We help teens as a group of mental health professionals outside of their family. And, we offer creative counseling when it comes to learning healthy dating skills, self-love, and safety.
We help outcast teens develop confidence and feel accepted through yoga therapy.
To begin, teenagers are dealing with a load of issues from peers or family. For instance, moving homes every few days as a result of a recent divorce can leave a teen shattered. Then, losing the family dog or cat can only make matters worse. And, if your family has recently gone through a divorce, your teen may be turning to smoking pot or vaping in the school bathroom. And, some boys will refuse to do school work, become disrespectful with teachers, and refuse to talk in class. If your family has recently moved, this can cause a regression in your teen’s behaviors as well. On the other hand, some teen girls turn to self-harming and cutting. Other teen girls struggle with anorexia and bulimia, eating disorders. Yoga can help teens reconnect with themselves.
Yoga therapy for teens as a holistic methods that teaches your teen self-respect, self-confidence, and positive self-esteem for high school, college years, and beyond.
To begin, click the button below to book a phone consult for yoga therapy for your teenager.
What Are These Problem Behaviors Really Saying?
All of these negative behaviors are a cry of help from your teenager. So, your teenager is using these negative behaviors as way to soothe and feel in control through dramatic life changes. When it comes to creative counseling for teenagers in Southeastern Connecticut, we offer art, yoga, music, animals, and outdoor sessions for options. Likewise, your teen doesn’t have to talk to let go and release when it comes to creative counseling. We are proud to get creative when it comes to help ping your anxious or depressed teenager build trust with the world again, Yoga therapy, art, animals, and outdoor walk and talk promote self-confidence and boost self-esteem. To note, we offer creative counseling for teenagers in the East Lyme area.
Niantic, Connecticut Teen Yoga For Self-Confidence
First of all, teen yoga therapy in Niantic allows for teenagers who are struggling with the pressures of school. Not to mention, with changing families, and budding new relationships, teenagers need a safe place to let go of feelings. Also, teenagers in Niantic, Connecticut learn to embrace their unique talents and strengths through yoga therapy. At East Lyme High School, a teen can feel lost in the crowds. Lastly, creative, holistic counseling for teenagers can include art, yoga, music, animals, and outdoor sessions.
We specialize in combining traditional talk therapy with holistic counseling and creative therapies
First, for emotional expression and to offer more options than just words, we offer creative therapies. Further, we specialize in helping teenagers who are distant and withdrawing. If your teenager has little motivation for school, we can help. Your teen may connect with movement, breathing, positive intentions, and yoga therapy, because it is out of the box. So, your teenager doesn’t have to talk, if they don’t want to. Further, holistic counseling in Niantic, is all about embracing your teen’s creativity. And, yoga therapy is great for teenagers who enjoy athletics, TeamSports, movement, and want a physical release alongside talk counseling. And, holistic counseling in Niantic is a great way to help your teenager feel part of and invested in their own therapy journey.
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Are You Wanting Personal, Holistic Support For Your Teenager?
We help teens who have insecurities and trouble socializing feel self-confident through movement therapies. In combination with traditional talk counseling, holistic counseling is added. As a result, your teen can learn about their mind, body, and spirit in counseling. Furthermore, your teenager can learn about food and mood, anxiety and mindfulness, and breathing through stress. Also, holistic counseling in Niantic, Connecticut can include parent-only sessions like a parent teacher conference. After your first parent-only sessions. your teen will be in individual sessions mostly. Therefore, parent-only sessions offer connection therapist to parent periodically.
Does your teen need a creative professional outside of your family to connect with?
To start, having a creative therapist along the Southeastern Connecticut Shoreline can offer support beyond what family members can provide. Additionally, teens are balance the stress of getting good grades, managing peer relationships, parental divorce, and even pet loss. So, these stresses and tensions need healthy outlets. From creative teen therapy in Niantic, your growing young adult can develop a reserve of coping skills for holistic wellness. And, yoga therapy is a great way for a teenager to build lifelong skills to be responsible, develop self efficacy, and a sense of inner wisdom. One day, your teen will be living alone, and need positive self-talk to cheer him or herself up.
To begin, click the button below for a phone consult for yoga therapy for your teenager.
Would your East Lyme High School teenager benefit from art, yoga, music, and animal therapies as healthy outlets for stress?
So, when a teenager develops connection to their mind, body, and their spirit, they also develop a strong moral compass and core value system. In addition, yoga therapy teaches specific breathing techniques, ancient wisdom, and anxiety reduction meditations. To get your teenager started in creative counseling and holistic therapy in Niantic, Connecticut at Wisdom Within Counseling, call/text 860-451-9364.
Katie Ziskind, LMFT, RYT500, Yoga Specialist
On June 21, 2019, Katie Ziskind, the owner of Wisdom Within Counseling, licensed marriage and family therapist, and yoga therapist, was asked to be on the radio. Listen below for the full recording to hear Katie Ziskind’s interview on yoga for stress relief and yoga for PTSD treatment. Enjoy!
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How does yoga therapy for teenagers help develop self-confidence?
A teenager is feeling pushed aside by friends. Also, teens are dealing with the pressure of school and seeking approval of their parents. And, teens are worried about acne, their changing bodies, being popular, fitness, and food. Furthermore, teens also need education on developing coping skills for handling negative feelings and healthier ways. Moreover, yoga therapy for teenagers in Niantic, Connecticut, helps develop self-awareness to notice red flags in relationships. Also, when your teenager does yoga therapy and Niantic, at Wisdom Within Counseling, they’ll be receiving physical release as well as emotional release. And, by yoga poses, breathing, spiritual connection, and movement, you teen can connect inside.
Three Ways Guided Meditations Help Teen Anxiety: Creative Counseling
Also, guided meditations for teenagers can allow for deep rejuvenation of the senses and relaxation. Therefore, guided meditation in counseling can help teenagers sleep better at night. Now, your teen has a holistic coping skill for handling anxiety and overwhelm from the inside out. In different situations from school to family and friends, your teen can use positive affirmations and meditation. And, by listening to a guided meditation by their therapist in session, your teen will develop a script for their own peaceful guided meditations. Additionally, meditation helps teen manage anxiety by slowing thoughts down through breathing focus. Lastly, yoga therapy can treat teen anxiety because it provides a self-reflective place. And, meditation for teenagers in the East Lyme area helps promote relaxation overall for a calmer, more centered life
Holistic Counseling For Teens In Niantic
Teens need a safe place outside of their family to learn to deal with the anxiety in their life. Yes, teens will tell their parents some information. But, having a teen therapist in Niantic helps your whole family communicate better. We help teens with eating disorders love themselves, develop nurturing inner dialogues, and learn positive coping skills for college success.
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Yoga Therapy For Teenagers: Self-Confidence, Resilience, and Strength From The Inside Out
How Does Teen Therapy and Creative Counseling Work?
First, you come in for a parent-only sessions. So, you and your teen’s therapist can talk adult to adult. In this sessions, share any goals, concerns, and issues that are relevant to your teen’s therapy experience. We keep teens out of the first session. This way, you and your teen’s therapist in Niantic can talk openly. If your teenager hears the adult-to-adult conversation they will feel like a problem needing to be fixed. Therefore, after the first parent-only session, then your teen comes in weekly or twice a week for individual therapy sessions. Periodically, you can check in anytime with your teen’s therapist here at Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic and ask for a parent-only session. So, think of these like parent and teacher conferences. Finally, the team of teen therapists at Wisdom Within Counseling are happy to help your whole family work better together.
What Can We Do At Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic To Support Your Teen Outside of Session?
Moreover, your teen’s therapist at Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic can advocate for school accommodations. The team of teen therapists at Wisdom Within Counseling are happy to talk with your teenager’s school psychologist and connect. Further, your teen’s therapist can guide, nurture, and offer compliments when your teen had a hard day.
Alternative creative counseling in Niantic, Connecticut
We offer highly specialized creative teen therapy in Niantic, Connecticut at Wisdom Within Counseling. Art, yoga, music, animals, and outdoor therapies support positive growth. Then, your teenager can more easily self soothe and take back their power outside of session. Your teenager will have a positive inner voice to nurture their inner child, to be present, and mindful. And, their positive voice will be something they can come back to in the midst of stressful situations.
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Yoga Therapy Benefits, Holistic, Creative Counseling, Niantic, Connecticut
First, yoga therapy can be a good reset for your teenager’s brain. Your teen is in a place of independence, autonomy, and trying to be their own person. From looking at their smart phone, computers, and doing homework, yoga offers a sensory break. Plus, the poses increase flexibility offering a better sleep at night, releasing tight shoulders. And, your teen can have an outlet for physical energy. So, if your teenager isn’t into sports or competitive, thats perfectly okay. Finally, your teenager can choose to use creative art, yoga, music, walking, and animal therapies as part of their therapy sessions.
The team of therapists at Wisdom Within Counseling are LGBTQIA+ friendly, educated, and accepting. We advocate for transgender youth and transgender teenagers.
To start, click the pink button below to book your phone consult for yoga therapy.
How Can Yoga Therapy Promote Self-Awareness?
Therefore, yoga therapy for teenagers in Niantic is personalized to be either gentle or energizing. Likewise, specific poses can help with relaxation and sleep. On the other hand, other poses can help with uplifting mood and depression treatment. In a one-on-one setting, your teenager can learn poses, meditation techniques for calming, and how to gain a larger perspective in the middle of a conflict. Next time your teenager feels embarrassed or anxious, he or she will have tools through yoga therapy to become aware, feel, and let go.
For teenagers who are distant and needing a strong moral compass, yoga therapy provides self-awareness, positive self talk, self acceptance skills, and how to relax in the midst of a stressful situation. These skills can be applied to school, family life, and college years.
Do you want your teenager to have more self esteem around peers and healthy coping skills?
Further, teenagers often have more anxiety because their bodies are changing. So, creative therapies and holistic counseling in Niantic specialized for teens provides support, compassion, and coping skills. Plus, your teenage daughter may also enjoy the Teen Girls Group, that meets weekly on Mondays. And, in this Teen Girls Therapy Group in Niantic, teen girls learn self-acceptance and positive coping skills for anxiety. Also, teen girls learn mindfulness. Furthermore, the teen girls therapy group recently made fun Self-Care Kits. Included in the kits were chocolates, fidgets, perfume, body spray or essential oils, tissues, handwritten self-love notes. Finally, these self-care kits for teenage girls teach girls how to calm their five senses creatively. And, when these girls goto college, they will have tools to be successful academically and emotionally way from home.
Creative Counseling in Southeastern Connecticut For Teens
Does your teenager need some positive self-talk? We specialize in creative counseling for teens to support self-confidence, development of self-awareness for emotions in themselves and others, the learning of healthy coping skills for releasing negative feelings in healthy ways.
The team in Niantic of teen therapy specialists, love helping teenagers develop self-confidence, have a better body image, and become resilient.
In Southeastern Connecticut, teens with anxiety learn positive coping skills for handling overwhelming feelings in a healthy, holistic ways. Through creative counseling, teen feel accepted, and remember their unique strengths. And, holistic therapy incorporates mind, body, and spirit. Similarly, from more confidence and better self-esteem, self-harming behaviors will naturally decrease. From creative counseling in the East Lyme area, your teenager’s grades may naturally improve. Lastly, their behavior at home may become more respectful.
We offer in person and video counseling to Connecticut towns including Fairfield, Cos Cob, Darien, Colebrook, Woodbridge, Old Greenwich, Rye, Watertown, Greenwich, Southport, Cornwall, Easton, Darien, Byram, New Canann, Essex, Weston, Barkhamsted, Fenwick, Hamburg, East Haddam, Norwalk, East Lyme, Simsbury, Westport, Redding, Greenwich, Middletown, Bloomfield, Stamford, Washington, Madison, Monroe, Glastonbury, Ivoryton, Washington, Danbury, New Haven, Bethlehem, Morris, Middlebury, Sharon, Kent, West Hartford, Colchester, Columbia, Milford, New Milford, Griswold, Guilford, Tolland, Stonington, Goshen, Salisbury, Killingworth, Bloomfield, Rye, Plymouth, Enfield, Lyme, Madison, Clinton, Litchfield, Warren, Avon, Wilton, Bridgewater, Chester, Deep River, Hartford, Colchester, Old Lyme, Deep River, Mystic, Ridgefield, Shelton, and West Hartford. We also offer counseling to residents of Massachusetts and Florida.
From having a place to let go and feel safe, we help your teen thrive again.
