Adolescents

One in six people are aged 10-19 years. Adolescence is a unique and formative time and is a crucial period for developing social and emotional habits important for mental well-being. These include adopting healthy sleep patterns; exercising regularly; developing coping, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills; and learning to manage emotions. Protective and supportive environments in the family, at school and in the wider community are important.

Globally, it is estimated that 1 in 7 (14%) 10-19 year-olds experience mental health conditions(1), yet these remain largely unrecognized and untreated.

Adolescents with mental health conditions are particularly vulnerable to social exclusion, discrimination, stigma (affecting readiness to seek help), educational difficulties, risk-taking behaviors, physical ill-health and human rights violations.

Your teenager or preteen might benefit from counseling if you have noticed them struggling with:

• Depressed mood or feelings of hopelessness

• Excessive worry and an inability to control the worry

• Changes in grades or performance in school, activities, or friends

• Withdrawing from activities and friends

• Difficulty concentrating

• Sleep disturbance (too much or too little)

• Low energy

• Feeling angry or irritable

• Feelings of worthlessness and guilt, or low self-esteem

• Feeling keyed up or on edge

• Tearfulness

Through different modalities, coping skills, distress reduction, understanding underlying distorted thought patterns, and gaining a greater understanding of the family system and your role within that family, Renovating Hope Counseling, LLC provides adolescents with a safe space to explore their thoughts, feelings and attitudes, as well as empower them to find what it means to be their God-created self.