Therapy for Teens and Adolescents
Online therapists for teens and adolescents serving Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut
Teen and adolescent therapy in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut for youth experiencing anxiety, stress, emotional overwhelm, or relationship challenges. Evidence-based therapy helps teens build emotional regulation, confidence, healthy coping skills, and stronger connections with themselves and others.
Teens Need Safe Spaces
Therapy for teens creates a safe space to process emotions, build self-understanding, and navigate life’s challenges with confidence. We help teens heal from past experiences, manage stress, and develop the tools they need for healthier relationships and emotional balance.
Helping Teens Heal, Grow, and Feel Understood
At Relational Realm, we know that the teen years can be both exciting and overwhelming. Big emotions, changing identities, social pressures, and past experiences can all shape how teens see themselves and navigate the world. Therapy provides a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore these challenges, build self-awareness, and learn healthy ways to cope and connect.
Many teens share:
• “I feel anxious or stressed all the time, and I don’t know why.”
• “It’s hard to talk to my parents or friends about what I’m feeling.”
• “I don’t feel like myself anymore, and I just want to feel okay again.”
If this sounds familiar, therapy can help. Together, we work to understand what’s underneath the stress, rebuild confidence, and help teens develop emotional tools that support them now, and as they move into adulthood.
About Teen Therapy
Who Therapy Is For: Teens and adolescents ages 13 to 18, including LGBTQ+ youth.
Common Issues Treated: Anxiety, stress, mood changes, trauma, identity exploration, emotional overwhelm, family conflict, social challenges, low self-esteem.
Therapies Offered: EMDR, Attachment-Informed Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), CBT, DBT.
Session Types & Lengths: Individual and group therapy; 45–60 minute sessions.
Insurance & Access: Telehealth available, out-of-network insurance options, online sessions across PA, NY, NJ, and CT.
Frequently Asked Questions About Teen Therapy
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Teen therapy supports emotional development, mental health, and self-understanding during adolescence. It helps teens process stress, emotions, and experiences while learning healthy coping skills.
Therapy is collaborative, supportive, and tailored to each teen’s developmental needs.
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Therapy helps teens understand how anxiety shows up in their thoughts, bodies, and behaviors. Evidence-based approaches teach regulation skills, emotional awareness, and practical tools to reduce overwhelm.
Over time, teens often feel calmer, more confident, and better equipped to handle stress.
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Yes. Therapy supports teens in improving communication, setting boundaries, and navigating friendships and family dynamics more effectively.
It also helps teens express themselves in ways that feel safer and more understood.
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Parent involvement depends on the teen’s age, needs, and goals. Therapists collaborate with caregivers when appropriate while also respecting teen confidentiality.
Why Growing Through Your Teen Years Can Feel So Hard
Healing as a teen isn’t just about “getting over” difficulties, it’s about helping your mind and body feel safe, understood, and supported. When stress, past experiences, or big emotions go unprocessed, they can show up as:
• Feeling on edge or overwhelmed, even when things seem fine
• Ruminating on upsetting memories or worries
• Trouble relaxing, sleeping, or focusing
• Overreacting to small situations without understanding why
• Feeling disconnected from yourself or your emotions
At Relational Realm, teen therapy provides a safe space to explore these experiences, process them at the root, and develop tools for emotional regulation and resilience. We guide teens with patience, empathy, and understanding, helping them gain clarity, calm, and confidence at their own pace.
Ready to Rewrite Your Story?
Your experiences are part of your journey, but they don’t have to define your teen years or your future. At Relational Realm, therapy for adolescents helps you process emotions, build resilience, and develop a stronger sense of safety, confidence, and well-being in your everyday life.
Your teen deserves:
Your Healing Is Personal
We see each teen as a unique individual with their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Whether in individual or group therapy, our approach focuses on understanding emotions, behaviors, and coping patterns - helping teens build self-awareness, resilience, and healthy ways to navigate life.
EMDR for trauma processing
Attachment-informed therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Individual and couples therapy
Sources:
American Psychological Association (APA), 2023
National Institutes of Health (NIH) adolescent mental health research
Peer-reviewed studies on trauma-informed adolescent therapy
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Reach out to us today.
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Yes. Therapy is confidential, with limits explained clearly to teens and caregivers to ensure safety and trust.
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Yes. Telehealth therapy is available across PA, NY, NJ, and CT and is often a comfortable option for adolescents.
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Treatment length varies. Many teens notice improvement within 8–16 sessions, depending on goals and challenges.
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Teen therapy supports anxiety, stress, trauma, emotional regulation, identity exploration, social challenges, and family conflict.
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Yes. Therapy at Relational Realm is inclusive, affirming, and supportive of LGBTQ+ teens and their experiences.
We’re Accepting New Clients
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Shira Adams, Therapist, LPC, NCC
Individuals, LGBTQ+, & EMDR in Pennsylvania
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Madison Wilde, Therapist, LAMFT
Individuals & Couples in Pennsylvania
How it Works
At Relational Realm, we help teens reclaim a sense of safety, confidence, and emotional balance in their lives.
Take the First Step:
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Get in touch.
Book a free 20 minute consultation to get matched with the right therapist based on what brought you here.
2
Begin your journey.
We help you identify your goals for therapy and develop a personalized plan to help you heal and transform.
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Rediscover yourself.
We believe therapy should be a path to transformation, not a lifelong sentence. We’ll support you as you grow, heal and transform.