Our teen therapists are trained to meet teens as the people they're becoming, not the kids their parents remember. We use CBT and DBT for the skill-building side, and trauma-informed and identity-affirming approaches for the deeper work. Parents are included strategically, not constantly.
This may be a good fit if your teen experiences…
- ✓Anxiety, panic, or school-performance pressure
- ✓Depression, low motivation, or self-harm urges
- ✓Identity, sexuality, and gender exploration
- ✓Family conflict and parent-teen communication
- ✓Social-media, friendship, and dating stress
- ✓Trauma, bullying, or assault recovery
Key benefits
Taken Seriously, Not Managed
Teens are met as the people they are becoming. A teenager who feels handled disengages inside one session, and getting that back is hard.
Skills for the Moment It Is Happening
DBT distress tolerance and CBT tools are taught explicitly, for the argument, the panic, the 2am spiral, rather than as an idea to consider later.
Clear Rules About What Parents Hear
Confidentiality and its limits are spelled out to everyone at the start, so your teen knows what is private and you know what you will be told.
Identity-Affirming as a Baseline
Sexuality, gender, race, religion and culture are part of the work rather than something to be navigated around.
Parents Coached, Not Sidelined
You get regular sessions on what would actually help at home, which is usually where the leverage is.
DBT Skills for Big Emotions
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is an evidence-based treatment for emotional dysregulation and self-harm urges. We teach the four DBT skill modules (mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness) and coach teens in using them in real time.
CBT for Anxiety & Depression
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy gives teens a clear, practical framework. We work on identifying thinking traps, building behavioral activation routines, and breaking the avoidance loops that fuel anxiety and low mood.
Identity-Affirming Care
Our team includes LGBTQ+ affirming and culturally responsive clinicians. We see teens exploring gender, sexuality, race, and family-of-origin questions as doing important, healthy developmental work, not as ‘the problem.’
Parent Involvement Done Right
We bring parents in for periodic family sessions and parent-only consultations, while protecting the confidentiality your teen needs to actually open up. We tell you what's relevant for safety and what stays between teen and therapist, and we tell your teen the same.
The Four DBT Skill Modules
A practical toolkit for big emotions, taught and practiced in session and at home.
Mindfulness
Notice without reacting
Distress Tolerance
Survive crisis without making it worse
Emotion Regulation
Understand and shift emotion intensity
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Ask, say no, keep self-respect
The CBT Triangle
Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence each other. Change one and the others shift.
Thoughts
‘I'm going to embarrass myself.’
Feelings
Anxiety, dread, racing heart.
Behaviors
Avoid the meeting, cancel plans.
CBT interrupts the loop at any corner, most often by testing the thought.
What to expect
- 1
Parent and teen joint intake: goals, history, expectations
- 2
First 2–3 sessions one-on-one with your teen, building trust
- 3
Treatment plan reviewed with parents and teen together
- 4
Weekly 45-min teen sessions, plus parent check-ins every 4–6 weeks
Ready to start?
Tell us a little about yourself and we will match you with one of the therapists who work with teens.
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See the whole team →
Shulim GoldringPsyD
Lea Zajac-OsdobaPsychotherapist
Shmuel KesselmanMental Health Counselor & Operations Coordinator
Racheli SolomonLicensed Master Social Worker
Rikal KahanovLicensed Master Social Worker
Jennifer AghavianLicensed Master Social Worker
Alexa GoldfederLicensed Master Social Worker
Yekuciel JacobsArt Therapist
Yehuda SherPsychology Doctoral Extern
Sara BlumLicensed Master Social Worker
Esther GeisinskyLicensed Master Social Worker