Kids & Adolescent Therapy:

Being a teenager comes with big emotions, new pressures, and complex changes in identity, relationships, and mental health. Therapy gives adolescents a dedicated space to talk openly, work through challenges, and build the tools they need to feel more grounded and confident in themselves.

Whether your teen is struggling with anxiety, mood changes, low self-esteem, school stress, or identity questions, therapy can be a space where they feel safe, respected, and empowered to navigate life’s ups and downs.

What Adolescent Therapy Can Help With: 

You may come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure where to start. That is completely normal. A common goal is to help you regain a sense of clarity and control, so that you can feel lighter and make room for growth. Together, we’ll create a space where all parts of you are welcome. Some of the areas we may explore include:

• Anxiety, panic, or overwhelm
• School-related stress or burnout
• Identity development (including gender and sexuality)
• Peer and family relationship issues
• Low self-esteem or confidence
• Depression or emotional withdrawal
• Disordered eating or body image concerns
• Coping with divorce, loss, or trauma

What to Expect in Sessions:

Therapy with teens is collaborative, respectful, and adapted to their unique personality and comfort level. Whether your teen is quiet and unsure or open and expressive, sessions are designed to meet them where they’re at.

They’ll be offered a non-judgmental space to share thoughts and feelings, try out new ways of coping, and reflect on the experiences that are shaping them. Parental involvement may vary depending on age, needs, and confidentiality, and we’ll work together to find the right balance.

Our Approach:

We aim to build trust first. Without that, change can’t happen. Through a mix of conversation, reflection, and sometimes creative tools or activities, we help teens feel understood while gently guiding them toward greater self-awareness, resilience, and emotional regulation.

We utilize the following therapeutic approaches:

• Client-Centred Therapy 
• Trauma-Informed Therapy 
• Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy 
• Dialactial-Behavioural Therapy 
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 
• Cognitive Processing Therapy 
• Internal Family Systems 
• Solution-Focused Brief Counselling 
• Strength-based Therapy

Our team is passionate about continued education so this is not a complete list of the modalities we utilize.