Adolescence
The period in which a child tests out who they are — often by moving away from you.
How it shows up
A closed door, one-word answers, friends before family. For a parent that is a loss; for a teenager it is a developmental task. The withdrawal isn’t a sign that you’ve lost them.
What we do with it in therapy
We work on how to stay reachable without imposing — fewer questions, more availability. And on what stops working in parenting exactly when it used to be effective.
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See also
Psychoeducation
An explanation of how a difficulty works — part of therapy, not an introduction to it.
Cortisol
The hormone that keeps the body on standby over the long term — useful in a burst, burdensome as a constant flow.
Dopamine
A substance tied more to the anticipation of reward than to pleasure itself.
