Teen Therapy

By guest authorKAYLA WRIGHTLicensed Christian CounselorSpecialist in Child & Adolescent TherapyLife Training Christian Counseling This week my great-grandmother died at the age of ninety-two. She lived a very full life, one including loving others and sharing the Gospel with those around her, so I’ve seen the fruit of her faith. Generational faith passed down from…

By guest authorKAYLA WRIGHTLicensed Christian CounselorSpecialist in Child & Adolescent TherapyLife Training Christian Counseling “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 NIV I grew up in a Christian home. I genuinely…

By guest authorKAYLA WRIGHTLicensed Christian CounselorSpecialist in Child & Adolescent TherapyLife Training Christian Counseling In my previous blog, Grief in Teens – Part 1, I discussed Glenn Lutjens’ 4 tasks of grief surrounding a teen grieving death. In this blog, my focus will be on identifying other areas where teens grieve in their life. As mentioned…

By guest authorKAYLA WRIGHTLicensed Christian CounselorSpecialist in Child & Adolescent TherapyLife Training Christian Counseling “Jesus wept.” John 11:35 NIV These words aren’t many, but they carry the weight of a Savior who grieves with those he loves. There are only three times Jesus is mentioned crying in scripture, all of which surround grief. In John…

By guest authorKAYLA WRIGHTLicensed Christian CounselorSpecialist in Child & Adolescent TherapyLife Training Christian Counseling As a Christian Counselor for teens, my job goes beyond providing teenage depression counseling, teenage anxiety counseling, or teenage substance abuse counseling. I have the opportunity to help adolescents seek God in the midst of their biggest struggles, one of those…

By guest authorKAYLA WRIGHTLicensed Christian CounselorSpecialist in Child & Adolescent TherapyLife Training Christian Counseling There are many characters in the Bible I relate to. I see myself in the Israelites. Their wandering in the desert for 40 years looks a lot like how I feel when my circumstances feel stagnant in my season of waiting….