The teenage years are filled with enormous growth, change, and uncertainty. As adolescents work to discover who they are and become more independent, they often face challenges that can feel overwhelming—for both teens and their families. Therapy offers a supportive, nonjudgmental space where adolescents can better understand themselves, develop healthy coping skills, and navigate life’s complexities with greater confidence.

I work collaboratively with teens to build a relationship based on trust, respect, and curiosity. Rather than assuming I have all the answers, I help adolescents explore their emotions, relationships, values, and experiences while discovering their own strengths and resilience. My goal is to create a space where teens feel heard, understood, and accepted for who they are.

I especially enjoy working with thoughtful, sensitive adolescents and young adults who sometimes feel misunderstood, overwhelmed, or like they don’t quite fit in. Therapy can help them better understand themselves while building confidence, self-compassion, and hope.

Some of the concerns I commonly help adolescents navigate include:

• Anxiety and excessive worry
• Depression and low mood
• Trauma and PTSD
• Self-harm behaviors
• OCD
• ADHD and executive functioning challenges
• Autism and neurodivergence
• School stress and academic pressure
• Perfectionism
• Self-esteem and identity development
• Friendship and relationship difficulties
• Family conflict
• Grief and loss
• Religious trauma and recovery from high-control environments
• Emotional regulation and coping with overwhelming feelings
• Major life transitions

Because teens are part of a larger family system, I believe parents and caregivers play an important role in the therapeutic process. When appropriate—and always with respect for the adolescent’s privacy—I collaborate with families to strengthen communication, deepen understanding, and create an environment that supports growth both inside and outside of therapy.

Adolescence can be a challenging season, but it is also a time of remarkable resilience, growth, and possibility. My hope is that therapy helps young people feel more connected to themselves, more confident in who they are, and better equipped to face whatever comes next.