Trauma Dumping: What Teens Should Know and How Therapy Can Help
When we’re going through a hard time in our life, or we’re struggling with our mental health, it can feel great to just let it all out to another person. It can be incredibly cathartic to talk about our feelings with a friend or family member. But when does that...
3 Reasons Teens May Say, “I Hate My Life” (and 8 Ways They Can Address This Thought)
When you’re having a bad day, even the mildest inconvenience could make you say, “I hate my life.” It’s often said as a joke out of normal anxiety or exasperation with everyday issues. But what if your teen is saying it often and with a serious tone? It can be...
7 signs that a depression treatment center may benefit your teen
When your child is struggling with depression, you want to do everything in your power to help and support them. But sometimes, they’ll need more help than you can provide in your own home. While many teenagers with depression have therapy sessions on a weekly basis,...
Social anxiety self-assessment test for teens
It’s normal to feel anxious or nervous in certain social situations, like giving a class presentation or going on a date. You may feel a tightness in your chest or “butterflies” in your stomach. But if you’re experiencing significant anxiety, self-consciousness or...
IOP program: Answers to the top 10 questions teens and their parents may have about one
Teens may be struggling with addiction, substance use or other mental health issues, and these struggles could have a teen or their parent(s) looking for help. But they may want the help they use to interfere with their daily life as little as possible. If this is the...
4 ways online trauma therapy can benefit teens
Online trauma therapy is a type of therapeutic treatment. It's geared toward clients who are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or who have been struggling to manage one or more traumatic events that have occurred in their lives. Traumatic events can...
6 signs your teenager needs therapy
Mental health issues aren’t a new concept, and the therapy that treats them isn’t either. The origins of psychotherapy trace back thousands of years, but the psychotherapy practices that we are familiar with began around the mid-19th century. It seems like therapy...
How to help your child cope with PTSD after a sibling’s death
Having one of your children pass away can cause an imaginable pain that refuses to fade. While the death of a person is a loss to all of those closest to them, their immediate family feels it the most. And if you’re a parent who lost a child, it’s easy to think of the...
When to take your teen’s suicide threats seriously
Suicide is a serious matter, but we often hear teens make “jokes” like “If I have to look at one more math equation, I’m going to kill myself,” or “I’d rather die than have to wake up early tomorrow.” While their tone may be light, the implication can still be...