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Teen Counseling

The Teen Years

The teen years are renowned for their challenges. It is a time of immense pressure on children as they are expected to manage a rapidly expanding world. By the time the teen years arrive, most children have shifted from a family centered world to a peer centered world. This change magnifies peer pressure and happens simultaneously with rapidly increasing expectations in school and extracurricular activities, hormones, and huge brain changes. This combination can create a “perfect storm” effect for both parents and their teens as they work to navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by the teens years.

We All Face Challenges

Even when successfully navigating the teen years, parents and teens must cope with moping, irritability, emotional roller coasters, risk taking behaviors, and more. Teens are experiencing radical changes in their brain that encourage or even cause some of these issues. Teens seek to establish their own identity but the process can include risky or dangerous behaviors, rejection of parental values and expectations, changing social groups, and lots of angst for the teen, and by extension for the parent. Teens face unprecedented pressure and it is little wonder that incidents of anxiety and depression have been steadily rising.

We are also here for you, the parents. We can help you understand your teen better and to improve your skills and knowledge. Guiding you in how to support your teen, knowing when to be firm with boundaries and when to love them through it. When to get more involved and when to step back. When to help get things done and when to allow them to face the consequences of their decisions.

The Teen Years

The teen years are renowned for their challenges. It is a time of immense pressure on children as they are expected to manage a rapidly expanding world. By the time the teen years arrive, most children have shifted from a family centered world to a peer centered world. This change magnifies peer pressure and happens simultaneously with rapidly increasing expectations in school and extracurricular activities, hormones, and huge brain changes. This combination can create a “perfect storm” effect for both parents and their teens as they work to navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by the teens years.

We All Face Challenges

Even when successfully navigating the teen years, parents and teens must cope with moping, irritability, emotional roller coasters, risk taking behaviors, and more. Teens are experiencing radical changes in their brain that encourage or even cause some of these issues. Teens seek to establish their own identity but the process can include risky or dangerous behaviors, rejection of parental values and expectations, changing social groups, and lots of angst for the teen, and by extension for the parent. Teens face unprecedented pressure and it is little wonder that incidents of anxiety and depression have been steadily rising.

We are also here for you, the parents. We can help you understand your teen better and to improve your skills and knowledge. Guiding you in how to support your teen, knowing when to be firm with boundaries and when to love them through it. When to get more involved and when to step back. When to help get things done and when to allow them to face the consequences of their decisions.

Teen Therapy

For the struggling teen, one-on-one or family counseling is not only beneficial, but it can become the catalyst that helps them to overcome obstacles, develop healthy interpersonal skills, and form lasting relationships. If you have any questions regarding your teen’s need for therapy, schedule your free consultation today.

Some things we provide counseling for:

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Low Self-esteem
  • Divorce/Separation of Parents
  • ADHD
  • Bullying
  • Life changes: birth or death of loved ones, moving to a new location
  • Trauma
  • Drug Abuse
  • Internet addiction

Why Thrive Family Counseling?

Teens face a unique blend of opportunities and growth, while also dealing with extremes in emotions, pressures, changes, and fears. Understanding the balance of these factors empowers both teens and parents to appreciate the positive things about these years, and to manage the challenges in ways that preserve or even enhance relationships and position your teen for success.

Thrive Family Counseling employs therapists who are passionate about helping teens and their parents. We know that the entire family benefits from support. We are invested in creating a safe and nurturing environment for you and your teen, where everyone is respected and has a voice. Also, where your teen can explore their complex emotions, the problems they are facing, balanced with a strengths based perspective. During a time of high insecurity, it is especially important to help teens identify what is going well in their lives, what they can celebrate and how they can use the changes within them to thrive.

Call today to help your teen move from surviving to Thriving. Free consultations are available upon request.


Why Thrive Family Counseling?

Teens face a unique blend of opportunities and growth, while also dealing with extremes in emotions, pressures, changes, and fears. Understanding the balance of these factors empowers both teens and parents to appreciate the positive things about these years, and to manage the challenges in ways that preserve or even enhance relationships and position your teen for success.

Thrive Family Counseling employs therapists who are passionate about helping teens and their parents. We know that the entire family benefits from support. We are invested in creating a safe and nurturing environment for you and your teen, where everyone is respected and has a voice. Also, where your teen can explore their complex emotions, the problems they are facing, balanced with a strengths based perspective. During a time of high insecurity, it is especially important to help teens identify what is going well in their lives, what they can celebrate and how they can use the changes within them to thrive.

Call today to help your teen move from surviving to Thriving. Free consultations are available upon request.

Testimonials

  • C. Smith
    I look forward to each appointment and know that I will be treated with the utmost care, respect, and professionalism. I highly recommend this facility to others.
    C. Smith
  • J. Waite
    I have experienced incredible growth with the help of my counselor here. Best counseling I have ever had!
    J. Waite
  • E. Morgan
    I've seen a dramatic change in my life since beginning my treatment at Integrated Counseling, and I will be forever grateful for my time there.
    E. Morgan
  • Gustavo Rivero
    I cannot express how much help Brent Crane has been and how much he has impacted my life. He is extremely friendly, compassionate, caring, and professional. He is extremely knowledgeable and verse in therapy. His team is caring and very helpful. I would always recommended him and his team.
    Gustavo Rivero
  • Adam Clark
    I have been seeing Brent Crane for more than a year now. He is compassionate, knowledgeable and professional. His insights and maturity of thought have helped me to make changes in my life to be a better person, husband and father. He is a versatile therapist and well versed in a variety of approaches. I highly recommend Brent and his team to anyone seeking a new perspective or the direction needed to live at a higher level than before.
    Adam Clark
  • Chris Fowles
    I have worked with and known Brent for some time. I am confident in his integrity and professionalism, providing quality care for those seeking help.
    Chris Fowles
  • Julie Ung
    Chris is highly recommended for anyone struggling with addiction, anxiety, or depression. I have worked and collaborated closely with Chris professionally and highly recommend him if you are in search of a counselor.
    Julie Ung

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