Teen Girls Anxiety Group
Develop the skills to navigate life.
Why make a teen skills group?
During the covid era, we’ve seen many teens girls experience social isolation, anxiety, depression, and other challenges that may affect their mental health and well-being and success in life.
We believe these effects can be reversed with a supportive and structured environment where teens can learn and practice skills with peers who share similar struggles in our group based on a well-researched and trusted therapeutic modality, dialectical behavior therapy.
What does the group cover?
Our group will primarily focus on improving anxiety along with a secondary focus on body image. Topics will include:
Gaining awareness of triggers and subsequent emotions
Escaping thought spirals
Gaining and utilizing coping skills
Improving self image
Grounding in truth
Managing emotions
Body acceptance and respect
About the group
Our group is designed for teenagers aged 13 through 17. The group meets once a week for 90-minute sessions in person for 8 weeks. The group is limited to 8 participants to provide a rich and personalized environment.
Each session consists of a check-in, a skills lesson, and a practice exercise. Teens will also receive homework assignments to practice the skills in their daily life.
Knowing how to effectively handle the stresses of life enables you to flourish.
Meet the Therapists
Our teen therapy group is led by two therapists to enrich the session with safety, experience, and fun.
Sarah Carter
Sarah Carter, LPCC #12457, is an experienced counselor who has served in various settings such as youth ministry, the psychiatric health facility setting, and individual therapy with adolescents. She helps her clients explore their past, develop new coping skills, and heal their body from the effects of difficult emotions. Sarah is passionate about empowering her clients to achieve positive changes and improve their well-being and quality of life.
Tori Agawa
Victoria "Tori" Agawa is a marriage and family therapy trainee. She is supervised by Brent Robery, LMFT #100423. Her work focuses on helping clients create peace with conflicting thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, as well as accepting and owning difficult elements of their stories. She provides a space where clients can process their hardships and break new ground for joy to take root.