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In-Depth Psychotherapy in San Francisco and Oakland Adolescents, Adults, Couples and Families Therapy and Adolescents Your adolescent can benefit from therapy with a professional who specializes in working with teenagers, when they need to talk about the stress of being a teenager today or anything else that may be bothering them. It is normal for teens to begin to pull away from their parents in an effort to separate (be different from their parents). No matter how good your relationship is with your child, it is bound to change when your child hits adolescence. Teenagers can be moody, critical, combative, and absent-minded, but they are also creative, energetic, and impassioned about the world and their place in it. One major change of adolescence is the development of abstract thinking, which is a critical component of problem-solving. Teens will start to challenge their parents’ judgment and decisions, start turning to peers for advice, begin to test limits and rules, and separate physically and emotionally from their parents and families. The testing of limits by teens is a critical part of how teens find out what adults think, feel, and expect, and how teens figure out how they are supposed to act, think and be in relationship with others. During his time, parents can end up feeling shut out or misunderstood. Kirsten works extensively with teenagers and their families. If you are considering introducing your teenager to therapy you may want to familiarize yourself with the common questions that teens have about therapy. ©
2006 Kirsten Beuthin,
LMFT. All rights reserved.
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