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Is your adolescent
child angry, unhappy, or acting
out?
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Does your teen lack
confidence and self-esteem?
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Do you feel uncertain
about how to help?
It can be hard to tell when your teenage
child needs professional help. Most parents understand the
teen years are a time of rapid physical and intellectual
maturing, and know mood changes and testing new behaviors
are a part of that process. As your child starts to look
more grown up, your expectations naturally rise. Parent/
teen struggles often develop over the teen being expected to
behave more maturely while he perceives he is being treated
like a child. Efforts to resolve differences can be
complicated by the teen’s still developing capacity to share
his emotional experiences.
So what’s a parent to do? Here is
something to consider. When your teenager was an infant you
learned to meet his or her needs through understanding
sounds and gestures. Those sounds and gestures still have
meaning – often far beyond the words the teen has learned to
use. As the adult, you know how to live in an adult world.
Your child desperately wants to know those things, but may
not know how to ask the
questions.
At Child Therapy Specialists, we
have many years of expertise counseling
adolescents.
We are licensed mental health
professionals who also have personal experience as parents
of teens. We can help you understand the meaning behind your
teenager’s behavior and words, and help you stay connected
as your relationship grows and changes.
Health insurance usually covers
our services, including our out-patient assessments and
private individual or family therapy
sessions.
We offer counseling in Wichita, KS with a
large variety of issues affecting
adolescents including:
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Teen Depression
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Anxiety
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Adolescent Anger Management
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Adolescent Adjustments (such as Adjustment
to a New School, Step-family Adjustment, Divorce
Adjustment, Adjustment to Family Changes)
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ADHD in Adolescents (Attention Deficity
Hyperativity Disorder)
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Bipolar Disorder (Severe Mood
Swings)
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Defiance, Disobedience, Argumentativeness,
Troubled Teens
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Grief
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Identity Confusion
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Peer Problems, Social Skills
Development
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Adolescent Cutting /
Self-mutilation
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Teenage Promiscuous Behavior, Teen
Pregnancy
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School Problems, Underachievement, Fighting
at School
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Victims of Sexual Assault or Sexual
Abuse
Do you worry about your
child and want help with any of these
issues?
Call today! (316)
729-9965
For an appointment ortelephone consultation.
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