Sage-Tips

How do I know if my child needs to see a therapist?

Here are a few of the most common regressions that signal that your child may need counseling:

1. Bedwetting (when already night trained)
2. Frequent temper tantrums.
3. Separation anxiety and clinginess.
4. Excessive anxiety and fearfulness.
5. Language regression (using “baby talk”)

How do you know when someone needs therapy?

The American Psychological Association suggests considering therapy when something causes distress and interferes with some part of life, particularly when:

• Thinking about or coping with the issue takes up at least an hour each day.
• The issue causes embarrassment or makes you want to avoid others.

Can a 15 year old go to therapy?

Lynn Somerstein, PhD, E-RYT: People under the age of 18 need parental consent for medical and psychological treatment.

How do you get your child into therapy?

How Can Parents Help?

1. Find a therapist you and your child feel comfortable with. Your child’s health care team can help you find someone.
2. Take your child to all the appointments. Change takes time.
3. Meet with your child’s therapist.
4. Spend time with your child.
5. Parent with patience and warmth.

Why does my teenager not care?

Teen apathy is real – and common. If your child doesn’t seem to care about anything beyond video games, it’s probably due to low self-esteem. The remedy is to help them feel good about themselves — and their talents and abilities. Kids and teens with ADHD and ODD do have empathy.

How do you know if your teenager needs therapy?

Three Signs Your Teen Needs Therapy 1 Self-Harm. 2 Chronic Substance Abuse. 3 Suicide Ideation or Attempts.

What are the signs of mental health issues in teenagers?

1. Self-harm If your teenager is cutting, hitting or hurting him or herself, this is a sign of unbearable emotional turmoil and psychic imbalance. Self-harming behaviors can become habit-forming and escalate over time. 2. Chronic substance abuse

What are the signs and symptoms of adolescent developmental depression?

The following features of adolescent developmental depression are suggested: 1 Mood instability. 2 Feelings of sadness and melancholy. 3 Loss of interest in some but not all pleasurable activities. 4 Social anxiety. 5 Occasional fatigue, insomnia or hypersomnia. 6 (more items)

Should I get help for my child’s atypical depression?

But getting help for your child is an act of compassion, not a sign of weakness. More importantly, atypical depression, left untreated, can negatively alter the entire course of your child’s life. In Chapter Eight of When Kids Call The Shots, I outline seven parenting crises that parents face and actions they can take to resolve them.