Teens need A LOT from their parents. Sometimes parents feel overwhelmed or helpless.  After all, kids don’t come with an owner’s manual. Do you always know how to provide love, safety, effective coaching, and clear expectations while also communicating that you have faith in them?  It’s a BIG job.

Teen counseling can help your adolescent develop good judgment in handling challenges like: 

• How to make friends and deal with disappointment and rejection
• How to set goals and keep going when faced with barriers or frustration
• How to make good decisions about their own health and safety
• How to manage emotions that can feel overwhelming at times 

Adolescence is often a tough time for both teens and parents. You may not always know the best ways to handle situations that threaten to get out of control. When you’re unable to find good solutions to thorny problems, you and your teen can begin to feel helpless. THAT’S NOT THE TIME TO GIVE UP!  IT’S THE TIME TO GET HELP!

Counseling provides an opportunity for your teen to increase his/her ability to deal with adults respectfully, work out disagreements cooperatively and develop appropriate coping strategies.

Teenagers need to know that their counselor will hold their information as confidential except when they are putting themselves in serious danger.  Parents deserve to know that the counselor can be counted on to use good judgment as to when their child’s confidences must be held and when parents need to be informed about their teen’s activities. I am skilled in helping teens to understand this distinction and to find a way, with support, to let their parents know what’s going on.

Get your struggling teen the help they and you deserve. Call today and make an appointment with Dr. Jackson.