What Are Young Teen Girls Trying to Tell Us Post COVID

What Are Young Teen Girls Trying to Tell Us Post COVID

Dr. Paul Goddard, primary therapist at blueFire Wilderness, presented a Continuing Education Course designed to equip educational consultants, counselors, therapists, and others individuals with early teen girls with the knowledge and tools necessary to address the unique challenges they faced after the COVID-19 pandemic. By understanding the underlying thoughts, beliefs, and emotions expressed through their …

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Posted by Kathy Rex Anxiety Depression Mental Health
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Panic Attacks: The Hallmark of Panic Disorder

Is your child suffering from spells of intense fear or discomfort? They may be experiencing panic attacks. These can cripple an adolescent’s development and progress. They are often hit with no warning and most adolescents are not equipped to deal with them. Unmanaged attacks can lead to increased issues such as severe anxiety or depression. …

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Posted by Kathy Rex Anger Issues Anxiety Disorders
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School Anxiety: How To Help Your Teen This Semester

Being a teenager comes with a unique set of challenges, with academic-related stress and pressures causing anxiety in many students. This anxiety can be compounded with the uncertainty of today’s academic structure in light of the global pandemic. Teenage anxiety surrounding school can impact learning and academic success, but awareness of this anxiety and intervention …

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Posted by Kathy Rex Academic Issues Anxiety School Refusal
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Social Anxiety in Kids: How to Help Your Child

Social anxiety disorder involves an intense fear or phobia of social and performance situations. Although most teenagers go through periods of normal anxiety related to the changes that go along with adolescence, those with SAD experience fear that is out of proportion to the situations that they face. For some teenagers, social anxiety becomes chronic, …

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Social Isolation in Teens: The Effects and How to Take Action

Is your teen showing signs of social isolation? Adolescents will often face many social challenges and insecurities during their teen years. When teens have trouble dealing with these things, they may experience the negative effects of social isolation. Social isolation is when one feels like an outcast to society and perhaps they have lost sight …

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Posted by Kathy Rex Anxiety