For Parents

“Have kids” they said. “It’ll be fun.” they said. So why do you feel so lost about 90% of the time now that you have a teenager? This parenting gig just isn’t going at all like you’d imagined. You know your daughter’s worth but no matter what you say, you cannot convince her of it. She seems to struggle so often, and you feel guilty not being able to help her through it. You sometimes read statistics about teens and social media and anxiety and depression or even suicide, and truth be told, you just close your eyes and hope for the best because you now she’s at risk and you really don’t know what else to do; but then you somehow convince yourself that you’re pretty sure that couldn’t be your daughter and try to forget about it until the next time. Talking to her about her problems never seems to work because that, somehow, even with the best intentions, always seems to spiral into a fight. But never talking about it at all just doesn’t sit right with you either. UGH. You wish there was just some how, some way, you could get back that connection you had a few years prior. And you want her to understand how much you care about her. Is that too much to ask?

I can help with that! I promise you, your daughter, although she might not even recognize it and she’s not likely to admit it right now, she does want and need connection with you. And we’re going to work to get you there. You have to understand that it’s not going to look the same as when she was younger. So we’ll work to make sure that your ideas are realistic for her current stage of development. And then we’ll take the time to not only get her on track with her values and worth but to help you understand more about how connection with teens works. It’s more tricky than it used to be but it’s definitely doable!

What therapy for parent’s of teens is NOT:

Me telling you that you’re a terrible parent & you have to fix everything
Me agreeing with you that your teen is a schmuck & no wonder you parent that way
You getting all the answers in one session and everything is fixed forever and ever

What therapy for parents of teens IS:

Coming in with enough humility to know that none of us get it right all of the time and that’s okay.
Working to change behaviors and actions that no longer serve your daughter or your relationship well.
Accepting challenges that will help build the connection that your daughter so desperately needs.

“When you start seeing your worth, you’ll find it harder to stay around people who don’t.”

— Author Unknown

How I Can Help

You’ve never made this transition into adulthood before, so it makes sense that you don’t know how to do it any differently. It feels overwhelming and that’s all you know right now. You’re coming at it with only the skills you learned from your past. They were barely effective then; they may have worked a little bit and for a little while but now they leave you barely hanging on. So, here’s the thing, girl…when we team up together in therapy, we’re going to start creating a tomorrow that is NOT based on your past. Instead, we’re going to create a new story for you, full of connectedness, loyalty, self advocacy, healthy boundaries, respect and as much grace for yourself as you are currently giving everyone else. We’ll bring about a true self love rather than that imposter that leaves you barely hanging on from day to day. Are you ready to write a new story with me? I know I am!

I will help you discover your inherent worth and to embrace the life you deserve. We’ll work as a team and I’ll stay with you, guiding you through the process of learning far more about yourself than you’ve ever realized was even possible while using well known and evidence based methods of therapy to help you resolve old issues and to develop the skills needed to feel and overcome the things that feel so difficult for you now. You can begin to heal all of the pieces of you that tell you you’re not good enough…because YOU ABSOLUTELY ARE! YOU ARE WORTHY no matter your struggle.

If you read this and you’re jumping out of your skin saying, “Yes Jenn, this is me!!! I think you wrote this about me!!” Then I can hardly wait to meet you! Let’s start rewriting your story! The sooner the better! The future does not have to look anything like the past for you! You can live life as the high-value WORTHY young lady you were chosen to be!