traumas that are outside of the normal growing pains.
Their emotions are strong and they struggle to cope. You try to help but your teen shuts you out.
Push and pull
You try your best to figure out what is happening with your teen.
You ask questions or you give advice but you may notice a drop in school grades, anger, aggression, cutting, or promiscuity.
Your teen may become annoyed with your attempts at helping so they shut down even more.
The more you push to fix the problem the farther they pull away from you.
Feeling helpless
It’s normal to feel helpless watching your kid struggle.
If you are worried that your child could be experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, or some other disrupting issue, it can be very scary. You just want to fix it.
It hurts when your teen rejects your efforts to help or the issue is beyond your abilities.
How I help teens
I help teens find better healthier ways to combat their issues.
They receive practical tools and skills from a non-judgmental, strength-based, and authentic therapist.
This helps to build trust so your teen will feel secure enough to express thoughts and feelings, allow me to guide them in untangling their emotions, and practice skills that will make them healthy again.
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