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Your Teen’s Learning Disability & Therapy
Approximately 10% of today’s children and adolescents are battling a learning disability. In some cases, more than one learning disability exists at one time. If your teen has a learning
LGBT Mental Health Statistics: What The Numbers Say
Teenagers are especially vulnerable to mental health problems, and when it comes to those who within the LGBT community, that vulnerability is even greater. LGBT mental health statistics make sobering
Substance-Induced Mood Disorders: What To Look For With Your Teen
Substance-induced mood disorders, as they imply, are mood disorders caused when someone either starts or stops taking a particular substance. These disorders impact the way that you think, feel, or
Autism and Teens: How Can Therapy Help?
In recent years, there has been much media coverage regarding the rise of autism in young children. Though a specific cause has not yet been discovered, a variety of theories
Trauma Trouble: Warning Signs
If a young person has a particularly intense experience which harms or threatens their physical or emotional well-being, they may develop trauma. When adolescents suffer from trauma, this can have
MDMA Addiction and Your Teen
Many people have never heard of MDMA (short for methylenedioxymethamphetamine). On the flip side, most have heard of ecstasy. Otherwise known as the love pill or the club drug, ecstasy
5 Examples of Expressive Therapy
Expressive therapy is a common practice used with young children, teens, and adults, in both individual and group settings. The intention of this unique approach to therapy is to help
Addiction Recovery For Teens
Young adults are very vulnerable to addictions, and in many cases, are more vulnerable than any other age group. During the teen years, the brain and body are still in
Teen Internet Addiction: 5 Alternatives to A Digital Overload
With nearly 300 million cell phones in use in the United States, that puts the country third overall in the world when it comes to total mobile phones in use.
