Help Your Adolescent Find Healing & Psychotherapy
Do you feel shame? Is your external self reflective of your internal self? Or are you smiling on the outside,
while crying, angry, lonely on the inside?
Research says...
Mental health stigma often prevents teenagers from accessing psychotherapy treatment due to feelings of shame and embarrassment. It isn't uncommon to suffer in silence until your feelings and emotions become unbearable. You are not alone. Please consider psychotherapy if you have been struggling emotionally.
If you're feeling anxious, or unhappy. Let's find ways to feel better. Sometimes, mental health stigma can create barriers to accessing help.
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Some individuals believe that mental health issues are a form of defect in character, an abnormality, and a source of embarrassment (Thornicroft, et al., 2016).
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Stigma complicates successful mental health treatment because it creates a barrier. Common barriers among individuals that are seeking mental health treatment include fear of stigmatization and the belief that mental illness exposes weakness (Martinez, et al., 2016).
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Stigma worsens feelings of hopelessness, loneliness, and distress, causing a fear of judgment from others, and discourages individuals with mental health needs from seeking treatment (Crowley & Kirschner, 2015).
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Teen Mental Health
Have you experienced changes in your mood, behaviors, thoughts, or overall stress levels in the past month?
Please consider taking the following quizzes to assess for clinical symptoms of anxiety and depression.
The Beck Anxiety Inventory measures characteristic attitudes and symptoms of anxiety.
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If you would like to access a pdf version, please click here.
The Beck Depression Inventory measures characteristic attitudes and symptoms of depression.
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If you would like to access a pdf version, please click here.
If you score above a 15 on the Beck Inventory please ask for help from a mental health professional.
Adolescent Experience in Psychotherapy
Mental health treatment provides insight, coping skills, and an ability to understand and navigate life's stressors effectively.
Watch the video above to hear more about her experience in psychotherapy.