Helping Young Minds Feel Understood
Adolescence can be a whirlwind. It's a time of self-discovery, change, and growth but it can also come with stress, confusion, and pressure. At Allius Services, we understand that the teen years can be tough to navigate. With school pressures, shifting friendships, family dynamics and so many questions about themselves, its no wonder that many teens struggle with their overwhelming emotions.
"I don’t know how we got here… but something’s wrong.”
Maybe it starts with a change in the way they look at you.
A shift in the way they speak, or they stop responding at all.
It seems like one minute, everything was going okay. The next, it feels like your child is getting further out of reach.
You try to get them to share what is happening for them.
They simply tell you they're fine. Somehow you know they're not.
Your child is caught in something you can’t fix.
You feel helpless. You feel frustrated. You feel scared.
And maybe you even feel a bit guilty for not knowing how to help.
But you’re not failing. You are trying. You’re showing up.
Every parent experiences the rollercoaster of trying to help their teen.
It’s messy. It can be complicated. And it’s never what you expect.
But that’s the part that matters. You’ve been there for them every step of the way, and now you feel you may need to reach out for something more.
That’s part of the parent leadership they need.
At Allius, we don’t pretend to have all the answers. But we do know this: teens don’t need to talk to explore their feelings.
They just need a place where they can be. Where they can feel seen, without being judged or feeling pressured.
Where they don’t have to act like everything’s okay when it’s not.
This is where we, as counsellors, meet them -- wherever they are.
- Expressive therapies for youth in the context of high conflict divorce
- Parent-child therapy to address resistance to parent or estrangement
- Neuroscience and Satir in the Sand Tray (NSST)
- Neurobiology of Attachment and various creative interventions
- CBT/ ACT for OCD, anxiety and trauma for children and adolescents
- The whole brain-child approach
- EMDR, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and other trauma resolution models for children and adolescents.
The teen years can be challenging, but with the right support, they can also be a time of growth, confidence, and resilience. Reach out today, and let’s start helping your teen on their journey to emotional well-being.
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