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Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What You Can Do

in Anxiety / Depression / Facebook / Grief / Mental Health / Monitoring Media / Online Monitoring / Pandemic / Parent Tips / Parenting / Self care / Sleep / Social Media Abuse / Stress / Stress Management / Teaching Mindfulness / Teen self-esteem / Teen Therapy / Teens and Technology / Twitter / Videos by Adolescent Counseling Services December 8, 2021January 27, 2022 0 comments

Written By: Patricia H. Scherer, MS, Clinical Intern at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program The COVID-19 pandemichas been raising concerns about mental health around the globe. Research indicates that since the onset of the pandemic, psychological distress, including symptoms of anxiety and depression, have been rising in the general population. However, adolescents during the pandemic experience […]

Adolescent Counseling Services to resume in-person services after more than a year

in ACS News by Adolescent Counseling Services July 1, 2021January 27, 2022 0 comments

ACS is committed to provide in-person and virtual services to fit the needs of youth in the community REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS), a community-based mental health agency, is opening its doors to the public for in-person therapy sessions on July 12th, 2021, at its new location at 643 Bair Island Road, […]

Diary of an ACS Intern – Being a Therapist while Sheltering in Place

in ACS Institute of Psychotherapy & Training / Anxiety / Diary of an ACS Intern / Intern / Mental Health / Parenting by Adolescent Counseling Services March 30, 2020January 27, 2022 0 comments

Written By: Casia Ravi, Clinical Trainee at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program attending to every verbal and, especially, nonverbal cue while sitting in someone’s presence is a significant part of the role of a therapist. Sheltering in place because of the coronavirus has offered those of us working in mental health the opportunity to quickly get […]