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Tami:
My go-to approach for helping people in teen counseling is a holistic approach. I find the best benefit in a solution-focused approach because it empowers teens and families to focus on positive e attributes and how to build on those for the best functional status.
Claudette:
My go-to approach for helping people in teen counseling is CBT. I find the best benefit in utilizing CBT because it allows people in teen counseling who are struggling with any type of mental disorder to challenge distorted thoughts, replacing them with positive ones and utilizing reframing to make them more realistic. CBT can be an effective tool to help anyone learn how to better manage stressful life situations.
Tami: I use the following tools:
Claudette:
Tools that can be used in teen counseling are as follows: teaching clients to identify, process, and manage intense emotions; teaching clients CBT strategies to challenge negative thought patterns and replace them with positive ones; teaching clients to implement positive coping skills to reduce and manage intense symptoms; working with clients in developing and reinforcing a routine and encouraging them to participate in social/recreational activities that increase social communication to enrich their lives; and teaching clients to develop an awareness of the cognitive messages and insight into triggers, thoughts, vulnerabilities, and emotional needs.
Tami:
I recognize progress in teen clients as they develop an understanding of how thoughts can lead to behaviors and through seeing them implement learned techniques to manage mood and maintain positive peer and family relationships.
Claudette:
The client is making meaningful progress in teen counseling when they experience reduced symptoms and can regulate their emotions in stressful situations or in times of conflict.
Tami:
To supplement their time in counseling, teens and families can set healthy boundaries, communicate without blame, use learned somatic and grounding techniques to manage emotions, and question distorted thoughts.
Claudette:
Clients can implement positive coping skills and CBT strategies that they learned in teen counseling to supplement teen counseling in their personal time.
Tami:
To prepare for teen counseling, families should discuss the reason and benefit of talk therapy and be open to sharing and learning information.
Claudette:
To prepare for starting teen counseling, one should feel ready to engage in therapy and feel good about themselves, ask for a phone consultation prior to starting the session, know why they want to attend therapy, tell a friend or loved one, make a list of topics that they want to talk about during the session, review their life history and how life experiences may be impacting them presently, dress for comfort, get parents' assistance with paperwork and practical business, not be worried about what to say in the first meeting, be open and honest with the clinician or therapist, ask the therapist questions, understand that they may cry or get emotional at the first session, and clear space or establish a healthy time and schedule to attend therapy.
Teen counseling helps young individuals better understand and manage the challenges that affect their mental health. Common challenges amongst teens include anxiety, depression, ADHD, and problematic relationships with food.
Teen counseling works by using multiple techniques, tailored to fit the teen’s unique needs — based on their age group, their challenges, and the severity of their challenges. It might involve cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, art therapy, and others for varying ages. In any case, Thriveworks teen therapists in Manassas have the expertise and experience to help young individuals at their level.
Signs that teens might need Teen counseling can be very subjective, as they are experiencing many changes and can have intense reactions to them. As parents, you know your child best and are best equipped to judge whether certain reactions are standard behaviors for your teen or whether they might be hinting at a larger problem. Even so, there are a few common signs and events that often point to a need for therapy, such as experiencing divorce or loss, grief, consistent low moods, teens distancing themselves and becoming isolated, losing interest in hobbies, excessive anger or irritability, substance use issues, and suicidal ideation, among others.
Teen counseling providers at Thriveworks in Manassas, VA offer both in person and online therapy by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
The length of teen counseling depends on your teen’s needs as well as the goals that you and their therapist might have for them. Generally, teen counseling sessions will last for several months.
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
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