The unique challenges today’s youth face can be managed with the right tools and techniques. It’s our goal at Resolve Counseling to set teenagers up for success by teaching them how to be emotionally intelligent individuals that feel prepared to manage themselves in an unmanageable time and world.

When teens start counseling at Resolve Counseling, they will spend time working with our therapist to build a relationships. The therapist will introduce them to the 4 Big Skills and teach them about the effects of stress on their mind. Teenagers will also have a chance to identify strategies that are unique to them, and managing whatever challenges they face. Parents will receive the same information related to how stress effects our minds, and learn about why teenagers might be behaving and responding the way they do.

Teenagers usually report feeling better at the end of the first session after learning about how stress effects the brain. They report being hopeful that they will be able to find strategies to manage whatever situation they are facing, and report feeling understood by our therapist. Most commonly, teenagers report that they no longer feel crazy because they understand what is happening to their mind, and who to control it so it no longer controls them. Parents also report feeling relieved after learning there is a framework for understanding what their teen is going through, and for responding to their teen when they are under stress.

When teens are done working with Resolve Counseling they feel more hopeful for the future, and confident in their ability to manage themselves and their emotions. Parents and teens also feel more capable of handling stress and conflict and navigate the parent-teen relationship.

There are many different reasons that parents and teens seek teen counseling.

Here are a few common reasons:

• They feel stressed and anxious
• They spend a significant about of time worrying
• The put too much pressure on themselves to be perfect
• They have a hard time explaining what they are feeling
• They find themselves getting upset very easily
• They are having a hard time communicating with their parents
• They find themselves constantly overwhelmed
• They can’t seem to move through a thought process, but keep replaying the same problem over and over.
• They shut down emotionally and can’t reach decisions
• They find themselves getting angry and frustrated often
• They want to socially isolate in order to avoid stress

At Resolve Counseling we believe that teenagers need access to the tools and resources that will make them independent thinkers and problem solvers.

By providing parents and teens with the information they need, we hope to build teenager’s confidence in themselves and their decision making. We also aim to strengthen the parent-teen relationship so both parties feel heard and understood.

The Resolve Counseling Approach to Teen Counseling teaches about the effects of stress on our minds. It’s only after understanding what is psychologically happening to us, that we can create a unique game plan for helping your teens manage their stress and anxiety.

At Resolve Counseling we also integrate the New Ways For Life Program designed by the High Conflict Institute. This program focuses on teaching teenagers the 4 Big Life Skills needed to be successful.

1. Managing Emotions

2. Moderating Behavior

3. Checking Impulses

4. Thinking Flexibly

You no longer have to sit and watch as your teen struggles to manage their stress and emotions. Counseling can help teens learn about the effects of stress on the brain, and give them practical strategies for managing their stress and anxiety. 

To start your counseling journey, follow these simple steps:

1. Contact Resolve Counseling & Schedule An Appointment

2. Our therapist will meet with you and your teen 

3. Start helping preparing your teen for future success