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Cultural Stressors in Youth

in Cultural Stressors / Mental Health / Self care / Stigma / Stress / Stress Management / Teen Therapy by Adolescent Counseling Services September 29, 2021January 27, 2022 0 comments

Written By: Kyara Mendez-Serrano, Clinical Intern at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program life as a teenagercan be a confusing time to navigate. It is a period in which folks no longer identify with being children, but they are not yet considered adults. In the midst of this journey, some adolescents might be experiencing the added pressure […]

Speak! Feel! Be! Youth and Parent Support Group

in ACS News / After-School Counseling / Agency by Lindsey Leason February 3, 2015January 27, 2022 0 comments

Adolescent Counseling Services has a new 8-week support group for youth and parents to express their feelings in a safe, welcoming environment. The support group begins Saturday, February 14, 2015, from 10 am to 11:30 am at ACS offices (1717 Embarcadero Rd, Ste 4000, Palo Alto, CA 94303). The first 4 weeks will be for […]

Allowing the Family to Grow and Adapt as the Needs and Abilities of the Family Evolve

in Middle School Behavior / Parent Role Models / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teaching Mindfulness by Lindsey Leason October 7, 2014January 27, 2022 0 comments

Image: CC0 Public Domain by Jerod Gilbert, LMFT, Site Director at Jordan Middle School When we were expecting our first child, a graduate school friend of mine said, “It’s not just the birth of a child, it’s the birth of a parent.” I laughed and thought this was a bit corny. The cliché has stuck with […]