Support for Teens and Young Adults

There is so much in the transition from childhood to adulthood that we are not taught in schools, and that it can be challenging to learn within the family environment.

In our work together, young people have the opportunity to learn the skills and tools that can support them to live their fullest and most joyful, satisfying life. To feel confident in their sense of self, and able to navigate life’s unfolding.

Some common areas that can be addressed:

• anxiety issues

• trouble regulating or expressing emotions

• difficulty at school (e.g. focusing, behavior, structure)

• challenges with bonding and connection at home or with friends

• a transition, trauma, or loss

This integrative approach can also be supportive of the whole family, we can do sessions that include parenting consultation and family therapy sessions as needed.

My approach combines positive and developmental psychology, mindfulness training, and modern neuroscience to offer you and your child a diverse range of strategies.  

Coming soon will be an online group for teenage girls, please inquire if interested.

Could it be Sensory Integration/Regulation issues? 

Often times we misinterpret children's behavior as acting out when really they lack the tools to ask for the help they need.  Significantly more so than adults, children are ruled by their sensory experience and because of the way our brains and nervous system develops they don't yet have much ability to accurately regulate or communicate their internal experience and needs. 

By supporting children with sensory sensitive and neurologically-based resources we are able to bridge this gap. Children become more able to regulate their emotions, interact successfully with their environments and the people in them as well have improved focus and self-esteem. 

Cues that your child might be dealing with sensory integration/regulation issues: 

• unexplainable irritability and aggression

• high sensitivity or seeking sensory stimulation such as smells, sounds, lights, and touch (e.g. clothing, bedding, hands on)

• greatly influenced by their activity level (e.g. much calmer when able to run or rough house) or food intake

• they have been diagnosed with ADD/HD