We Gotta Talk About the Teens

When I first decided to go into the field of mental health I was in high school and I knew, even then, that I wanted to work with teens. I was one of those “I want to be the person I needed” even while I still needed that person. It’s not a new story, but I do think it’s an important one.

Why Teens? There’s something magical about working with teens, some combination of a continued raw connection to emotion, strong walls and very gooey centers, the whole of possibility before them. And, in a more personal way, my teen years were when everything could have changed for me, and when I’m sure a lot did due to having a great therapist at the time.