“Challenges in family dynamics, family culture, and generational trauma can lead to challenges when it comes to building healthy and trusting relationships.”
Are you navigating big emotions, behavior changes, or communication challenges at home?
Adolescence is a transformational time; full of growth, independence, and self-discovery. But it can also come with overwhelming stress, mood shifts, conflicts with parents or peers, academic pressure, and uncertainty about who they are becoming.
When teens struggle, the impact doesn’t stay isolated, it affects the whole family. You want connection, understanding, and real tools to help your teen feel heard, supported, and more confident in their world.
At The Sacramento Counselor Group, we offer a safe space for individuals and families to strengthen communication, manage emotions, and build healthier ways of relating to one another.
Why Teen & Family Support Matters
Changes in hormones, increasing academic expectations, social dynamics, and life transitions can make teenagers feel misunderstood, overwhelmed, or unheard. Sometimes small struggles turn into patterns of tension at home, frequent arguments, or disconnects that leave everyone feeling stuck.
Family therapy helps bring those patterns into view with compassion and clarity. By involving parents, caregivers, and siblings in the therapeutic process, families learn how to communicate more openly, resolve conflict collaboratively, and create an environment where teens feel emotionally safe and supported.
Being a parent is challenging, and we can often feel overwhelmed with each new developmental stage as they bring their own unique challenges. We work with parents to improve relationships and behavioral concerns.
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How Our Approach Works:
Our clinicians work with teens and families using evidence-based therapeutic approaches tailored to your unique goals and needs.
Here’s what you can expect:
Shared Understanding & Communication
We help families talk with each other (not past one another) using tools that build empathy and reduce reactivity.
Emotional Awareness & Regulation
Teens learn how to identify and manage big feelings, stress, and social pressures while caregivers learn strategies to support them effectively.
Identity, Growth & Transition Work
From school challenges to independence and identity exploration, we support teens as they navigate change with confidence.
Conflict Resolution & Healthy Boundaries
Families develop practical skills that strengthen trust, establish clear expectations, and promote emotional safety.
What to Expect in Sessions:
Each family is different and our therapists honor that. Sessions may include:
One-on-one time with teens
Parent/caregiver guidance and support
Joint family sessions to improve connection and problem-solving
Strategies that extend beyond the therapy room
Whether you’re working through communication challenges, behavior concerns, emotional dysregulation, or life transitions, our therapists meet you with presence, patience, and real-world tools to help you grow together.
The Sacramento Counselor Group Team:
Our team includes therapists experienced in working with teens and families using a range of modalities: including CBT, ACT, DBT, trauma-informed care, parenting programs, CAT project, and more; to create a comfortable, effective, and respectful space for all voices. Learn more about our clinicians.
Ready to Strengthen Connection at Home?
Taking the first step is often the hardest part, but you don’t have to do it alone.
Financial & Access Info:
We offer both in-person and secure online sessions for flexible support. We also provide reduced private pay rates with our associate-level clinicians and partner with tools to help you maximize out-of-network benefits. We also take some Insurances.
You’re on Your Way!!!
When teens and families come together with intention and support, patterns shift, understanding grows, and relationships strengthen. Let us help you rewrite your story toward clarity, connection, and calm.