How can Therapy Help Me/My Teenager?

If you're a teenager, you might be wondering what therapy can do for you.  The beautiful thing about therapy is that it's up to YOU to decide.  In so much of our lives we are told what to do, and sometimes the expectations of us can feel overwhelmingly high.  Even when we're the only ones putting them on ourselves!  When you have a session with a therapist, though, you will feel empowered to dig into the areas of your life that feel important to you.  There are no rights or wrongs, and there is always more we can learn about ourselves.  Therapy can be an adventure of your choosing, with someone by your side to guide you when hard things arise, or to follow behind when you feel like taking the lead.  You are the expert on your own life, after all.

Different things attract people to therapy, but teenagers often find that these focused conversations give them a chance to discover who they are: what they care about, what they value, what gives them a sense of meaning.  It also armors adolescents with tools that they can use throughout their day to manage things like anxiety, depression and general life stress.  These are things that all of us experience to different degrees, and the more prepared you are to deal with the harder aspects of life the less likely they might be to throw you off course.  At the end of the day, we all want to feel in control of our lives.  Therapy is so essential in helping you learn what your strengths are, and when it's not worth the energy, so you can get busy living.

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