Therapy for Teen Girls in Warren, NJ

Is your daughter struggling to find, make, and keep friends?  Does she feel anxious in social situations?  We can help her identify healthy relationships and recognize what she has to offer to others so she can feel more confident in social situations.

Is your teen constantly worrying about her body?  Have you noticed a change in your daughter's eating habits?  We can help your daughter have a healthy relationship with food and body image by helping her change the way she sees herself while encouraging self care.

Is your daughter underperforming or underachieving?  Does your daughter criticize herself?  Does she feel like she's not good enough?  Does she feel abnormal?  We can help your daughter affirm hr strengths sand work toward them, so she can comnect to who she wants to do.

• Changes in her eating patterns
• Significant weight changes in a short amount of time
• Binging- she eats large amounts of food in a short amount of time
• Purging- she engages in self induced vomiting or laxative abuse
• Overexercise
• She's lost her period or has not yet started menstruating

• She criticizes her body
• She body checks (checks her body in the mirror, measures body, etc)
• She seeks reassurance about her body (ie when she wears certain clothes)
• She compares herself to others
• She blames things that happen to her on her appearance
• She wears baggy clothing
• She fixates on one part of her body

• She's struggling to complete assignments
• She's underperforming in school despite her best effort
• She's impulsive
• She interrupts in conversation
• She changes the subject often in conversation
• She's struggling to find, make, and keep friends
• She has testing anxiety
• She struggles with executive functioning

I will talk to your daughter as if we're having a regular conversation.  I'm interested in getting to know her.

Using a strengths based approach, we can help your daughter identify her positive attributes and work toward them.  We can also incorporate her hobbies and interests into her treatment plan.

Teen girls are in Erikson's developmental stage identity vs. role confusion, meaning if they don't have a stable sense of self they might struggle to figure out who they are.  We can help guide your daughter through a stable adolescence by helping her identify her values and guiding her toward making decisions that match those values.

We can help your daughter identify qualities she might look for in a friend and develop healthy, authentic relationships.  We can also work on assertiveness techniques in social situations

As parents, you have the potential to be your daughter's biggest advocate and supporters.  I will keep you updated on your daughter's care and will incorporate family sessions into your daughter's treatment plan.  I will give you suggestions on what you can do to support your daughter.  You are part of your daughter's treatment team, and we will work together.

Book a complimentary 15 minute consult today!