Adolescents
Adolescence is a time of enormous change. Sometimes young people need a space where they can begin to understand who they are.
Availability from October onwards
As children become teenagers, many parents notice changes they don't fully understand.
A young person who was once outgoing becomes withdrawn. Someone who talked openly now keeps everything to themselves. They may seem anxious, overwhelmed, angry, or simply unlike themselves.
For some young people, this is part of growing up. For others, it can be a sign that they're carrying more than they're able to manage on their own.
Adolescence can bring questions about identity, friendships, sexuality, family relationships, belonging, and the future. It can also be a time when anxiety, low mood, trauma, neurodivergence, or difficulties with self-esteem become more noticeable.
Many young people desperately want someone to understand them. They just don't always know how to explain what they're experiencing.
Teenagers don't always need someone to solve their problems. Often, they need someone who is willing to understand their experience.
The teenage years are a time of enormous emotional, psychological, and social change. Young people are developing their own identity while also trying to find where they belong in the world. Questions about sexuality, gender identity, relationships, independence, and the future are often a normal part of that process.
For some, these changes feel exciting.
For others, they can feel confusing, frightening, or incredibly isolating.
Therapy offers a young person a confidential space to explore these experiences without judgement or pressure. We don't tell young people who they should be or what decisions they should make. Instead, we help them understand themselves more fully, develop confidence in who they are, and make sense of whatever they're carrying.
Our work is built on trust.
Where appropriate, parents or caregivers are involved in ways that support the young person and the therapeutic process. At the same time, we recognise that therapy also needs to be a space where a young person can speak openly, knowing their privacy will be respected within appropriate professional and safeguarding boundaries.
Therapists who work with adolescents (16+)
Myra Kokke
Works with adults (18+)
& adolescents (16+)