Living with chronic illness is hard. Thankfully, there are some steps to help teens living with chronic illness.
Teens with Chronic Illness: 5 Helpful Steps
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Teen Grief Or Depression
How can you tell the difference between teen grief or depression? It can be hard to differentiate sometimes.
CBT for Chronically Ill Teens
Chronically ill teens need to find the precarious balance between doing as much as is possible while not pushing too hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help with this.
DBT Group Therapy for Teens
DBT for adolescents focuses on teaching adolescents skills they can use to tolerate feelings of emotional distress. Emotional distress frequently leads to acting out behaviors such as cutting, suicidal thoughts, promiscuity, anger issues, experimentation with substance abuse, and other impulsive choices. Group DBT Therapy can help.
What Are Benefits of Group Therapy for Teens
It’s no secret that being a teenager is hard. During this period of time, everything seems to change so rapidly. Hormones are constantly shifting and developing, the body and voice is changing, and suddenly, everything seems so uncertain in life.
How To Cope With Anxiety Revolving Around Adulting
Ah, adulthood - the realm of bills, responsibilities, and decision-making. While it's liberating to have control over your life, the journey into adulthood often comes with a side dish of anxiety. The overwhelming sense of responsibility and the fear of making the...
How to talk about sex with your teenager
Talking About Sex With Your Teenager The bird and bees discussion is so uncomfortable to have with your teens! To talk about sex with your teenager, you have to feel calm and prepared. Consequently, it's my guess that many parents simply avoid the conversation....
Can Teens Be Alcoholics?
Teen Alcoholism Can teens be alcoholics? Unfortunately, yes. Usually, when we think "alcoholic," we really don't picture teenagers. We think they're too young to have developed a dependency on alcohol. We assume it's not really that easy for them to get ahold of...
Drug and alcohol addiction in adolescents
I've included a poem about drug and alcohol addiction in adolescents for today's post. I think this poem really captures the pain an addict faces each and every day. Sadly, the struggle quickly moves beyond an adolescent's ability to control it. For example, many...
Build Character in Your Teens, Not Reputation
Character is more important than reputation.Image credit: stockimages at freedigitalphotos.net Build Character, Not Reputation Teens (and many adults I'm afraid) are more concerned with building a good reputation than building their character. But, it's more important...
Philosophy
Hello, I’m Lauren! If you notice your teen struggling, you might be feeling helpless, hopeless, frustrated or concerned as a parent. Try to remember, there is hope. I want to help your adolescent feel better. My hope is for them to enjoy their life again. I want them to feel confident they can handle whatever situations arise.
For Teens
Online Therapy
