The teen years and the years leading up to these can be challenging for not only the teens and preteens, but also for parents. Relief is coming! Debra Gionet, LCSW has worked extensively with this age group and their parents in assisting them to negotiate this exciting and worrisome time. Many teens and preteens complain of being “bored” or “stressed” and don't know what to do about it. Anxiety and depression are common and undesirable conditions experienced by this age group in the presence of overwhelming stress to earn good grades, to fit in, excel in sports and after school activities, and get into a great high school or university. Debra shares her expertise and information that may help prepare a teen or preteen for their lives by exploring their decision making thought processes, discussing more positive choices under peer pressure, building healthy relationships, divorce effects, anxiety, depression problems, trauma recovery, low self-esteem, body image and eating disorders.

In addition, clients are assisted in discovering ways to decrease unhelpful emotional reactions and conduct and increasing the use of coping skills to adjust to life and the many changes during this phase of development. Debra can help to identify depression and anxiety issues and her approach includes utilizing cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques and process-oriented therapy techniques to assist the individual to deal with these issues. Debra enjoys working with this exciting age group!