Individual therapy - adolescents

According to the World Health Organisation: “adolescence is a period of life with specific health and developmental needs and rights. It is also a time to develop knowledge and skills, learn to manage emotions and relationships, and acquire attributes and abilities that will be important for enjoying the adolescent years and assuming adult roles.”. As physical and neurodevelopmental changes occur, today’s adolescents are faced with challenges that previous generations have not been faced with: these arise from an unprecedented access to technology, keeping them constantly connected to their peer groups, and an uninterrupted flow of information on how they should look, think and behave. This can leave them feeling distressed and overwhelmed. Additionally, adolescents often feel like they are not being understood by their caregivers and tend to withdraw from them, leaving their caregivers feeling helpless. In these times, asking for help can seem like an admission of inadequacy, but it is not. Just like we would take our teenagers to see a doctor when physically unwell, it is important to seek help from mental health professionals when they are in distress. Therapy can offer them a safe space to to open up to someone who is equipped to support them and empower them to gain deeper self-awareness, establish healthy self-esteem and self-confidence and learn healthy coping mechanisms.

Our therapists are here to listen and understand the range of emotions and issues experienced by adolescents, such as:

• Difficulty in adjusting to a new culture, environment or language

• Low self-confidence and low self-esteem

• Anxiety and depression

• Interpersonal and social issues

• Peer pressure

• Emotional regulation

• Stress

• Body Image and eating disorders

• Self-harm

• Sex related issues

• Gender identity and questioning

• Academic challenges