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In this day and age, it can be difficult for youth and teens to navigate school obligations, social interactions, family issues, and more. Some children even suffer from undiagnosed mental illnesses that make everyday life a challenge. Without adequate support, youth and teens may struggle immensely with their mental and emotional health and live miserable lives.

That’s where teen and youth counseling/therapy can help. Whether you are located in downtown Elmwood Park, the suburbs of Elmwood Park, other nearby places such as Franklin Park, Melrose Park, or anywhere else in Illinois, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs Your Child Can Use Youth/Teen Therapy

It can be challenging to determine whether you should seek professional help for your child. Youth and teens may need counseling for the following reasons:

  • They isolate themselves from their friends.
  • Their school grades are slipping.
  • They make reckless decisions.
  • They often seem sad or worried.

If a child exhibits any of the above signs, consider speaking with a therapist about teen or youth counseling. If you are curious to learn more about how you can help your child, read licensed therapist Stephanie Olarte’s tips about teen/youth therapy and how parents can get involved.

Your Child Deserves to Feel Better: Explore Youth/Teen Counseling Today!

Youth and teen counseling enables a therapist to identify your child's issues and create a customized plan to address them so your child can flourish and be happy. And with Mental Health Match, finding a qualified youth therapist is easy! Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

Elmwood Park, IL Youth/Teen Therapists- List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Use our conversations to explore how your brain works and identify supportive solutions for you. We will focus on how thoughts impact feelings and create behavioral strategies that improve your quality of life and increase acceptance of yourself.

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I am committed to helping people find their path and take action to move forward in their lives. Therapy is a place where we can learn how to get “unstuck” and counter the worries that create doubt and uncertainty in ourselves.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Disorders
  • Attention Problems
  • Feeling Stuck
  • Health Anxiety
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Impulsive Behavior
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Children with Anxiety
  • Parenting Skills
  • Perfectionism
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Esteem
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Women
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Johanna Isaacs remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nor...
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Lauren Necesario Smith
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explore how your feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress impact your daily functioning. We will use different tools to help you develop new ways of understanding and reacting to life stressors.


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Together, we will:

explore how your feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress impact your daily functioning. We will use different tools to help you develop new ways of understanding and reacting to life stressors.

Something to know about my approach is:

Through gentle exploration and skill building, you will be guided to a place of understanding, acceptance, and compassion for where you are in your journey and how you got here. I like to use CBT, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based interventions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adult ADHD
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety
  • Assessments
  • Boundaries
  • Chronic Pain
  • Confidence
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Depression
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Transitions
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mental Disorders
  • Psychosomatic Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
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Erik Larson
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Find new ways to address the suffering that brings a child & their family or an adult to speak with me, talking about what can't be talked about elsewhere and pursuing what gives you life, what allows for the next steps to be taken on your pathway.


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Together, we will:

Find new ways to address the suffering that brings a child & their family or an adult to speak with me, talking about what can't be talked about elsewhere and pursuing what gives you life, what allows for the next steps to be taken on your pathway.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am interested in the unique way children & adults express their troubles: in bodily expressions, turns of phrase, slips of the tongue & dreams, exploring how they build relationships with others and those important endeavors in their lives.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Child Disorders
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Childrens Sleep
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
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Jessica Rodriguex
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Together, we will collaborate to create a treatment plan that is specific and focused on creating behavioral change. Throughout therapy you will learn the skills to overcome your current issues and better cope with them in the future.


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Together, we will collaborate to create a treatment plan that is specific and focused on creating behavioral change. Throughout therapy you will learn the skills to overcome your current issues and better cope with them in the future.

Something to know about my approach is:

In session, you will feel encouraged and supported, but you will also be appropriately challenged. These challenges may cause you to feel uncomfortable, but it is important to remember that, through discomfort, comes change.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Risk Behaviors
  • Anger
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Behavior Change
  • Coping Skills
  • Domestic Violence
  • Family Conflict
  • Financial Stress
  • High-Functioning Autism
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Impulsive Behavior
  • Life Skills
  • Life Transitions
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Parenting Children With Autism
  • Personality Disorders
  • Sex Offenders
  • Stress-Related Disorders
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Teenagers
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Yalandria Womack (The Gentle Caress)
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We will reclaim your power & confidence by attacking the issue head on. I want to hear your story so we can see where certain emotions come so we can get you back on the path of mental stability.


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We will reclaim your power & confidence by attacking the issue head on. I want to hear your story so we can see where certain emotions come so we can get you back on the path of mental stability.

Something to know about my approach is:

I feel my purpose is to help others improve their quality of life. We live in a world where life can come at you a million different ways from instant unemployment, death of a loved one etc.. which can lead to unhealthy coping from anxiety/depression

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Stress
  • Anxiety
  • Children
  • Engagement
  • Marriage
  • Relationship Conflict
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Yalandria Womack (The Gentle Caress) remote and phone therapy in Illinois, Michigan