Adolescent Counseling
Managing the Teen years
Adolescent development is a transitional stage for teens and their families. This stage involves biological, social, and psychological changes. In order to ensure that teens and adults navigate these changes successfully one must understand what is happening to the teen; how these changes affect teens; what families can do to support teens; and what community support systems are available.
Counselors that accept the challenge of working with adolescents will need to be non-judgmental of the teen’s ideas, thoughts, culture, and decisions regardless of how these topics are presented. The counselor will be one that takes into account the era of mobile phones, iPods, popular music, movies, television programs, web sites, sports, video games, and clothing and the affect on the adolescent while communicating effectively both verbally and non-verbally on issues of:
- Decision making skills
- Divorce
- Acceptance
- Self image
- Social skills
- Grief and loss
- Depression
- School adjustment
- Anger management
- Attentional difficulties
- Cultural adjustment
- Family adjustment
- Behavioral concerns
- Learning disabilities
- Coping with violence
- Nervousness
- Trauma
- Abuse and neglect
Note to parent…this is a time for your adolescent of uncertainty and confusion. By now they think they can handle all that life throws at them and when they find themselves needing help, you, the parent are often times not the easiest person for them to share all that they are experiencing. Please do take that personally, we are here to help.
Office Hours
Office hours vary by counselor; however, we can accomodate almost any time slot you need:
Mondays - 8am-9pm
Tuesday - 2pm-9pm
Wednesday - 8am-9pm
Thursday - 8am-9am
Friday - 9am-6pm
Saturday - 8am-2pm
Sunday - We rest (and so should you! :)
Getting Started
Contact our office at 214-547-1318 or email us at info@ichoosechange.com for a free consultation.
If you are unsure which counselor best suits you when you call, simply leave the following information and we will connect you with the appropriate therapist: who is receiving counseling, brief statement of issue, best days and times to meet, and if you need sliding scale / lower cost counseling.