Maybe we should say just teenager…which one is NOT
complicated. Come on, think back to your
own teenage years! The parents of
today’s Baby Boomers rarely sought out therapy for their complicated teen. It was a completely different time. If they did, the sessions were generally done
privately and not in groups.
Why do today’s teens with social problems often fall behind
from individual therapy? The Journal of
Clinical Psychology did an interesting study on this problem. Over a 20-year period they reported that
group therapy was more effective with children and teenagers than other
forms. It reports that the average child
or adolescent treated by group treatment was better off than 73 percent of
those who were not.
Dr. Steven Sussman believes in group therapy for
teenagers. It is not “one size fits
all,” but over the decades he has discovered that kids who suffer from things
like bullying, shyness, anger management, and many other issues are better off
in a group setting. Contact New York/New
Jersey child psychologist Dr. Steven Sussman to discuss a session at (908)
217-8106.
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