Teen Counseling

The teens I love to work with tend to self-identify as “weird”, “quirky,” or “different.” They’re often intelligent, nerdy, creative, and want to talk my ear off about their latest obsession. Bring it on!

Being a teen is hard. They’re expected to navigate changing bodies, complicated relationships, and create an identity — all while trying to plan a future and get their homework done on time. It’s an overwhelming time for them, and an overwhelming time for the adults in their lives, too.

Teens need a space that can hold the fact that they’re still a kid learning how to navigate the world, but also coming in to their autonomy as “almost adults.”

Every teen and family is different in how I support them, but the core of my approach revolves around creating a space for the teen where they can come and be with an adult who isn’t going to “lecture” them or tell them what to do, and offer as much psychoeducation to them as they want to try to foster increased reasoning, resilience, and confidence in their ability to advocate for themselves. Depending on their needs, we might throw in some executive functioning tools and self-compassion as well.

Here are some of the specific areas I love to work with teens on:

• ADHD & Autism

  • Executive functioning

  • ADHD & Autism in girls

• Anxiety, Depression, & other mood concerns

• Trauma

• Peer relationships

• Self-confidence

• Gender identity