Counseling for Teens
“I hate the kids at my school. It is so hard to make good friends.”
“My parents can’t understand me. They just talk over me. I don’t get a voice in my own house!”
I can’t stand the way I look. I want to get in my bed and never leave my room again.”
Common Reasons To Begin Therapy for Teens in Kansas
There are many reasons why teens might want to start counseling. While everyone begins counseling for different reasons, here are some of the common reasons why to start teen therapy in Kansas:
✿ anxiety
✿ cutting and self-harming behaviors
✿ alcohol, drug and/or substance abuse
✿ falling grades
✿ struggles making friends
✿ low self-esteem or low self-confidence
✿ negative thoughts
✿ negative self image
✿ gender identity
Teens Can Begin to Feel Better with Counseling For Teens in Overland Park, KS, Leavenworth, KS, or Liberty, MO
The choice to start teen counseling can be a difficult one. What is the therapist isn’t a good fit? What if they tell your parent's everything you say? For these reasons and more, teens can feel hesitant to start therapy for teens in Kansas. So it turns into a viscous cycle. You need to talk to someone, but you are afraid to talk to someone. So you keep to yourself but your symptoms get worse.
Rest assured, every client at JS Therapy Group gets a choice of therapist. We want you to feel comfortable with your teen therapist. After all, the therapeutic relationship is very important to treatment outcomes.
Counseling for Teens in Leavenworth, KS and Overland Park, KS Can Help Manage Depression Symptoms
Depression is a common reasons why teens seek counseling. It is hard being a teen, right? Sometimes it just seems like a good idea to keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself. After all, you don’t want to inconvenience anyone with your feelings. At least this is what you tell yourself. So, the depression gets worse.
The truth is that you would really like to talk to someone who understands you. When you can talk to someone who gets you, you can learn how to manage your depression. You can also learn where the depression is coming from. When you know the source of the depression, you can be proactive in reducing depression and how it impacts your life!.
Therapy for Teens in Kansas Can Reduce Anxiety
Teens have so much to feel anxious about in these modern times. Things like getting into a good college, being accepted by peers or getting along with parents and siblings. Anxiety can create negative thoughts that are hard to make go away or make it hard to concentrate.
Counseling can help you find ways to manage the anxiety. Teens can benefit with counseling for teens in Leavenworth, KS, Overland Park, KS, or Liberty, MO. Our caring counselors at JS Therapy Group can help you learn coping strategies to contain the anxiety. We can also help you make relationships better in your family, with family therapy, which can also help reduce anxiety.
Teen Self-Confidence Can Increase with Counseling
The way you see yourself can greatly impact how you feel about yourself. The teenage years have a huge impact on self-confidence. Negative interactions with peers, teacher or family members can lay the foundation for a lack of self-confidence. Sometimes, these negative interactions can lead to a negative story that we say about ourselves. If you don’t talk to someone about these negative stories and correct them, your self-confidence could be impacted;.
Our therapists are trained to help you correct how you see yourself. We can also help you find a new positive story and teach you ways to make that positive story stronger. This can help to increase your self-confidence so you can go into the world and live your life to the fullest.
Confidentiality in Teen Counseling
A common concern for teens is that their parents will know everything they say in therapy. Our therapists understand this. Since we want to show you that you can trust us, we will not tell your parents or caregivers what you tell us. The only exception is if there is a safety issue, with yourself or another person.
Sometimes we may feel like it is important for your parents to know something. In those situations, we will work with you to find a way to tell you parents that feels good to you. You’re privacy, trust and safety is important to us!
Online Therapy For Teens in Kansas
If you are a teen, you are probably comfortable with technology, am I right? Online therapy in Kansas can be the right choice for you if you are looking to work with a therapist who specializes in a particular presenting struggle. Online therapy can also be right for you if you would prefer to not leave your home. Maybe you really want to maintain your privacy. Either way, we can use online therapy with an online therapist in Kansas to help make you feel more comfortable.
Why Not Just Talk to My Friends?
Of course! Makes sense you might want to talk to your friends about your problems. After all, they know a lot about you and sometimes it seems like they have good advice.
Well, hope we don’t burst your bubble. Your friends don’t always have the best advice or know how to handle situations appropriately. This is where our therapists can help. The online therapists at JS Therapy Group are trained to help you communicate well with others, to use effective coping strategies for regulating your mood and more. We can help you create a solid foundation of healthy ways of responding to stressful issues.
Begin Counseling for Teens in Leavenworth, KS, Overland Park, KS, and Liberty, MO
You don’t have to try to figure out life all alone. JS Therapy Group can help you learn the essential skills you need to get back to enjoying life and kicking it with your friends. Our caring therapists specialize in working with teens. To start counseling in Overland Park, KS, Leavenworth, KS, and Liberty, MO follow these simple steps:
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Other Counseling Services at JS Therapy Group
Treatment for teens is not the only service we offer in our Leavenworth and Overland Park counseling centers. Other mental health services JS Therapy Group provides include anxiety treatment, therapy for children and play therapy, trauma and PTSD treatment, addictions counseling, trauma and PTSD treatment for children, couple and marriage counseling and premarital counseling, family therapy, depression treatment, and affordable and reduced therapy. We also offer professional consultations and supervision opportunities. If you can’t make it to see one of our therapists for in-person counseling, consider online therapy in Kansas to meet your mental health needs. Contact us to get started or click on one of the links to learn more.
