There is a difference between being unhappy and depressed. When you suffer from depression, you experience persistent sadness that we usually feel when going through…
Experiential therapy, like a music therapy program, can add a great deal of value to your teen’s substance use or mental health treatment. Experiential therapies…
Doctors often prescribe benzodiazepines or benzos to treat mental health disorders. However, if misused, the highly addictive compounds in benzos can lead to a benzo…
Experiential therapy takes place outside the office. Whereas group and individual talk therapy sessions involve theory, this treatment encourages hands-on engagement. How does it work?…
Initiating substance use during adolescence is one of the key risk factors for future substance use disorders, and what starts with “soft” drugs can quickly…
Though they begin to look like adults on the outside, teens are still developing on the inside. A person’s brain develops well into their 20s,…
Many teenagers around the world may struggle with disordered eating every day. For many, disordered eating is a way to control otherwise uncontrollable situations. When…
During the transition from childhood to adulthood, teens experience many emotional, hormonal, intellectual, physical, and social changes. Combined with other stressors, they easily feel overwhelmed…
Most parents today worry their child spends too much time on social media. While families may joke about screen addictions, social media addictions are real.…
As a parent, it’s heartbreaking to see your teen son struggle with anger issues. Angry outbursts can cost them in many personal, financial, and legal…
