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TEEN SPACE AT LEPAGE ASSOCIATES
We have a host of accommodations for the adolescents and families we serve! In addition to our usual compilation of age-appropriate therapeutic games and activities, we now have: a game room with a pool table; a media room; and a campus with outdoor therapy space and walking trails. Our team is highly experienced in connecting with adolescents to make therapy useful. While adult-style talk therapy in an office works very well for some teens, we recognize some teens need a different approach. The media room is useful for teens who can better express how they feel using media resources, such as DVDs, CDs, and the computer. We can watch a movie clip that is meaningful to them, or we can show a movie clip we think might help them better express how they feel or gain a deeper understanding of a topic. Similarly we can incorporate listening to a teen’s favorite song into therapy, as adolescents often connect to songs that have meaning in their own lives. We also sometimes invite our teens to sit outside on the lawn and talk versus staying in the office, and, with parent’s permission, we back up to the American Tobacco Trail and can take teens for a walk while we talk. (Some of our parents take advantage of the Trail and get their own exercise while their teen is in session!) Our facilities and campus are as good as it gets!
THERAPY FOR TEENAGERS
- Self-Exploration & Self-Improvement:
- Who Am I & Who Do I Want To Be?
- Setting Goals for Personal Growth
- Building Self-Esteem, Motivation & Confidence
- Understanding My Role In Actions, Reactions & Consequences
- Taking Personal Responsibility
- Developing & Maintaining Healthy Friendships
- Understanding Oneself in Relationships
- Boyfriends & Girlfriends
- Making Decisions About Sex
- Dealing With Drugs & Alcohol
- Getting Along With Family Members
- Navigating Family Politics
- Dealing With Sibling Rivalry
- Balancing Independence & Parents
- Coping With Separation or Divorce
- Living With Parents Who Always Fight
- Finding A Way To Be Happy In An Unhappy Home
- Figuring Out Feelings:
- What Is This Feeling? What Can I Do About It?
- Working Through Painful Emotions:
- Anger, Confusion, Sadness, Anxiety
- Aggression Isn’t The Answer:
- Learning to Work Things Through Without Yelling or Hitting
- Developing Healthy Ways To Cope With Stress
- Adjusting to High School
- Adjusting to Junior High
- Setting Goals for Academic Success
- Handling Academic Pressure
- Preparing for College
- Career Counseling
TIME-LIMITED DRUG & ALCOHOL DIVERSION GROUP FOR JUVENILES
- “High” On Life
COUPLES & FAMILY ISSUES
COUPLES THERAPY
- Strengthening the Family Foundation
- Negotiating Differences in Parenting Styles
FAMILY THERAPY
- There Must Be A Way To Get Along
- Dealing with A Difficult Teenager
- Coping with Teenage Illness: Physical Illness, Mental Health Diagnoses, Learning Disabilities
TIME-LIMITED PARENTING GROUP
- Parenting Teenagers
EDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS
- IQ Testing
- To determine academic strengths and weaknesses of all teens;
- also identifies giftedness and mental retardation
- Achievement Testing
- To determine mastery of specific subjects
- AD/HD Testing
- To determine the presence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- LD Testing
- To determine the presence of a Learning Disorder
- Full Psycho educational Testing
- All of the above plus ruling out the influence of mental health conditions
- More in-depth information on Evaluations
PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS
- Testing to help understand what your teen is thinking & feeling, & why he or she acts out
- More in-depth information on Evaluations
FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
- Individual & Family Therapy
- Psychological Evaluations
To assist with diagnostic clarification & treatment recommendations
- Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations
- More in-depth information on Evaluations
Time-Limited Drug & Alcohol Diversion Group for Juveniles
- “High” On Life
SEPARATION & DIVORCE / FAMILY COURT MATTERS
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- Individual Therapy: Single Parenting
- Individual Therapy: Reworking Your Life Plan
- Mediation for Separation, Divorce & Custody
- Coaching for Cooperative Co-Parenting
- Developing a Parenting Plan
- Custody & Visitation Evaluations