Therapy for teens and young adults in Chicago
Teen & Young Adult Therapy
Your teen and college years are ones of exciting, energizing, freeing and, at times, overwhelming transformation.
Maybe you’re exploring who you are, navigating being away from home and your family for the first time, dealing with the pressure of school, or the stress of balancing your hobbies, sports, arts, and just wanting to rest a little! You deserve a therapy space that understands you.
What therapy is:
a confidential space, a container for what you feel, a place to express yourself freely without censure or judgement, time where you can engage in creative ways of tapping into your emotions, a place to decide what story you want to write for your life.
What therapy is not:
stuffy, full of prescribed worksheets, all about your parents’ goals or wishes for you, a classroom environment, another item on your to-do list, or someone telling you what to do.
This is your space, for whatever you need it to be.
Our therapists bring their humor, tik tok knowledge (yes even therapists have tik tok), and curiosity to support you with whatever you are managing.
Together let’s talk about:
Academic Pressures
Schools or colleges can be places where you flourish, but they can also be systems in which you feel isolated or behind. We will help you recognize and utilize your strengths, change your relationship to pressure, and help you to feel more grounded as you tackle the challenges of school.
Relationships
Empowering you to manage interpersonal dynamics, build conflict and communication skills, manage anxiety or loneliness, and establish your values and goals related to your social circles.
Dating
Let’s be real. Dating these days can feel exhausting and confusing. Create your personalized dating ethics and values, understand your attachment and relationship patterns, process anxiety or rejection, and develop insight around how to establish more fulfilling relationships.
Identity & Self Esteem
Who am I? What do I value in life? How do I become the person I’ve always wanted to be? In this transformative stage, differentiate your unique values from societal or parental pressures, develop emotional awareness, and find clarity around your identities
Body Image & Eating Disorders
In our world today, there is a bombardment of messaging around diet culture, bodies, and self-worth. Step out of shame based narratives, build trust with your body and mind, and find food and exercise freedom.
Quarter Life Crisis
Bills, online dating, starting out your career (or questioning why the heck you got into this job), moving to a new city, creating hobbies, dealing with loneliness, feeling uninspired, and trying to make friends. Phew, that's exhausting. You don’t have to engage in soul searching alone. Learn to ride the waves of these tumultuous years.
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