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I am an open minded and flexible clinician who doesn't back down from a challenge.
Alison Gilmore is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with over 13 years of experience. She has a unique ability to connect with children through a variety of integrative approaches such as art, writing and play. Alison specializes in PTSD, trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, all types of abuse, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.
She completed both her Bachelor's Degree in Expressive Art Therapy and her Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lesley University. Alison has experience as an Intensive In Home Family Therapist, working with survivors of domestic violence, case management, and working with foster care youth. She is passionate about working with a humanistic/person-centered approach to meet each youth where they are at and create individualized treatment plans and goals.
Alison has a history of a high success rate in resolving problems that typically arise for children and teens. She has additionally supported many clients over the years with long-term diagnoses to learn to manage their symptoms in order to be more successful in all areas of their lives. If you're ready to work together with Alison, reach out to schedule a session today.
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My go-to approach for helping people in teen counseling is talk therapy using cognitive behavioral therapy-based strategies and interventions. I often find the best benefit in CBT because it is a simple way to encourage teens to learn how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, as well as how these things affect them and others in the teen's life.
I teach the following tools in teen counseling:
I know a client is making meaningful progress in teen counseling by looking at a few different things:
Clients can supplement their time in teen counseling by completing tasks assigned outside of sessions for skills practice. Mood and behavior-tracking and/or journaling are also excellent supplements to therapy, as these activities encourage the teen to monitor their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gain insight into their own self as an individual as well as as a member of a family/group.
To prepare for their first teen counseling session, a teen can think about what they want to gain from therapy and jot it down! They can also jot down any questions they may have about the therapeutic process.
Teen counseling helps young individuals better understand and manage the challenges that affect their mental health. Common challenges amongst teens include anxiety, depression, ADHD, and problematic relationships with food.
Teen counseling works by using multiple techniques, tailored to fit the teen’s unique needs — based on their age group, their challenges, and the severity of their challenges. It might involve cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, art therapy, and others for varying ages. In any case, Thriveworks teen therapists in Westborough have the expertise and experience to help young individuals at their level.
Signs that teens might need Teen counseling can be very subjective, as they are experiencing many changes and can have intense reactions to them. As parents, you know your child best and are best equipped to judge whether certain reactions are standard behaviors for your teen or whether they might be hinting at a larger problem. Even so, there are a few common signs and events that often point to a need for therapy, such as experiencing divorce or loss, grief, consistent low moods, teens distancing themselves and becoming isolated, losing interest in hobbies, excessive anger or irritability, substance use issues, and suicidal ideation, among others.
Teen counseling providers at Thriveworks in Westborough, MA offer both in person and online therapy by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
The length of teen counseling depends on your teen’s needs as well as the goals that you and their therapist might have for them. Generally, teen counseling sessions will last for several months.
There are lots of things to worry about for our children. As they grow up, the saying goes, “Bigger kids, bigger problems.” We worry about their health, their friends, their future, and their emotional well-being. If any of these are not going well, all we want is to fix it as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, some things take work and time to improve. We also need some help as parents. Thriveworks Counseling in Westborough teen counselors can be that helping hand. Reach out for support.
Teenagers face many potential problems as they progress towards adulthood. Peer pressure, body image issues, addictions, uncertainties about the future; the list goes on and on. Even if your teen is not facing a serious problem like drugs or alcohol, it can be helpful to have a trusted person to talk to and discuss the issues of adolescence.
At Thriveworks in Westborough, we have counselors that are trained in many different areas. Some of our therapists have been published in leading news outlets and academic journals. Look no further. Thriveworks in Westborough is the right choice. We offer evening and weekend sessions, and we often have appointments available the same week as scheduling for new clients. Call us today, let’s get to work.
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Westborough near the rotary of East Main Street, Milk Street, and South Street, close to the Westborough Public Library and near the Bay State Green. The office is in a two-story concrete commercial office building. Enter through the leftmost front door to access Suite 3.
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