Sometimes it can be hard to deal with all of the changes that happen during your teenage years. If you’re having trouble with certain situations or emotions, you might find connecting with a therapist to be a helpful way of sorting things out.
Why should I go to therapy? If you’re thinking about whether therapy could be helpful to you, here are some questions to ask yourself:
If you answered YES to any of these questions, it may be helpful to meet a potential therapist.
Therapy can help you to alleviate stress, understand your feelings, and learn how to deal with them in your everyday life. You can expect that whatever you and your therapist discuss will remain confidential. Confidential means that the therapist cannot tell anyone, not even your parents, about what the two of you talk about without your permission. The exception to this rule is that if the therapist feels that you are in danger of hurting yourself or someone else, including being abused or neglected, he/she is obligated by law to break confidentiality in order to keep you safe.
Why should I go to therapy? If you’re thinking about whether therapy could be helpful to you, here are some questions to ask yourself:
- Do you ever feel really sad, frustrated, or lonely?
- Do you feel especially angry, annoyed, or out-of-control?
- Do you feel very stressed, worried, or guilty?
- Have you experienced some major problems at home, at school, or in your neighborhood?
- Have you noticed some changes in the way you sleep, eat, or think and feel about life?
- Is it hard for you to talk about these feelings with your family or friends?
- Are these feelings having a bad effect on your life-are they making your schoolwork and your relationships with family and friends hard?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, it may be helpful to meet a potential therapist.
Therapy can help you to alleviate stress, understand your feelings, and learn how to deal with them in your everyday life. You can expect that whatever you and your therapist discuss will remain confidential. Confidential means that the therapist cannot tell anyone, not even your parents, about what the two of you talk about without your permission. The exception to this rule is that if the therapist feels that you are in danger of hurting yourself or someone else, including being abused or neglected, he/she is obligated by law to break confidentiality in order to keep you safe.
