Teen Therapy
No One Else Under Your Roof Is Worried About This
Somebody outside your house said it first.
The school raised it, or your pediatrician did.
You’ve had it in your head every day since.
Your teenager hasn’t.
Your Teenager Isn’t Pretending
They aren’t hiding anything from you.
As far as they can tell, things are going fine.
That’s an honest report of the week they had.
You’re the one accounting for next year.
Both of You Are Reading the Same House Correctly
Teenagers measure in weeks.
You’ve been measuring in years since the day it got raised.
The gap between those two readings is where you’re standing right now.
Nothing about that gap means you’re overreacting.
What You Want Is a Quieter House
Peace in the house is the actual request.
For all of you, and not only for your teenager.
Everybody there has been walking on eggshells long enough that it started to feel normal.
That’s the thing worth aiming at.
Your House Has Been Working Around It
You time your questions.
Some things go unsaid this week because this week isn’t the week.
None of that work shows up anywhere, and nobody outside your house sees any of it.
The question underneath all of it is whether there’s still a path for your kid, and you’ve been holding that one on your own.
Your Teenager Can Do This From Home
Jeremiah Andrews, LPC, is part-time and fully virtual. He works with adolescents, young adults, and adults anywhere in Mississippi.
He works from CBT and DBT, and the FAQ page explains what each is.
A teenager who didn’t ask for the appointment has an easier time talking from their own room than from a waiting room.
Dr. Brent Powell sees teenagers, too, from the New Albany office or by video.
If Your Real Question Is What’s Going On
Some parents come here wanting somebody for their teenager to talk to every week.
Others come wanting to know what they’re dealing with.
That second question is an evaluation, and Dr. Medley does those.
Some families do both, evaluation first.
Your Teenager Doesn’t Have to Ask for This First
They don’t have to want counseling for you to start it.
You can make the call while they’re still telling you everything’s going fine.
The person who books it is the person who’s worried.
You Stop Being the Only One Keeping Track
The first change is the temperature of the house.
You quit being the only one tracking this.
You get to go back to being their parent.
Make the Call Before You Bring It Up at Home
Tell us who raised it and what you’ve been watching at home.
You get 15 complimentary minutes for that, before anything is scheduled.
Nothing gets decided on that call except whether to book the next one.
Call the office or sign up online.