Therapist for kids & teens in Livermore, CA
Helping You Navigate Life’s Complexities
Sometimes, it feels like no one understands what you’re going through, right? Whether you’re dealing with stress, family drama, or just figuring out who you are, therapy is your space to work on what matters most to you. Life is messy and it takes a lot of bravery to look inward to notice that you need some extra help. Therapy is a safe space for you to figure out what you need, on your terms. It’s not about fixing you—it’s about helping you feel like YOU again.
Therapy for kids & teens is not only about addressing problems; it’s also about building resilience, improving self-awareness, and empowering young people to manage life’s inevitable ups and downs. Whether the goal is to improve the parent/child relationship or to address specific issues, therapy can provide a safe space for kids and teens to feel seen, heard and understood. During therapy sessions, we will craft our treatment goals to focus on what matters most to you. Reach out today and let’s tackle these issues together.
Support for Kids & Teens
Family Issues
Parents fighting, maybe they’re going through a divorce, or they just don’t understand you. Feeling lectured at constantly and just wanted to be seen for who you are, not what you are doing wrong. Or maybe there's pressure to be perfect and it’s stressing you out, feeling like you always fall short. Teens often feel misunderstood or unsupported by their families. Therapy can provide a space to express those feelings while figuring how to move forward in a better direction.
Emotional Overwhelm
Feeling worried often and not even sure why? Or maybe social situations feel scary and its easier to just avoid them all. Or maybe nothing makes you happy anymore, you’re just “over it,” feelin feeling numb to it all. Teens often experience emotional turbulence. It can feel nearly impossible to understand or regulate emotions, leading to periods of anxiety, depression or overwhelm.
Trauma
Something in your past still haunts you—whether it’s bullying, abuse, or something else—and you just need help to process it. So many teens are dealing with the after effects of abuse at home, school, or in their relationships. This can make it really hard to find any enjoyment;
Identity Development
Everyone around you just doesn’t seem to understand who you are. And when you try to share parts of yourself, you can feel shutdown, not accepted. Exploring sexual identity, gender orientation, cultural values, and core beliefs are all a healthy part of growing up. Kids often struggle to feel accepted which can lead to feelings of shame, confusion and anger.
Struggling with body image or comparing yourself to people on social media? Feeling like you're not good enough? Whether it’s in-person or online, bullying can cause significant emotional pain, leading to feelings of loneliness, isolation or depression. Teens may face intense pressure to fit which can result in compromising their own values to gain acceptance from others. Navigating friendships, romantic relationships, or conflicts with peers— all of this is hard.
Social Pressure
Risky Behaviors
Maybe you have a history of self-harm or are feeling like you want to hurt yourself. Maybe you have been struggling with thoughts of suicide or have even attempted. Our first goal is to make sure you have a support system and environment that can keep you safe. Then, we can identify the root causes of these behaviors and can help aid in the healing process.
Drinking, smoking, vaping… maybe you're experimenting with substances, or someone close to you is. Anytime we grab for something external (food, alcohol, video games, shopping, etc) as a way to regulate our internal state, we need to access our curiosity around WHY we are numbing out. Therapy provides a safe place to explore the function of these harmful tools and to develop more safe and helpful ways to move forward.
Numbing Out
You do not have to go through the struggles alone. You deserve support & care along the way.
Let’s SOAR together.