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Teen Issues
Understanding ADHD in Teens
October 11, 2024

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. The essential feature of ADHD is a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity...

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Teen Issues
The Importance of “Mattering” to Teens
October 11, 2024

I recently read the book “Never Enough” by Jennifer Breheny Wallace, which dives into achievement culture among adolescents and how it contributes to mental health concerns like anxiety and depression. Through my own school-based counseling work with high school...

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A Guide to Overcoming Academic Pressure as a Teen
September 26, 2024

Going back to school can be a stressful time for teenagers who struggle with academic pressure. Between balancing homework, tests, extracurricular activities, and social lives, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Academic stress can be the result of parental pressure,...

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Parents & Parenting
Helping Your Student with Back to School Feelings
August 13, 2024

With summer quickly coming to an end, children and teens in your home may be experiencing familiar and competing feelings like excitement, dread, anticipation, and anxiety. Often, these feelings may not be expressly spoken, but there are clues your...

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Parent-Child Relationships
How to Support Emotional Regulation in Your Teens
July 9, 2024

What is emotional regulation you might ask? Emotional regulation is the “ability to exert control over one’s own emotional state.” It is quite common for teens to struggle with emotional dysregulation due to the flood of hormones rushing through...

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Creating a Values-Based Summer Plan
March 26, 2024

One of the tenets of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is identifying your values, or the things that are most important to you, and taking action steps toward living out those values in your everyday life. With the semester...

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7 Tips for Navigating Peer Relationships as a Teenager
February 26, 2024

Let’s talk about something that may be on your mind: peer relationships. Whether you’re in college, high school, or middle school navigating social dynamics and friendships can sometimes be a challenge. I’ve got some helpful tips to assist you...

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Parents & Parenting
My Child is Struggling with Their Body Image – How Can I Help Them?
January 3, 2024

Anyone can struggle with body image; Research shows that children as young as 3 years old can have body image concerns. As a therapist who works with children and teens, this question comes up a lot from parents. And...

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How Teenagers Can Find Connection
October 10, 2023

This generation’s teenagers have more ways to be connected than any previous generation. Whether it’s through social media, texting, or Facetime, today’s adolescents have more avenues of connecting than any other generation could have dreamed about. Despite all the...

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Parents & Parenting
Tips for Managing Conflict with Your Teenager
August 28, 2023

In this vlog, Madeline shares practical advice and proven strategies for effectively navigating conflicts with your teenager. From open communication to setting boundaries, join us as we empower parents with the tools they need to foster understanding and strengthen...

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