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Recognizing and breaking negative patterns is key to a teen’s personal growth.

If you’re the parent of a teen in therapy, you might be wondering what "progress" really looks like — and how to gauge it in a way that feels meaningful.

Therapy can be fun for teens, even though they might initially assume it will be an uncomfortable chore.

When teens begin to veer off track, therapists will use different tools to guide teens back to their goals.

While skipping a week isn’t the end of the world, regular therapy sessions–even during the summer season–are going to be a boon to your teen.

Summer often comes with rest, relaxation, and fun. What happens when anxiety takes control over all of that?

It is not always easy to be honest in therapy, especially when it comes to hard or uncomfortable conversations. Why does it matter?

Automatic Negative Thoughts are extremely common, and they can have a severe impact on our emotions, behaviors, and overall mental well being.

While avoidance provides temporary relief, it often exacerbates the underlying issues and hinders growth.

Have you ever made a new years resolution that ended up fizzling out? Understand the stages of change, making SMART goals, and developing habits to achieve those goals.

Has your teen said therapy isn’t working? Have they not shown any real changes in behaviors? There may be a key cause of this problem.

The skill Noticing Joy encourages individuals to utilize mindfulness and shift their focus on amplifying positive experiences.

There’s no clear answer as to how long it will take, or even what necessarily will be accomplished when. So how do we know that therapy is working?

Cognitive Behavior therapy is a research-informed method of helping change behaviors, habits, and even feelings by addressing the thoughts that feed into these behaviors.