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Teen Counseling Orlando Resources

Teen Counseling Orlando Resources

You know your teen is ready for therapy. Things are getting wonky at school and home and they need the support of someone to help navigate these turbulent waters.

You also know just how important it is to match your teen with a therapist that is a good fit. You don’t want to try multiple therapists before finding the right person because that will likely deter them from therapy altogether. Time is of the essence and you’re searching to find a therapist that meets your family's and your teen's needs.

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Orlando Therapist Helps Your Teen Navigate Through College Rejection Letters

Orlando Therapist Helps Your Teen Navigate Through College Rejection Letters

Your teen has been excitedly awaiting their college acceptance letters. They check the mail and their email daily in anticipation that they will soon hear back from colleges after working hard on their applications. As their parent, you’re anticipating this news as well and join in on their nerves and excitement!

They open their first response from a college and as they do so, you watch their face fall into disappointment. After all their hard work, they received a letter that they were not granted acceptance into college. Your teen is crushed and upset by this rejection and unsure how to handle it. As their parent, you feel their pain and defeat. How do you help your child through receiving this bad news?

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Teenage Counselor Shares 31 Healthy Activities for Teens to do in Orlando

Teenage Counselor Shares 31 Healthy Activities for Teens in Orlando

As a group practice that specializes in teenage counseling in Orlando, we know what it’s like to constantly figure out exciting activities for your teenager! With Spring Break just around the corner, we brainstormed a comprehensive list of activities for you and your teen to enjoy in Orlando. We included ideas for different interests, ages, and activities to account for those rainy Florida days.

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Teenage Counselor Helps Your Anxious Teen With College Applications

Teenage Counselor Helps Your Anxious Teen With College Applications

It’s that time of the year - college application deadlines are looming. You see your teen wracked with nerves as these deadlines creep up. You notice the overwhelm they’re experiencing as they fill out each form, submit transcripts and test scores, and then anxiously await a response. What can you do to help them through this difficult process?

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What to Know About Teenager Counseling

Anxiety Therapist Shares What you Want to Know About Teenager Counseling

You recognize that your teen needs help. You’ve been trying to use all the tools that you have but it doesn’t seem to be helping your teen feel better. You’re starting to think that it’s time to seek out professional help by finding a teen counselor. Although you recognize the need for this, it’s intimidating to start the process of looking for a counselor for your teen.

At Mindful Living Counseling, we’re here to help you with this process. In this post, we’ll define what teen counseling is, what to look for in a teen counselor, what to expect in counseling, and much more.

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Going Back to High School: 5 Tips to Ease Anxiety

Orlando Therapist: 5 Tips to Ease Anxiety

It’s that time of year again! You feel like your Summer went by in the blink of an eye and are preparing for back-to-school season. You feel your anxiety start to peak again at the thought of going back. Or maybe you’re nervous about starting at a new school or starting high school. The thought of walking into the classroom again makes you worry about all the new people and places you’ll be facing.

It is normal to be nervous about the first day of school but what happens when these nerves start to have a negative impact on your mood? Knowing what to do to manage these feelings can be helpful in getting yourself ready for going back.

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Anxiety Symptoms in Teens

Orlando Therapist Shares Anxiety Symptoms in Teens

You’re confused and lost about how to help your teen. You’re worried about changes you have seen in your teen and even more worried that you don’t know how to help them with this. It concerns you that you’re not sure what is causing these changes or what is going on with them.

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5 Common Myths about Teen Counseling

Orlando Therapist Shares Myths About Teen Counseling (written for the teen)

You’re overwhelmed, you’re confused, and you're realizing that you need more help than talking to your friends can give you. You want to talk to your parents about getting counseling, but you don’t know if they’ll understand. You worry about your parents’ reaction if you even bring up counseling to them - will they blame themselves? Get upset with you for asking for counseling? Ignore how you’ve been feeling?

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How to Find an Orlando Therapist for Teens

Orlando has a lot to offer teens - theme parks, wonderful natural parks, springs, and the beach is only an hour away! Sometimes, however, we need to extend our search beyond fun destinations. There are times we need to search for a teen therapist in Orlando.

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What to Expect: Teen Therapy Orlando

Bringing your teen to counseling for the first time can be an overwhelming experience. If this is your first time going to a therapist as well, maybe you are unaware of what to expect or what will happen during the first session. You may have found a great counselor for your teen in Orlando, but what should you expect to happen during the first sessions?

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8 Questions to Ask a Teen Counselor in Orlando

Finding a therapist to help your teenager can be tough. You may search for “teen counselor in Orlando” on Google and find many results - but how do you know which one is the right fit for your teen? What questions should you ask to choose a counselor? It can be difficult to know how to find the right counselor for your teen, especially if this is the first time you are looking for a counselor. I am here to help you navigate this task! My name is Elizabeth Chambers and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Orlando who specializes in working with teens.

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How to Talk to Your Teen: 6 Helpful Steps

Orlando Therapist Offering Helpful Tips about How to Talk to Your Teen. You are constantly arguing - day after day you are going in circles about the same topics with no resolution. It’s impossible to get through the day without some disagreement taking place. How can you begin to improve your relationship when you can’t agree on the simplest things?

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Meet our Orlando Therapists

  • Elizabeth Yoak

    Hi! I specialize in working with adults and teens struggling with anxiety, trauma, and depression.

  • Shauna Hughes, Anxiety Therapist in Orlando FL

    Shauna Hughes

    Hi! I work with anxiety, trauma, relationships, and coping with autoimmune diseases.

  •  Lauran Hahn

    Hi! I work with clients struggling with toxic relationship patterns, anxiety, and trauma.

  • Susan Williams

    Hi there! I'm Susan Williams and I specialize in working with teens, adults and couples struggling with grief, anxiety and trauma.

  • Charniqua Snell

    Hi, my name is Charniqua and I am a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern. My specializations include anxiety, depression, and trauma. Scroll down to learn more about how I can help.