Here you are newly married or making a plan to spend the rest of your life with your partner and these hard feelings are often present just below the surface. You don’t know if it’s just you or if there really is something about being a stepmom that’s different.

Most therapists will offer you the opportunity to talk with them for a free fifteen minute consultation via phone before committing to the first session. I highly recommend you take them up on this offer.

You may have realized that you’re struggling right now in your role as a stepmom, but you’re not quite sure where to start as far as reaching out for support. You may wonder, am I struggling with something like stress, overwhelm, or depression?

In notice a lot these days that there’s a big stress on getting teens to do things the adults wants them to do, whether that’s chores, the way they study or learn, how they find motivation for their future, or learning adult life tasks like driving.

As much as possible, I like my potential clients to know what to expect when starting therapy. I find it’s helpful to be clear on expectations from the get go, so there’s little chance for confusion or resentment to grow and so all parties are on the same page.

Depression in teens can be scary.

Often teens will isolate, keep to themselves, and not tell a grownup what’s going on. Sometimes parents aren’t even aware a teen is struggling with depression until a teen ends up in the hospital after a suicide attempt.

This blog gives three ways to change how you communicate as a caregiver, so your teen hears what you have to say.

Maybe your teen has everything they could ever want and still, they’re unhappy and withdrawn.

You’ve been talking to your friends, the school counselor, and your child’s pediatrician and you’re considering therapy for your teen.

It’s important to connect emotionally with a therapist and for them to have the expertise to treat your teen’s issue.

Maybe you want to how to find a therapist who can meet your teen’s needs of struggling with depression. Maybe your teen was recently hospitalized and the hospital recommended a specific type of treatment such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and you don’t know where to start.

When your teen is starting therapy there are a lot of unknowns. You may have questions about the process, how long it will take, or what exactly they’ll be doing in therapy. Those questions are answered in another blog post.

It’s common to feel confused about what to expect from teen therapy. While the internet has given us a lot of valuable information, it’s also created the opportunity for misinformation.