Therapy for
Teens

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA & ONLINE

Teens Thrive with Emotional Support

Are you the parent of a teen who is anxious, depressed, overwhelmed, or has obvious mental health challenges, and yet when you intervene, you are met with resistance?

You are not alone. This is a very common experience and to some degree a natural part of the individuation process. Frequently, families are already tapped out and there just isn’t the energy needed to shift the system into a better equilibrium.

However, there are real risks to this phase of life and if your teen’s mental health is deteriorating quickly, it may be time to bring in fresh outside support.

Thankfully, teens generally respond well to somatic therapy. They have a high degree of neuroplasticity and less mental rigidity or immunity to change. A therapist can provide the much needed energy, reflection, validation, perspective & somatic tools when a parent is too close to the situation or is being tuned out. If a teen has a positive experience in therapy, it almost always results in a significant strengthening of the parent-teen relationship.

Parent sessions & bi-weekly check-ins are a valuable part of teen work. We provide tools & strategies & to help to think through the challenges from a parent perspective. You are no longer alone with the problem. You have a team to support you and help turn things around.

Signs Your Teen May Need More Emotional Support

Psychological

Sadness, anger, or irritability that lasts for an extended period of days or weeks
Frequent or extreme mood swings or outbursts
Social withdrawal
Loss of interest, pleasure & motivation
Feelings of guilt & worthlessness
Difficulty concentrating
Changes in academic performance
Aggressive or defiant behaviors
Substance abuse or other risky behaviors
Significant changes in eating habits
Self-harm such as cutting or burning
Known trauma or loss that has shifted moods & behaviors
Anxiety and depression
Difficulty maintaining friendships
Bullying & social pressure
Frequent conflicts with family members

Physiological

Hyperactivity
Fatigue & low energy
Aches, pains & numbness
Digestive problems
Migraines & stomachaches
Increased pain sensitivity
Changes in weight
Changes in appetite
Sleep disturbance

Teen Treatment Approach

We teach your teen practices to support nervous system regulation. These practices allow activation, anxiety, blocked energy and emotional pain to discharge, bringing the body back to a restful and alert state. Once the nervous system is reconnected, your teen starts to feel themself again and energy, good feelings, and motivation naturally return. This increases your teen’s window of tolerance, which is their grit and ability to withstand distress & remain emotionally available.

Somatic Therapy for Teens Works to Discharge Bound Survival Energy and Resolve Stress, in Los Angeles California and Online

To unburden emotional pain, we need to meet and befriend the protective parts that are blocking regulation. With more understanding and acceptance, these parts learn to work together as a team to allow deeper healing to occur and to provide more access to core energy and life force—your teen’s own inner healer.

We support your teen to develop exercise, sleep & nutrition habits that support positive energy and help create a virtuous cycle of improvement in all areas.

Teen Therapy widens your teen's window of tolerance promoting self regulation-in Los Angeles California and Online

We help your teen build a personalized tool-kit for managing mental health issues when they do show up, so that they never have to worry in advance.

Parent sessions & check-ins provide tools & strategies & to help to think through challenges. We provide more perspective and developmental knowledge and help to solve things at a systems level so that symptoms don’t re-emerge down the road.