Adolescents

In general, therapy can offer a teen: A safe place to discuss private matters. Someone a teen can really trust. A professional who understands the mind and who can offer guidance on life's struggles. An opportunity to talk about problems and concerns versus holding them in.

Having therapy does not mean you or your child are crazy! At least 1 in 5 teens (20%) have mental health issues. Doctors and therapists treat mental health problems just like any medical problem. For instance, if you break your leg, you go to an orthopedic doctor. If you have an earache, you see an ear, nose, and throat specialist. If you are depressed, anxious, or need someone to talk to, you go to a therapist.

Mental health includes how you act, feel, and think in different situations. Teens have mental health problems when their actions, feelings, or thoughts regularly create obstacles in their lives. Everybody has times when they think or feel something that they don't like. Other times, people do things that other people don't like. Both of these situations are normal. But when the unwanted thoughts, feelings, or actions regularly create problems, there may be a mental health problem. Counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists are people who help others with mental health problems.

Meadowbrook Counseling understands that teenagers struggle just like adults do. Parents often do their best, but can feel powerless and have nowhere to turn. A caring therapist can help you identify unwanted feelings and thoughts, work through them and reveal a path of healing and change.

Teens face a broad range of issues, including addictions, eating disorders, substance abuse, pornography, depression, loneliness, losing loved ones to suicide and more. Meadowbrook will find a therapist that can best meet your needs and circumstances. We understand that it is very important that you “identify” with your therapist and feel “connected.” We will also conduct an assessment and help you get the support you need.