Changes within the family or changed relationships hit adolescents particularly hard. Different from adults, adolescents cannot draw on positive solution strategies from their pasts.

When working with adolescents it is important to form a working alliance with the child's parents or caregivers. To achieve positive changes, the child's environment is just as important as the work we do in therapy. Parents and family members should work on trying to understand the problem just as much as the child does to be able to create a positive foundation for therapy success.

Our therapies for adolescents focus on the following areas: behavior disorders; divorce or separation; learning challenges and school performance; loss; play therapy; trauma; and self-harm (cutting).