“Adolescence is a tough time for parent and child alike. It is a time between: between childhood and maturity, between parental protection and personal responsibility, between life stage-managed by grown-ups and life privately held.”   Anna Quindlen

 

Our philosophy at Golden Vibes Counseling Center is that teens need a safe environment to open up and be themselves while feeling heard and validated. It is our mission to provide this healing space for self-reflection and growth. We actively collaborate with families while respecting and prioritizing teen’s boundaries and confidentiality.  During our individual work with teens, we confer with them about when it would be helpful to engage family members. We also explain to teens that if there is a threat of harm to self or others that it is our duty as professionals to protect them via collaboration with family and/or external support systems. Teen safety and well-being are our priority. 

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Here is Why Adolescent Therapy in Madison, WI May Be the Right Space for Your Teen

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In today’s world of COVID-19, we are all struggling to survive and overcome multiple obstacles.  Teenagers have to be bolder, braver, and more resilient than ever before. Youth has never been more isolated due to the shutdown of schools and demands to rapidly adapt to virtual learning platforms.  Families have been forced to live, play, work and study from home offices and shared living spaces. In-person peer relationships have been restricted. Teens have sacrificed engagement on sports teams, extracurricular activities, dances, graduations, and the list goes on. 
 

The impact of this new normal on adolescent well-being and mental health is unprecedented. Not only are teens surviving a global pandemic, but they are also paving the way. They are challenged and have overcome the historical imprint of systemic racism and oppression.  Our teens, while struggling with their own developmental milestones,  are also in charge of leading the way for a new and more inclusive way of life.  They are opening their hearts and souls to one another and marginalized individuals and populations.  In my 30 years of working with youth, I have never encountered a more loving, committed, and accepting group of humans. 

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Adolescent therapy in Madison, WI can Help!

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At Golden Vibes Counseling, we can help with a wide range of issues your teen may be dealing with. Some services we often see teens for include: Anxiety, Depression, Grief/Loss, Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Gender Dysphoria, Body Dysmorphia, Eating Disorders, Anger, and Aggression, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.  

 

At Golden Vibes we strive to provide a safe and welcoming space for teens to:

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• Deal with peer pressure

• Explore the growing need for autonomy

•Discuss family issues

• Deal with school stressors

•Process grief/loss

•Navigate intolerance, racism, sexism, and gender bias

• Overcome feelings of isolation

•Identify personal values, strengths, and interests

• See their full potential and access their best selves

• Learn to forgive themselves and release feelings of shame and or guilt

• Work through past and or current trauma/abuse

•, Understand the adolescent brain

•Explore identity formation and how this may relate to LGBTIA+ challenges

• Process worries and life challenges

•Reduce anxiety

• Identify support systems and build healthy connections

 •Increase self-awareness and engage in self-reflection

•Tap into creativity

•Learn how to expect and cultivate healthy relationships

•Improve communication skills and resolve conflicts 

•Identify and maintain healthy coping skills

 •Normalize personal and universal struggles (realize they are not in this alone}

•Reduce stress, decrease self-doubt, challenge negative self-talk. take healthy risks, engage in self-care, find balance, experience joy, practice self-acceptance, cultivate gratitude, work towards life goals

•Navigate social media while setting boundaries and protecting themselves

• Understand addiction

• Applaud individual accomplishments. 

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With the help of our therapists, your teen will have the tools and resources to navigate and process the space that they are in. Adolescent therapy in Madison, WI is a great place to just be present and walk through the events that your adolescent is going through.

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Golden Vibes Counseling Approaches to Therapy for Teens

 

At our therapy practice, we use research-based interventions.  Golden Vibes therapists utilize these tools to support adolescents and their families. These include the following:

 

• CBT-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• ACT-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

• DBT-Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

• MI-Motivational Interviewing

• Mindfulness and Meditation

• Narrative Therapy

• Trauma-Informed Therapy

• Life Mapping

• IFS-Internal Family Systems Model

• Group Psychotherapy

• Restorative Justice

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If you believe your family could benefit from an individual and family-based approach to therapy get in touch with us and we can help you decide which of our resources fits for both you and your teens. 

 

“Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.” Maya Angelou

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