Teen/ Adolescent Counselling
Teen counselling provides a teenager the space to explore their feelings and thoughts. They can be given the necessary support and guidance to overcome difficulties they may face and develop new ways of coping with their problems. Their self image and interpersonal skills can improve in the process.
Teen Depression
Teenage suicides has reached alarming levels world wide. Often times teenage depression is mistaken for rebelliousness or oppositional behaviour. Teens can feel increasingly alone in their struggles to deal with the issues they are confronted with. If a teen mentions feeling depressed or has thoughts that life is not worth living and threatens to end their life it should always be taken seriously. Teens should receive the appropriate treatment for depression which is usually a combination of medication and psychotherapy.
Teen counselling provides a teenager the space to explore their feelings and thoughts. They can be given the necessary support and guidance to overcome difficulties they may face and develop new ways of coping with their problems. Their self image and interpersonal skills can improve in the process.
Warning Signs for Teen Depression
Poor performance in school
Withdrawal from friends and isolating themselves
Sadness and hopelessness
Lack of enthusiasm, energy or motivation
Anger and rage
Poor self-esteem or guilt
Lack of concentration or forgetfulness
Restlessness and agitation
Irritability
Changes in eating or sleeping patterns
Substance abuse
Problems with authority figures
Suicidal thoughts or actions
Lack of friends and supportive relationship
Dr JC Coetzee Christian Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Centurion, Midstream, Midrand, Pretoria.