Adolescent
Therapy
The transition between childhood and adulthood is a time of many changes- physical, intellectual, personality and social. We empower adolescents to be curious about their thoughts, emotions, actions, and intentions, and inspire them to take steps towards becoming the adults they hope to be.
Our approach
to therapy
When working with adolescents and young adults we empower them to be curious about their thoughts, emotions, actions, and intentions, and inspire them to take steps towards becoming the adults they hope to be. While we encourage parental involvement in the beginning phase of getting to know your adolescent, we strive for the young adult to have more autonomy in their goals and treatment plans.
We provide adolescents with a safe and compassionate space to explore themselves and their relationships with others, including family, school, peers and significant others. We integrate different evidence-based therapies to best meet their needs. These include relational and attachment-based psychotherapies; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectial Behavioural Therapy (DBT) skills. Therapy may be short- or long-term and may involve individual, caregiver or family sessions depending on our mutually agreed upon approach of working together and goals.
Our areas
of expertise
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We help adolescents manage Social Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and Phobias.
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We support adolescents in improving their ability to identify their feelings and regulate their mood.
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We support adolescents in improving their ability to regulate their mood and/or depressive symptoms (including self-harm).
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We assist adolescents in developing strategies to aid with behavioural and learning challenges such as ADHD and other learning disabilities.
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We help adolescents manage Health Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Body Dysmorphia (BDD).
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We help adolescents improve interpersonal skills and communication with peers and family members.
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We help adolescents navigate life transitions (i.e. starting a new school, new relationship, family challenges).
Our clinic offers comprehensive psychological assessments, including psycho-educational, ADHD, ASD and clinical mental health assessments. If you are interested in an assessment please contact us and we will do our best to respond within three days.