Some adolescents teenagers have minor issues and just need a little assistance to get back on their feet and back on track. Whereas some adolescents / teenagers have very serious issues such as teenage depression, eating disorders, teenage violence, substance abuse, and many more serious issues that need more significant interventions.

Some teens go to counseling to prevent problems from occurring in the future and some come to solve current problems or heal from past wounds. In order to successfully intervene with a teenager it is highly recommended that you choose a therapist that specialises in adolescent therapy.

Although most teenagers feel they should be treated like an adult, they have many needs that are unique to a teenager and need a therapist that understands these needs and specializes in helping adolescents overcome their difficulties, get their needs met, and help them on their way to developing into highly functional adults someday. There are two main types of adolescent therapy offered at the Front Range Counseling Center:

Preventative Therapy (to help teens prevent problems from occurring in the future)

Teenage Counseling / Adolescent Therapy (to fix problems, resolve issues, or repair relationships)

Common areas that Adolescent Therapy can help fix:

• Behavior problems
• School problems
• Teenage discipline problems
• Teenage depression
• Anxiety
• Anger, Fighting, Defiance
• Lack of respect
• Power struggles
• Eating disorder issues
• Sleeping problems
• Substance use/abuse issues
• Sexual issues
• Social skills issues
• Relationship issues
• Family issues
• Sibling issues
• Coping with parent’s divorce
• Coping with a move or a loss
• Coping with a death
• Stepparent issues
• Multiple home issues
• Blending family issues
• Coping with childhood or adolescence trauma
• Coping with abuse issues
• Coping with illness
• Lack of ambition in life
• Coping skills problems
• General dissatisfaction with life

At NorthSide Counselling, we can help assist with any of these areas and many more. We have a adolescent therapist that specialise in treating teenagers / adolescents.

As adolescent therapy is a highly specialised field we highly recommend that when you pick a counselor for your teenager that you choose a therapist that specialises in this area of therapy.

Remember adult therapy and adolescent therapy are not the same thing. For this reason, NorthSide Counselling has on staff both adult specialists and adolescent counseling specialists.

How It Works

At NSC, we believe that the most important person in your adolescent’s life is you! That is why our first meetings are often with the parents so that we may better understand the difficulties that your teenager is facing. We will learn what is happening in your teenagers’ life at home and at school and determine how we can best be of help.

Once treatment begins, parents remain involved, giving the therapist feedback and sharing how your teenager is doing at school and at home. In addition, you may be assisted by the therapist in how best to help your teenager as well as have the opportunity to address any parenting questions that you may have.

Teenagers are generally treated once weekly or fortnightly to start with in individual counselling with check-ins held separately with the parent to address your teen’s functioning.