Adolescents

Adolescence is a period of time marked by important biological, psychological, and social development and change. Adolescents experience rapid acceleration of bodily growth and the beginnings of physical sexual development. There is an accompanying acceleration of cognitive development and the coming together of personality. Socially, adolescence is a period when the experiences gained in strong relationships with friends helps prepare teenagers for young adulthood. Furthermore, the way this period evolves may be quite different for young men and young women.

Adolescents may experience confusion and struggle during this turbulent developmental period. Our clinicians have the expertise and interest in intervening with adolescents having a variety of social, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges. Therapy may include individual, family, and group modalities. Therapists work closely with school personnel when emotional/behavioral difficulties impede adjustment in the academic setting.

We see adolescents experiencing a wide range of challenges including, adoption adjustment, anger management, Anxiety Disorders, ADHD (ADD) treatment program, behavior problems in adolescence, Bipolar Disorder, compulsive behaviors, chronic illness, depression, eating disorders, adolescent adjustment to developmental delays, divorce adjustment, grief/loss, learning and behavior problems at school, Mood Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Panic Disorder, parent-adolescent conflict, parenting concerns, phobias, physical abuse of adolescents, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), remarried families adjustment, self-esteem, sexual abuse and incest, and sexual behavior problems in adolescents.