What Is Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? The behavior you see may not be the whole story. Behind anger, withdrawal, aggression, or emotional numbness, some teenage boys are carrying the effects of unresolved trauma. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral...
Can Bullying Cause PTSD in Teen Boys? While many people associate post-traumatic stress disorder exclusively with combat veterans, intense emotional and physical torment at school can leave similarly deep psychological scars. This leads many parents to ask: can...
How to Choose the Right Therapist for Teens Realizing your child needs professional support is a heavy milestone for any parent, but admitting you need outside help is the first step toward healing. When you begin your search for a specialized therapist for teens, the...
Teen Anxiety Rehab: 5 Signs Your Teen is Struggling with Severe Anxiety and Needs Help More than 200,000 teens will clinically meet the need for teen anxiety rehab this year, according to the National Institute for Health (NIH). If your teen is struggling with severe...
Understanding Self-Harm in Teens Parents often ask, how common is self harm? Studies suggest that up to 1 in 5 adolescents will engage in some form of self-injury at least once. While not every teen continues the behavior long-term, even one instance signals emotional...
School Refusal and Teen Mental Health Refusing to get out of bed, complaints of frequent stomach aches, or emotionally volatile mornings make just the simple act of getting to school a challenge for some teens. If this sounds like a familiar pattern, you’re not alone....
