Counseling for Young Adults

Counseling Individuals in Young Adulthood – The Launching Years

Making the leap from adolescence to young adulthood is an exciting phase of life. This is the time to reap the rewards of education, persistence, work ethic, and social relationships. Additionally, it is a time to solidify your identity and make choices that will shape your adult life.

For many young adults, this can also be a time of significant anxiety that can result in overdependence on family and delay the onset of independence. Well-meaning parents and families often attempt to support and help their young adults but end up limiting opportunities for young adults to learn from struggles and tap into grit. When stalled in developing their own adaptive skills, young adults are at increased risk of subsequent interpersonal difficulty, anxiety, depression, and high-risk behaviors.

We provide the right balance between supporting young adults and developing their self-awareness and decision-making skills as they take steps toward independence. Families are critical in this process and coaching parents on how to navigate your changing relationship with your young adult is often a necessary component of treatment.

Your First Appointment

On your initial appointment, you can expect to meet with a highly skilled psychologist who will ask you to describe your journey through adolescence and young adulthood and listen without judgment for the areas that are most challenging. Together, we will identify your treatment goals.

We believe in providing a safe, supportive environment to listen and explore your past experiences to better understand how they impact your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors today.  Additionally, we will work on learning and practicing strategies and skills to assist with building healthy relationships, managing emotions, and navigating the complex organizational and time management skills required for adulthood.

Using an Acceptance and Commitment Treatment (ACT) model of treatment in combination with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), you can expect to learn skills that will help you navigate the confusing and dynamic world of early adulthood while you gain a deeper understanding of yourself, your strengths, and your path in the world. You will begin to gain self-confidence.