I'm often asked by parents, "Roy, I know my teen needs to see a therapist, but I have no idea where to start. Help!" With all of the titles, various licensing boards, and multitude of options available for mental health services, it can be daunting to even begin [...]
In my work with teens I'm learning that for a variety of different reasons, today's teens are becoming more isolated from face to face encounters and are beginning to dread face to face interaction. I'm learning that for most teens, the anxiety and fear (which can be compounded with [...]
Helping Unmotivated Teen Boys It can be hard to watch teens, especially teen boys, lack the motivation they need to move forward in their lives. “Its whatever”, “I dunno”, seem to fill their lexicon of responses when parents and other adults attempt to motivate them. Many people think [...]
In this episode Roy interviews Dan Jurek, LPC, LMFT, the founder and director of Pax Renewal Center for Individual, Couple and Family Therapy. Dan's vast experience working with youth and young adults includes serving as a youth minister, teacher, spiritual director, school administrator, college dean and now therapist [...]
Parents often struggle to navigate the muddy waters of teenage behavior management, especially when it comes to new technology like social media. Many parents realize that social media can be dangerous for teens, but one of its most serious risks goes mostly unnoticed. Yes, social media opens teens up to [...]
Listen to the Podcast Watch the Video Five Tips for Talking to Teens about Violence In the wake of violent events its common for teens, even those who wouldn’t normally approach adults, to ask questions and express concerns. For many adults this is a stressful experience because they don’t [...]
Many people think that text anxiety is a joke, an excuse dreamed up by overprotective parents, pop psychologists, or entitled teens. After all, they say, everyone gets stressed about tests at school, so what? These teens just need to toughen up. This is the harmful message the world is communicating [...]
In this first part of a two part interview we discuss: The adult who influenced Katie the most (8:00) Katie talks about lessons she's learned through failure (16:00) Seeing beyond teens' masks, behavior and questions into their heart (18:00) Katie Prejean McGrady is a teacher, author, [...]
Listen to the Podcast "Roy, how do I get my teen to open up. I feel like they're shut down and now they're shutting me out." Communicating with teens is tough. Its especially tough when they've shut down and closed the door to the communication process. For parents, [...]
