Service Description

Time4Teens offers a supportive and understanding space for young people to explore their emotions and challenges with their parents/carers. Our goal is to foster growth and provide guidance through life's teenage years. We tend to use an integrative approach with an emphasis on CBT. Small tasks are suggested for homework and these are discussed in the session to alleviate any difficult conversations that may arise from the tasks. Parent-child sessions are facilitated by the therapist to help navigate conversations, especially when they become challenging. The sessions are tailor-made towards each family to work through 12 sessions (8 joint sessions and 4 follow-up meetings to help sustain the work). To support the work, we would like parents and carers to understand and appreciate that it will take time for relationships to form trust and openness. Please allow for time, sensitivity, empathy and patience during this process of change. The changes are guided by the environment and family members, rather than joint work with the therapist.