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Helping Teens Build Confidence, Manage Anxiety and Get Back to Themselves.

Watching your teen struggle is incredibly hard.

Maybe you’ve noticed they’re anxious all the time. Maybe they’re shutting themselves in their room, glued to their phone, constantly overwhelmed by school, or no longer seem like themselves. Perhaps they’re pulling away from family, struggling with friendships, or carrying the weight of impossible expectations.

As a parent, you want to help. You’ve tried talking, giving advice, setting boundaries, and giving them space—but nothing seems to be making a lasting difference.

If that’s what brought you here, you’re not alone.

Therapy isn’t about “fixing” your teen. It’s about helping them better understand themselves, develop healthier ways to cope, and build the confidence to navigate life’s challenges with resilience.

Focused on Today's Challenges

Growing up has never been easy, but today’s teens are navigating a world that’s constantly demanding more from them.

They’re balancing AP classes, college applications, sports, dance, cheer, jobs, friendships, SAT or ACT prep, social media, and family expectations… all while trying to figure out who they are.

Some teens become anxious.

Some become perfectionists.

Some lose motivation completely.

Others spend hours scrolling their phones—not because they’re lazy, but because it’s the only way they know how to escape feeling overwhelmed.

Whether your teen is struggling with anxiety, self-esteem, emotional regulation, procrastination, social anxiety, friendship issues, panic attacks, executive functioning challenges, or simply feels stuck, therapy can provide a place to slow down, understand what’s really going on beneath the surface, and begin moving forward.

Does This Sound Familiar?

Your teen may be…

Constantly worrying or overthinking
Putting enormous pressure on themselves to succeed
Spending hours on their phone and becoming increasingly disconnected from real life
Feeling anxious before school or wanting to avoid it altogether
Struggling to keep up with grades despite being incredibly capable
Easily overwhelmed by everyday stress
Having panic attacks
Losing confidence
Comparing themselves to everyone they see online
Feeling lonely, isolated, or misunderstood
Becoming more irritable or emotionally reactive
Struggling after a divorce, breakup, move, or other major life change
Having difficulty making or maintaining friendships
Feeling like they can never quite measure up

Sometimes these changes happen gradually. Other times they seem to appear overnight.

Either way, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

To The Teen Reading This...

Let’s be real…being a teenager right now isn’t easy.

There’s pressure coming from everywhere. School. Friends. Sports. College. Family. Social media. Trying to figure out who you are while it somehow feels like everyone else already has.

It can be exhausting.

Maybe your anxiety has gotten louder than you’d like.

Maybe you’re constantly overthinking.

Maybe you’re the person everyone leans on, but you don’t really have anyone you can be completely honest with.

Or maybe you just haven’t felt like yourself in a while, and you can’t really explain why.

Whatever’s going on, you don’t have to have it all figured out before you come to therapy.

This is your space.

A place to vent, sort through what’s on your mind, celebrate what’s going well, work through what’s not, or just show up exactly as you are that day.

Some days we’ll have hard conversations.

Some days we’ll laugh.

Some days we’ll learn tools that make the rest of your week feel a little easier.

There’s no script, no pressure, and no “right” way to do therapy.

We’ll just start where you are and go from there.

Specialities
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Grief, loss, and bereavement
  • Health and wellness
  • Eating Disorders
  • Body dysmorphia
  • Adjustment issues and transitions related to life events
  • ADHD and impulse control issues
  • Parenting challenges
  • Identity development and setting life goals
  • College-age issues
  • Mindfulness and stress management
  • Relationship challenges
  • Career issues
  • Personal growth and self-acceptance
  • Issues related to shame, worthiness, perfectionism
  • Academic underachievement
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Julie A. Fanelli Associate Social Worker