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Understanding Family Conflict and Learning How to Find Peace

in ACS Institute of Psychotherapy & Training / Anger Management / Family Bullying / Intern / Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting by Adolescent Counseling Services March 8, 2019January 27, 2022 0 comments

Written By: Tarra Symons, AMFT at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program What comes to mind for you when you hear the phrase “family conflict?” Do you think of words like friction, strife, hostility, frustration, falling-out, and shouting? These are all possibilities, but these approaches to managing disagreements within a family make finding resolutions very challenging. Developing […]

Coming out again … and again … and again

in E-News / Gender / Gender identity / LGBTQ Issues / LGBTQ rights / Mental Health / Outlet / Pride Month / Transgender by Adolescent Counseling Services June 29, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

Contributed to LGBT Weekly BY LAILA IBRAHIM We talk about coming out as if it’s something you only do once. In my experience it’s an ongoing part of life. Sometimes it’s easy, and other times it makes my stomach flutter. I first came out as a lesbian 30 years ago when I was still in […]

Cultivating Mastery and Success WITH Your Teen

in Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teaching Mindfulness by acsteens May 8, 2014January 27, 2022 0 comments

by Chris Chiochios, LMFT, Site Director at JLS Middle School With so much emphasis on achievement and concern about our children being prepared and “ready” to enter adulthood and be “successful”, there is a hidden cost that many youth can experience. This cost involves developing a mindset that becomes fixed on what success means and […]

Do Your Teens Know That You Adore Them?

in Parenting by acsteens October 4, 2013January 27, 2022 0 comments

by Rom Brafman Ph.D., Site Director at La Entrada Middle School It recently occurred to me that few people I have come across truly believe that they are great. Women appear to be even more apt to have difficulties owning their greatness. Ask someone whether they think they are great and they’re likely to look […]

How Do You Get Them to Talk?

in Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting by acsteens January 11, 2013January 27, 2022 0 comments

by Martha Chan, LMFT, Site Director for Terman Middle School I recently attended a workshop for therapists and social workers, and I mentioned to the woman sitting next to me that I work with teenagers in a school-based counseling program. She looked surprised and a bit uneasy, and asked, “How do you get them to […]

ACS’ Program Directors Words of Advice for the Holidays

in Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teens and holidays / Uncategorized by acsteens December 20, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

With the holidays quickly approaching, many parents wonder how to survive this time of year with their troubled teens. Here are some words of advice from Adolescent Counseling Services’ experienced program directors: Roni Gillenson, LMFT On-Campus Counseling Program Director In my work with teens and families over almost 20 years, probably my favorite moments have […]

Helping Teens as They Look into the Future

in Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teaching Mindfulness by acsteens March 20, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

by Martha Chan, M.A., LMFT, Site Director for Terman Middle School and parent of Gunn High School graduates, class of ’99 and class of ’03 I want to carry forward some of the resilience concepts that my colleague, Chris Chiochios, wrote about in an earlier newsletter: accepting our children for who they are and helping them to […]

From the Inside-Life As An ACS Intern

in Academic Stress / Anger Management / Behavioral Norms / Depression / Discussing Sex / Disorders / Intern / Mental Health / mental illness / Parenting / Relationships / Sexual Assault / Sexuality / Sleep / Stress / Suicide / Teen self-esteem / Uncategorized by acsteens February 13, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

By: Ildiko Ran On-Campus Counseling Program Intern at Menlo-Atherton High School “I feel so much better that I got all that off my chest. I can go back to class now” – said one of my clients after a session when she unloaded the overwhelming stress that surrounds her everyday life. She keeps up the […]

How Can Parents Positively Affect Their Teens Self-Image

in Eating Disorders / Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teaching Mindfulness / Teen self-esteem / Teen Self-Image / Uncategorized by acsteens February 9, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

A really great website for parents and teens is Radical Parenting which has “parenting advice written by teens.” One of the resources this site provides is a licensed psychologist, Dr. Allison Agliata, who is an onsite school counselor in Florida. She writes a Q&A section for the website and from time to time provides articles. […]

How to Choose the Best Therapist for Your Teenager

in Mental Health / Mental Health / mental illness / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Recent Trends by acsteens February 6, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

According to the website About.com, a website that offers expert advice and quality content that helps users find solutions to a wide range of daily needs – from parenting, health care and technology to cooking, travel and many others, there are some things to know before choosing a therapist for your adolescent son/daughter. Expert Kathryn […]