Teen Counseling in Birmingham, AL or Online in Alabama
How did we get here? Our Divorce….
Ever since the divorce, your teen has struggled. You tried everything to keep your family together. Services like marriage counseling, discernment counseling and even coparenting counseling after your divorce help you and your coparent get on the same page.
But with the custody arrangements, your teen’s life is split in two between you and their other parent. No one asked for this, and no one planned on it, but here you are watching your teen’s grades suffer, their sleep is a struggle, and their mood is all over the place. They are so anxious and angry. No matter what you do to try to help, you can't do it right.
It just feels like as a parent I am not connecting with my teen anymore…
As a parent, you wish it could be different.
You fight with them more and lately, it's been over some of the dumbest stuff - like the dishwasher or another chore. You just want them to contribute to the household, but that desire leaves you screaming at your teen just trying to get something done.
You see your teen hurting but they don't want to talk about it. The only time they talk to you is when they want the car keys or an extra $20 bucks. You give in every time. You're tired of parenting out of guilt and not out of confidence. You want your teen to have a place where they can get some wisdom and direction and learn how to share what is really going on inside.
Does This Sound Like Your Relationship With Your Teen?
If this sounds like your home, we want to help. We want to give your teens a safe place to connect, dump their anxiety and anger and give them safe, practical ways to feel their emotions. In fact, we believe that counseling can help teens with not only their self-awareness but how to understand and articulate what they are feeling.
When they know what they are feeling, they can ask for what they need. Can you imagine your teen saying, “I'm so scared right now”, “Can you not give me advice but just a hug?”. We believe that counseling can help your teen provide you with a road map on how to help them in their most difficult times.
How Sparrow Counseling Helps Teens:
We want to meet with the parents first to hear their strengths and concerns about their child. We will discuss what confidentiality means with parents so they are clear that the trusted therapeutic relationship between a teen therapist and a teen is key to the success of therapy.
With that said, parents are welcome to email us with concerns, but parents should not expect a response from our therapists. Parents also need to know that it does take time to build a trusting relationship before their teen feels confident and safe to share with their counselor. We believe the best, most effective way to build this therapeutic relationship in the most efficient way is to have weekly appointments. This helps the teen build a rapport much more quickly if they are consistently coming in to share the ups and downs of their lives.
How Family Counseling in Birmingham, AL Can Help
Including the family is an important part of our process. So every 5 sessions we schedule a family session to check in with the family as well as create a safe place for the teen and family to communicate with each other.
We know that some kids will not want to come to therapy. And others will say they are ready and then get nervous the day the appointment arrives. We believe it is best to work with teens that want to come to therapy. Forcing a teen into therapy is not the best method. Having a teen that is invested in the process is vital to the success of counseling.
Is your teen ready for counseling?
Start Teen Counseling in Birmingham, AL Today
Are ready to get your teen the help they to help express and regulate their emotions? Contact us for a 15-minute free consultation to discover how a plan and the right teen therapist can make a difference in how your teen feels today and tomorrow.
Other Services Offered at Sparrow Counseling
At Sparrow Counseling we offer both in-person and online therapy in the state of Alabama. We specialize in co-parenting counseling, reunification therapy, blended family counseling, divorce & family mediation, discernment counseling, individual counseling, and anxiety therapy in Birmingham, Alabama. Learn more about Sparrow Counseling by checking out our FAQs and Blog!
Read Some Of Our Blog Posts on Teens:
Read our blog Questions to ask your teen therapist
Read our blog What to expect in teen counseling
Read our blog Common questions about teen therapy
Read our blog about how to talk with your teenage daughter about sex.
Read our latest blog about how to help fathers and daughters learn how to relate to each other.
Read our blog Should I Commit to Weekly Therapy? Yes, and Here Are 6 Reasons Why!