Stress and Girls
Elementary School Middle School High School Sibling rivalry Friendship struggles Any changes in family Death or loss of pet Academic pressures Lack of sleep/nutrition Moving from elementary Increased friend drama Academic pressure increases Developmental [ continue reading ]
Four Puberty Myths to Bust
Puberty can be a confusing, frustrating, and scary time if you don’t have the right information, but this workshop is designed to empower young girls to celebrate their bodies and embrace the changes. We’re [ continue reading ]
Swifties Unite, Here’s 15 Things you Need to Know this Summer
Sarah here: I love working with teen girls and their families. I couldn’t believe how I found myself awkwardly fumbling our way through high school a little over ten years ago! Taylor Swift was [ continue reading ]
Six Therapy Tools learned from Never Have I Ever Show
Move over Euphoria. There’s a new show in town – or I should say new season of a show you could actually watch with your mother. …We’re talking about the Mindy Kaling Netflix hit [ continue reading ]
What to say to your daughter….when asked to send nudes
Take a seat. Here are two truths that you need to know: Your 13-year-old daughter is watching Euphoria, including all the cringe-worthy sex scenes. And she’s been asked to send “nudes” (for those of [ continue reading ]
4 Ways to Break the Bias for Girls and Teens
This month I felt it was time for some intergenerational wisdom, so I invited my mom, Kappie Bliss to write the blog for March since the focus is on International Women’s Day. She has witnessed [ continue reading ]
New Year, New Who? Free New Year Download
As we start a new year let’s agree to ditch the impossible and often judgmental resolution-making and instead take some time to reflect on 2021 and set a vision for 2022.
Everybody in every body is welcome.
We have deemed this December as a body positivity month at Austin Therapy for Girls.
Fight the Holiday Blues with Gratitude
As many of our clients struggle with symptoms of depression, I am always encouraged by the latest research and information on gratitude. In the last couple of years there has been an extensive amount of [ continue reading ]
8 Effective Tips to Improve Mental Health Over the Summer
As you have probably seen in the news, we are dealing with a mental health crisis post-covid. Many therapists are overwhelmed with the amount of new patient calls and so this is meant to give [ continue reading ]