Is your teen experiencing anxiety or depression? Are they being bullied or have you noticed changes in their eating, school, or social habits? Are they saying things about suicide or have you notice cutting or self-harm? Counseling for teens is sometimes a last ditch effort after trying everything that you, as their parent s , know to do. Giving your teen the gift of therapy at their age can be preventative of future mental illness or can literally save their life.
Joshua Tree has several teen counseling options. Three decades ago, the biggest health threats to teenagers were binge drinking, drunken driving, teenage pregnancy, cigarettes and illicit drugs. Today, they are anxiety, depression, suicide, self-harm and other serious mental health disorders. From to , the suicide rate for American youngsters from ages 10 to 19 jumped 40 percent, and emergency room visits for self-harm rose 88 percent. Managing a mental health crisis can be challenging for teenagers and their parents.
They often lack the insight, words to describe their experience, or courage to speak up about it. You may have to look for signs and symptoms. When everything seems to be going against you, rememberβ¦the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. At Joshua Tree, we know that being a teen is tough, and parenting teens is tough. Teens can certainly learn tools, increase their emotional capacity and vocabulary, and wrestle with issues like identity and suicidal ideation.
We want to support both teens and their parents. For teens we provide a safe and professional environment to come and talk, express themselves, and explore issues and concerns. For parents we provide parent coaching, counseling for underlying issues, and encouragement in these rough years of parenting. We want you to take good care of yourselves to best support the outcome of teen counseling.
The counselors at Joshua Tree have afternoon, evening, or weekend options available with in person counseling for teens in Tucson and telehealth teen counseling in all of Arizona if this option works best for your teen. You and your teen are worthy of receiving help, support, guidance, and healing. We have several counselors at Joshua Tree who focus on teen counseling in Tucson and telehealth teen counseling in Arizona with bilingual options.
