Do you feel like you have tried everything, but your teen still feels anxious, shut down, or overwhelmed?
Many teens are not initially excited about coming to therapy. In fact, it is common for parents to feel stuck, unsure what to do next, and worried that nothing is really helping. When anxiety, school stress, social challenges, or emotional shutdown start to impact daily life, it can be hard to know how to support your teen in a way that actually connects.
What sessions look like
I support teens who are navigating anxiety, low mood, social difficulties, stress, and executive functioning challenges such as organization, motivation, focus, and follow-through. These struggles often show up at home, at school, or in friendships, and can leave both teens and parents feeling frustrated, disconnected, or at a loss for how to move forward.
For many teens, therapy starts as a space where they do not have to talk a lot right away or have everything figured out. Building trust takes time. The goal is to meet them where they are, whether that is feeling shut down, skeptical, overwhelmed, or unsure what to say, and gently support them in finding ways to express what is going on underneath the surface.
What else to expect
Therapy can help teens better understand their anxiety, social experiences, emotions, and patterns of thinking and behaviour, while also building practical skills for coping with school demands, relationships, and daily life. This can include support with emotional regulation, executive functioning skills, confidence in social situations, and learning how to manage overwhelm in more manageable ways. For parents, therapy can also offer support, clarity, and guidance. It can feel relieving to have a safe, neutral space where your teen is understood, and where you are not expected to have all the answers alone.
How I work with Teens
Art Therapy
CBT
Solution-Focused Therapy
Reasons to Reach Out for Teen Therapy
- Anxiety, stress, or feeling constantly overwhelmed
- School pressure, burnout, or difficulty keeping up academically
- Executive functioning challenges such as focus, organization, time management, or motivation
- Social anxiety, friendship struggles, or difficulty fitting in
- Low mood, irritability, withdrawal, or emotional shutdown
- Perfectionism, overthinking, or self criticism
- Difficulty expressing emotions or talking about what is going on
- Identity exploration, self-confidence, or feeling unsure of themselves
- Conflict at home or feeling disconnected from family
- Navigating peer pressure, relationships, or social media stress
- Grief, loss, or major life transitions
- Neurodiversity and support with coping strategies and self-understanding
- Parents feeling unsure how to support their teen or noticing changes that are becoming harder to manage
- Teens needing a safe, supportive space outside of family or school to process and cope
