Teen Therapy Center

The Holidays can be hard for kids after a divorce. Is there a way you can you support them so they'll enjoy the holidays even when they're missing the "way it used to be?" "I saw your post this weekend about how hard the holidays can be for kids in families going through separations. I got divorced this year. It got a little ugly and I won’t be spending any time around my ex this holiday. It will be the first time where we won’t all be together as a family for Christmas. My k...ids will spend Christmas Eve with their father, and then be with me on Christmas Day. We haven't talked about it explicitly, but I can sense that they’re feeling weird and nervous about it. I would love for them to see a therapist but I just don’t have the budget for that. Can you give me any insight about how I can talk to them about it, or anything I can do to make them feel a little better?" Tune in every Wednesday at 12:00pm to hear Kent's feedback to your parenting questions. For more info and past videos, please visit www.TeenTherapyCenter.com or join the conversation in our Facebook group @TipsOnTeens. . As always, we love hearing your questions! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions of your own. #teentherapy #telehealth #teletherapy #remotetherapy #remote #childrenmentalhealth #familytherapy #familyconnectionstherapy #childtherapy #teenmentalhealth #teenmentalhealthawareness #parentingtips #parenting #parentingteens #parentingadvice #teenanxiety #raisingteen #teendepression

The Holidays can be tough! If we can be a resource for you, text or call us at (818) 697-8555 or go to TeenTherapyCenter.com. #teentherapy #telehealth #teletherapy #remotetherapy #remote #childrenmentalhealth #familytherapy #familyconnectionstherapy #childtherapy #teenmentalhealth #teenmentalhealthawareness #parentingtips #parenting #parentingteens #parentingadvice #teenanxiety #raisingteen #teendepression

WHAT, TEENAGERS LIE?! Yes, and often! But what should you do about it? "My 15 year old is developing a real pattern of lying. He lies about things I ask him to do, saying he’s done them when he hasn’t, and then trying to get them done when I’m not looking. He lies about whether or not he’s done his homework, and how late he stayed up. These don’t seem like a big deal, and I usually respond by raising an eyebrow to let him know I know he’s lying, but I know I need to be more p...roactive. I’m really worried about how this lying stuff will play out once he starts driving, or can start going to parties again where there might be alcohol. I want him to feel like he can be honest with me and right now I feel myself not taking things he says at face value anymore. What’s the best approach, and what should I say when I catch him lying?" Tune in every Wednesday at 12:00pm to hear Kent's feedback to your parenting questions. For more info and past videos, please visit www.TeenTherapyCenter.com or join the conversation in our Facebook group @TipsOnTeens. . As always, we love hearing your questions! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions of your own. For more reading about #TeenLying, please check out Kent’s blog article, All Teenagers Lie Often! at https://teentherapycenter.com/all-teenagers-lie-often/ #teentherapy #telehealth #teletherapy #remotetherapy #remote #childrenmentalhealth #familytherapy #familyconnectionstherapy #childtherapy #teenmentalhealth #teenmentalhealthawareness #parentingtips #parenting #parentingteens #parentingadvice #teenanxiety #raisingteen #teendepression

How do we protect our kids from the dangers of pornography, and how do we discuss it with them? This week’s question comes from a parent wanting some advice on just that. Tune on Wednesday, November 4th at 12:00pm to hear Kent's feedback to this question. For more info and past videos, please visit www.TeenTherapyCenter.com or join the conversation in our Facebook group @TipsOnTeens. . As always, we love hearing your questions! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions of your own. #teentherapy #telehealth #teletherapy #remotetherapy #remote #childrenmentalhealth #familytherapy #familyconnectionstherapy #childtherapy #teenmentalhealth #teenmentalhealthawareness #parentingtips #parenting #parentingteens #parentingadvice #teenanxiety #raisingteen #teendepression

Go to https://www.teentherapycenter.com/the-parent-workshops/ to register!

Lots of girls feel like they have no one they can talk to about what they’re going through. That’s why we’re launching Free Harbor, a group for High School aged girls, in February 2021. Associate Professional Clinical Counselor Jennifer Perez leads a weekly discussion on the issues facing teenage girls. Free Harbor gives girls somewhere to talk and develop friendships that can last a lifetime. For more info: teentherapycenter.com/group-therapy/ #grouptherapy

Should distance learning change the academic expectations you have for your kid? How do you keep them motivated during quarantine? My teen is a freshman in high school, an honors student and maintains grades any parent would be proud of. He goes to a big public high school. Classes are all virtual right now. Both parents work. Our teen, however, has been missing classes. At least one each week. Sometimes more. He says he falls asleep, or forgets to log back in sometimes. ... We are firm believers in letting kids experience the natural consequences of their actions. We don’t call the school to clear the absences. But there don’t seem to be any consequences. What should we do? Are we negligent parents if we decide not to do anything? If he was actually ditching school we would be furious. Is this different? Tune in Wednesdays to hear Kent's feedback to your questions. For more info and past videos, please visit www.TeenTherapyCenter.com or join the conversation in our Facebook group @TipsOnTeens. As always, we love hearing your questions! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions of your own. If you want to have a more in-depth conversation with Kent and other like-minded parents, then make sure to register for The Parent Workshop: Quarantine Edition on Wednesday, November 11th at 7pm over Zoom. Get more info and register at www.TeenTherapyCenter.com/The-Parent-Workshops #distancelearning #quaranteen #teentherapy #telehealth #teletherapy #remotetherapy #remote #childrenmentalhealth #familytherapy #familyconnectionstherapy #childtherapy #teenmentalhealth #teenmentalhealthawareness #parentingtips #parenting #parentingteens #parentingadvice #teenanxiety #raisingteen #teendepression

A bit of fun for a Friday... #teentherapy #telehealth #teletherapy #remotetherapy #remote #childrenmentalhealth #childdevelopment #braindevelopment #familytherapy #familyconnectionstherapy #childtherapy #teenmentalhealth #teenmentalhealthawareness #parentingtips #parenting #parentingteens #parentingadvice #teenanxiety #raisingteen #teendepression

Does your teen daughter want to start dating? Is it freaking you out? That’s our question on this week’s Tips on Teens. I have a feeling my 14 year old daughter is going to want to start seeing this guy who she’s been talking to a lot on Zoom lately. He’s someone she’s been familiar with from school for a while, but recently it seems like they’ve developed a thing. I don’t know this kid well, and I’m really nervous about my little girl starting to date. We’ve always had p...retty good communication, but I want to make sure that she feels comfortable talking to her mom and me about things. Mostly I’m worried that she’ll get used, or she won’t know how to draw the line with the guy. Any advice about how I might be able to talk to her about it or what I should say? Tune on Wednesdays to hear Kent's feedback to this question. For more info and past videos, please visit www.TeenTherapyCenter.com or join the conversation in our Facebook group @TipsOnTeens. . As always, we love hearing your questions! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions of your own. . #teentherapy #telehealth #teletherapy #remotetherapy #remote #childrenmentalhealth #familytherapy #familyconnectionstherapy #childtherapy #teenmentalhealth #teenmentalhealthawareness #parentingtips #parenting #parentingteens #parentingadvice #teenanxiety #raisingteen #teendepression #teendatingviolence #consent

Thanks to Curt Widhalm, LMFT for the EMDR training!

I have a feeling my 14 year old daughter is going to want to start seeing this guy who she’s been talking to a lot on Zoom lately. He’s someone she’s been familiar with from school for a while, but recently it seems like they’ve developed a thing. I don’t know this kid well, and I’m really nervous about my little girl starting to date. We’ve always had pretty good communication, but I want to make sure that she feels comfortable talking to her mom and I about things. Mostl...y I’m worried that she’ll get used, or she won’t know how to draw the line with the guy. Any advice about how I might be able to talk to her about it or what I should say? Tune on Wednesday, October 21st at 12:00pm to hear Kent's feedback to this question. For more info and past videos, please visit www.TeenTherapyCenter.com or join the conversation in our Facebook group @TipsOnTeens. . As always, we love hearing your questions! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions of your own. . #teentherapy #telehealth #teletherapy #remotetherapy #remote #childrenmentalhealth #familytherapy #familyconnectionstherapy #childtherapy #teenmentalhealth #teenmentalhealthawareness #parentingtips #parenting #parentingteens #parentingadvice #teenanxiety #raisingteen #teendepression #teendatingviolence #consent

Join us on Wednesday, October 21st at 9am for our Zoom workshop QuaranTEEN: Unmasking the Challenges of Distance Learning. Learn more and RSVP here: https://quaranteen.eventcreate.com/

"I have a question about walking the line between friend and parent. I’ve been divorced from my ex husband for three years, and my only daughter is 16. Her father and I have a civil relationship, and I make sure not to speak ill of him or his new girlfriend in front of her. In the last year or so however, I’ve begun dating which hasn’t been going great, and I’ve had some drama with friends who I have in common with my ex from our marriage. I find more and more that I’m confid...ing my feelings in my daughter more than anyone else. I’ve heard people say that it’s not good for your kid or you to have a relationship too buddy-buddy. What I want to know is: what kinds of personal, adult things can I tell my daughter, and where should I draw the line?" Tune in on Wednesdays at 12:00pm to hear Kent answer your questions. For more info and past videos, please visit www.TeenTherapyCenter.com or join the conversation in our Facebook group @TipsOnTeens. . As always, we love hearing your questions! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions of your own. #mommydaugher #mommydaughtertime #mommydaughterdate #teenmentalhealth #teentherapy #parentingtips #parenting #parentingteens #parentingadvice #therapy

Is it healthy when your kid is also your BFF? "I have a question about walking the line between friend and parent. I’ve been divorced from my ex husband for three years, and my only daughter is 16. Her father and I have a civil relationship, and I make sure not to speak ill of him or his new girlfriend in front of her. In the last year or so however, I’ve begun dating which hasn’t been going great, and I’ve had some drama with friends who I have in common with my ex from our ...marriage. I find more and more that I’m confiding my feelings in my daughter more than anyone else. I’ve heard people say that it’s not good for your kid or you to have a relationship too buddy-buddy. What I want to know is: what kinds of personal, adult things can I tell my daughter, and where should I draw the line?" Tune in on Wednesday, October 14th at 12:00pm to hear Kent's feedback to this question. For more info and past videos, please visit www.TeenTherapyCenter.com or join the conversation in our Facebook group @TipsOnTeens. . As always, we love hearing your questions! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions of your own. #mommydaugher #mommydaughtertime #mommydaughterdate #teenmentalhealth #teentherapy #parentingtips #parenting #parentingteens #parentingadvice #therapy

Listen Teen Therapy Center's founder and Clinical Director Kent Toussaint on Brian Bielanski's "Let's Talk" podcast, available on Spotify, Apple and iHeart. https://anchor.fm//Childrens-Mental-Health-Durin/a-a2vrqld

"I’ve been divorced from my abusive ex husband for five years. My daughter is 17, and she carries a lot of shame about being from a ' broken home’ which I believe my ex uses to manipulate her. She lives with me. He gets her every other weekend and occasional holidays. Even though he did not attempt to change the custody arrangement when it was being hashed out, he tells her I am trying to keep the two of them apart because he gets so little time with her. When I try to correc...t her it turns into an argument and she tells me I am "bad mouthing her dad." I’ve given my life for this kid. She has not spoken to me for nearly a year. The tension in my house is ridiculous. The minimal interaction she must have with me is dripping with disdain and disgust. I am crushed everyday when I go home to this environment. I believe in my soul that she knows the truth but it's easier right now for her to believe a lie. What do I do until the truth surfaces and she has to deal with it?" Tune on Wednesdays to hear Kent answer your parenting questions. For more info and past videos, please visit www.TeenTherapyCenter.com or join the conversation in our Facebook group @TipsOnTeens. . As always, we love hearing your questions! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions of your own. . #divorce #divorcedwomen #divorcerecovery #abusiverelationship #teentherapy #teenmentalhealth #teenmentalhealthawareness #parentingtips #parenting #parentingteens #parentingadvice #therapy #mentalhealth #depression #teendepression #teenanxiety #raisingteens #family #teendating #healthyrelationships #familytherapy