Sh*t Your Teenagers Won’t Tell You Interview with Psychotherapist, Rebecca Li: A Parent’s Guide to Teen Therapy
Are you curious about seeking mental health support for your teen but worried about the stigma? Here’s what you need to know! Therapy or counseling can support adolescents through a variety of life events, important self-discovery moments, school-related stress, and mental health issues like anxiety and depression. It can also be used to prevent minor (and totally normal) issues from turning into problems later on. To help us dispel some of the common misconceptions about therapy and gain some insight into its measurable benefits, we are joined by Rebecca Li, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In this episode, you’ll learn more about Rebecca’s methodology, hear her advice for skeptical parents, and discover valuable resources that you can lean on to help you make an informed decision about whether or not therapy is the right choice for your family. Tune in for all this and much more!
Key Points From This Episode:
- [0:00:50] Introducing today’s guest, psychotherapist and former lawyer, Rebecca Li.
- [0:02:43] Insight into Hakomi; a powerful experiential psychotherapy methodology.
- [0:05:37] Dispelling the stigma around mental health, particularly for immigrant families.
- [0:07:27] Advice for parents whose children have been referred to therapy.
- [0:11:27] Some of the measurable positive impacts of therapy.
- [0:14:00] Distinguishing between normal adolescent behavior and abhorrent behavior.
- [0:15:30] Tips for parents to manage their own anxiety and expectations for their kids.
- [0:24:56] How Hakomi therapy supports and promotes change through internal awareness.
- [0:28:08] Why it’s important to Rebecca that her clients feel celebrated, not just validated.
- [0:29:40] The value of removing judgment, taking a deep breath, and “zooming out.”
- [0:33:56] Simple words of wisdom for anxious parents: slow down a notch!
- [0:37:00] Reasons to celebrate more and problem-solve less.
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