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Help for Troubled Teens and Their Parents

Helping Your Teenager Navigate Therapy and Counseling

Posted on March 15, 2023

As a parent, it can be difficult to watch your teenager struggle with mental health and emotional challenges, but therapy and counseling can be effective tools in helping them overcome these obstacles and build resilience. This article will discuss several key strategies for supporting your teen through their therapy and counseling journey.

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September is National Recovery Month

Posted on September 27, 2021

This year’s theme for National Recovery Month is “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community. Using the same therapeutic model to treat every person regardless of age seeking recovery would be a mistake and relapse statistics for adolescents appear to back up that statement.

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Signs and Sources of School Anxiety

Posted on September 23, 2021

Most teenagers admit that they are ready to put the 2020-2021 school year behind them and get back to in-person classes with their peers. But let’s admit it: few teens are enthusiastic about the the alarm clock going off in the early hours, or the long hours in classrooms, followed by assignments at home. The transition into a new school year can be a struggle for everyone and this year is no exception. Mask or no mask? Social distancing or not? The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect students and schools.

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Author of Beautiful Boy Discusses Healing and Hope

Posted on June 15, 2021

Partnership to End Addiction (formerly drugfree.org) is a New York City-based non-profit organization that runs campaigns to prevent teenage drug and alcohol abuse in the United States. It’s popular podcast interview series, Heart of the Matter hosted by Elizabeth Vargas, is a platform for guests to share personal, candid stories about addiction and how it has impacted their lives. New episodes are released every other Tuesday and are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.

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Signs of Social Anxiety in Teens

Posted on June 01, 2021

Whether it’s a TikTok dance, a Snapchat post, or an Instagram selfie, your teenager and their friends are using social media sites to stay constantly connected to each other. As the parent of a teen, you may be wondering if all this online socializing is good for your child’s mental health or if social media anxiety might be a problem for them.

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Helping Teens With Anxiety Through Yoga Practice

Posted on January 25, 2021

Elk River Treatment Program has long provided a holistic approach to therapeutic treatment including professional yoga instruction. For the past year, clients have enjoyed the always pleasant, gentle mannered Jane Ringbloom who leads yoga practice twice a week.

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