Teen-centered Family Therapy

I help teens and young adults struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, family issues, estrangement, identity crises, marginalization, and neurodivergence. These significant challenges often make children feel misunderstood by their caregivers, causing additional distress and a breakdown in the parent-child relationship. I believe that true recovery doesn't happen in a vacuum; children need their parents' active support to truly heal. I primarily use Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), a structured, emotion-focused model designed to restore trust between the child and their parents. I guide parents to take an active role in their child's recovery through their own dedicated weekly sessions concurrent with their child's individual treatment. In my years of experience working with teens with severe mental health challenges and disorders, I have seen firsthand how parent participation is not only critical to their child's recovery—it can restore the parent-child relationship that might otherwise be lost. I offer 4 therapy options (all sessions are 50 minutes): 1. Individual Therapy Best option for teens/young adults who have secure emotional relationships with their caregivers (will go to them for help navigating major challenges), but struggle with moderate/severe symptoms/behaviors 1 session/week Duration of individual therapy will depend on need and can vary greatly 2. Family Therapy Best option for teens/young adults who have insecure emotional relationships with their caregivers (won’t go to them for help navigating major life challenges), and have manageable symptoms/behaviors 1 session/week Rotating sessions with either child, parents, or child+parents Approximate length of family therapy: 20-24 weeks 3. Individual + Family Therapy Best option for teens/young adults who have insecure emotional relationships with their caregivers (won’t go to them for help navigating major life challenges), and struggle with moderate/severe symptoms/behaviors 1 session/week 3-week rotation: 1st and 2nd weeks with child, 3rd week with either parents or child+parents Approximate length family therapy: 36-40 weeks Individual therapy may continue beyond family therapy depending on need 4. Accelerated/Intensive Individual Therapy + Family Therapy Best option for teens/young adults who have significantly insecure emotional relationships with their caregivers (won’t go to them for help navigating major life challenges), struggle with moderate/severe symptoms/behaviors, and are looking for accelerated duration of therapy 2 sessions/week 1 weekly individual session with child, and 1 weekly session with parents or parents+child Approximate length of family therapy: 16-18 weeks Individual therapy may continue beyond family therapy depending on need