Teenagers often find themselves coping with new experiences related to relationships or dating, including gender identity. Some teens may be experimenting with drugs or alcohol, while others may have mental health disorders. If you’re a parent whose teen needs help, you may wonder where to find a safe and supportive space to help your teen begin their road to recovery.

If you’re looking for a teen counseling program in the Ardmore, PA, area, our team at Truth Center for Health & Healing offers a safe and supportive place to learn life management skills. Our LPCs (licensed professional counselors) will create a therapeutic environment that will help teens cope with whatever they are facing. Whether your teens are dealing with addiction, depression, gender issues, or PTSD, our counselors can work with them using individual, family, or group therapy sessions.

How the Truth Center for Health and Healing Guides Teens on Their Healing Journey

Our team at Truth Center brings our diverse backgrounds and talents to the service of our clients. Every individual can heal by fully examining the reasons they are seeking therapy. Our role isn’t to give them answers but to help them craft new directions in their lives and discover new ways to interact with their challenges.

One of the methods we use is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which allows teens to rethink their roles in common life circumstances. Teenagers are at an ideal stage of life to discover their artistic gifts, so we also utilize musical and artistic therapies. Another therapy method our teens enjoy is role-playing games, where they can practice new ways of interacting in a safe, supportive environment.

How Therapy Supports Teens in Processing Difficult Experiences

As a parent, you may have a varying range of responses if your teen reveals that they are struggling with issues regarding sexual or gender identity. Their feelings may be overwhelming for them and may cause differences of opinion among family members. Your teen may need a safe and supportive place to discuss their feelings about their gender or their sexuality.

We take pride in offering LGBTQ+ therapy in the Philadelphia area. Our team at Truth Center can support your teen as an individual or as part of family counseling. We know these issues might be difficult for you to navigate, and our team has had experience allowing each person to speak their truth while supporting your teen as they discover their true selves.

Understanding Trauma in Teens: Common Causes and Symptoms

Anyone who has experienced trauma can find it difficult to resume their everyday life activities. Teens who have gone through a traumatic experience may find it emotionally disabling. Trauma can occur because of an injury, abuse, or the death of a loved one. As a parent, your teen may exhibit strong emotions, and you might wonder if they may be reacting to a traumatic event.

Our team at Truth Center understands how trauma can disrupt your life. For example, your teen may display increased sadness, anger, or a change in sleep or eating patterns. Your teens may lose interest in friends or their favorite activities.

Therapeutic Approaches Tailored for Teen Trauma Recovery

One of the therapeutic methods we utilize for teens in Montgomery County, PA, who have experienced trauma is called EDMR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.) This therapy uses controlled eye movements or finger tapping to help clients process and reframe their memories of distressing experiences. Our therapist will begin by asking about the traumatic events that brought you to our office and then finding the best way to guide you toward a way to move forward to a place of acceptance.

Our team recognizes that every teen is different, so we know that the approaches we typically use may not work to help your teen. According to Medical News Today, some trauma survivors have found it helpful to utilize prolonged exposure therapy. This approach uses a series of visits where the therapist uses repeated sessions of guided mental rehearsals of the traumatic event.

Call Us Today for Your Appointment

Our team is dedicated to helping teens overcome whatever challenges they may be facing. Whether you need an appointment for your teen or you’re a teen who needs an appointment for yourself, you’ll find a caring person at the other end of the line who can help you make your appointment. Contact us today, and let’s see how we can help.