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Teenagers and Young adults are often confused and maybe overwhelmed with the situations they experience in life.
We are working with children, teenagers and young adults to help them cope with stressors and anxieties such as school bullying, family conflicts, divorce, and transition difficulties.
The most common problems among adolescents and young adults relate to recent growth and development struggles.
Possible teenage/youth issues that we deal with could be:
- Anger management
- Behavioural concerns
- Technology overload
- Sleep issues
- Body image issues
- Self-esteem issues
- School refusal and disengagement
- Bullying (online and at school)
- Anxiety and stress
- Depression
- Grief and loss
- Self-harm and suicidal ideation
- Family conflict and breakdown
- Relationship issues and social isolation
- Sexuality
- Pornography
FAQ
- Are you scared that your child/teenager/young adult is beyond help?
- Do you wonder does child/teenager/young adult counselling work?
- Do you find yourself caught up with behaviours you find unacceptable and you can’t stop them?
- Is your child/teenager/young adult not showing up at the dinner table and ignoring your morning greeting?
- Do you find you repeat the same requests all the time and there is no result?
- Are there times when you just don’t know what else can you do?
- Do you need help to motivate your young adult to leave the nest?
- Do you find that living at home with your parents is not the best and need help to leave the nest?
In therapy we discuss:
- The teenager as a part of the family system.
- About endless arguing, blatant defiance, persistent lying, squabbling siblings, angry outbursts, no motivation, technology
- About your family dynamics and what you think is targeting the present situation
- About emotional difficulties related to schoolwork
- About the conflicts at school and in the family
- About making time to have connecting time with peers and family
- About struggles with organising the study, procrastination, sleep habits, stress and anger management.
Tips on understanding teenagers/youth:
- What is it in for me? Because if your teen does not understand what the task has to do with them, or their well-being, then it will be a struggle for them to find the desire to carry it out.
- Let them have a say. But give your teenager a say in what and how things are done. If your teenager has had a say in setting the agenda and the timetable they will be much more motivated to participate.
- Let them learn from failure. Because no parent wants to see their kids fail, but it is through failure that we grow and learn to improve.
- Help them remember. And, it is not always the case that teenagers don’t do things because they are not motivated, often they fail to follow through simply because they forget. The reality is teenagers, particularly younger ones, are hardwired to forget. Their brains are reforming and haven’t yet got all the bits joined up.
Psychosocial disorders are more common during adolescence and young adulthood than during childhood, and many unhealthy behaviours begin during childhood. Having an eating disorder, poor diet, obesity, smoking, using drugs, and violent behaviour can lead to acute health problems, chronic disorders, or morbidity later in life.
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