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I support teens and young people that are navigating stress, challenges with neurodiversity such as ADHD, relationship struggles, and the unique pressures that come with 2SLGBTQIA+ identities, whether it’s questions of belonging, safety, or self-acceptance. Rather than prescribing who they should be, we work on strengthening their ability to cope, communicate, and recognise their own worth. The goal isn’t perfection or compliance; it’s helping them develop clarity, and confidence to recognize the path they want to be on, and supporting them to walk it.

 

Adolescence can be one of the peak stressful times in our lives, both physically, and emotionally. It can be thought of as a meat grinder that a child is placed into and an adult comes out the other end. Today, even at the best of times, teens face a world that demands they be resilient and adaptable before they’ve had room to breathe or take their first steps of independence. 

 

The work I do with young people is grounded in warmth, respect, and the firm belief that they don’t need fixing. It’s about asking them what support looks like for them, and then does that picture look like something I fit into before we even begin working together. Using strategies that pull from CBT, ACT, existentialism, and humanistic modalities, I seek to co-create a space with the teen or young person, the space they need to feel heard, understood, and supported on their own terms, free of judgment.

 

For the young person, when a therapist or parent or teacher asks them a question, the only answer may be “I don’t know.” It’s good to remember that an ‘I don’t know’ often means the question is too big. Let’s explore that together and break things down into easier to explore pieces.