Ages 12–18
Therapy that teens actually want to come back to.
Online sessions with clinicians who specialize in adolescents — not adult therapists who occasionally see kids. Honest, age-appropriate, and built around the world your teen is actually living in.
What this looks like
Adolescent care, not adult care for adolescents.
Teen therapy with us looks different from adult therapy because adolescence is its own developmental stage. Our clinicians have specialized training in adolescent psychology, identity formation, social-media-era pressures, and the specific clinical presentations of anxiety and depression in young people. Sessions are 45 to 50 minutes, fully online, and your teen has a say in the pace.
Right fit when…
Teens we work with are often dealing with…
- Anxiety that's spiking before tests, social events, or college decisions
- Depression that's making school, sleep, or friendships harder than they should be
- Identity questions — gender, sexuality, race, family, who they're becoming
- Social media pressure, FOMO, comparison, online conflict
- Family conflict, divorce transitions, blended-family dynamics
- School avoidance, perfectionism, or burnout from over-scheduled lives
- Self-harm thoughts or behaviors, disordered eating, body-image distress
- Bullying, peer rejection, or feeling fundamentally unseen
What we do differently
“Adolescence isn't a smaller version of adulthood — it's its own country. Our clinicians speak the language without pretending to be teenagers.”
— MentalSpace Therapy adolescent program
How we work
Approaches built for adolescent brains.
Brain development between 12 and 25 means modalities that work in adulthood need adaptation for teens. We do that adaptation.
Adolescent CBT
Standard CBT pacing and language modified for teen cognitive development — concrete examples, less homework load, more in-session practice.
DBT for adolescents
Adapted DBT skills (mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance) that meet teens where they are — useful for emotional intensity that feels uncontrollable.
Family-systems aware
We may include parents periodically — not to report on the teen, but to coach the family system. Teens are told upfront what gets shared and what doesn't.
Trauma-informed
Many teens have lived through more than they can name yet. We're trained to recognize trauma presentations that look like behavior problems on the surface.
Identity-affirming
We work openly with LGBTQ+ teens, teens of color, neurodivergent teens, and teens whose identity is still forming. Our clinicians get continuing-education hours specifically here.
Suicide and self-harm protocols
Direct, calm, evidence-based assessment and response. We use the Columbia protocol, safety planning intervention, and have clear escalation paths.
What to expect
How teen therapy works with us.
Parent-led intake
A parent or legal guardian fills out the matching form on the teen's behalf and signs the consent. We talk briefly with both the teen and the parent before pairing.
Teen-led pace
From session one, the work is between the teen and the therapist. Parents don't get session content — only safety information and progress milestones, with the teen's awareness.
Family check-ins
Periodic family sessions (every 4 to 6 weeks) so parents can stay connected to the goals without being in the weekly room.
Coordination with school
When useful and consented to, we coordinate with school counselors and IEP/504 teams so therapy lines up with what's happening academically.
Ready when you are
A licensed therapist, picked for you, in days — not weeks.
Five short questions. A real human reaches out within 24 to 72 hours.