This is a particularly difficult time of life for most of us.  For some, it is even more tumultuous, or challenging.  Difficult circumstances can add extra stress to this first “change of life.”

We believe that most young people do not benefit from being “labeled” and strive to provide the most efficient therapy possible.  Parents can sometimes be the most important agents of change in an adolescent’s life.  In many cases the use of different parenting strategies, along with our work with adolescents can maximize the benefit of counseling.

EMDR can be a very effective way to address the pressures and effectively work through issues with this age group.

Some children experience unique circumstances due to loss experienced in adoption or separation from their earliest caregivers. This can seem to be a very brief, insignificant period of time to an adult, yet have a very profound impact on children.  Often adolescence is a period when this early stressor will become most obvious to caregivers and school personnel.  The Florida Institute for Family Attachment specializes in these attachment issues.