As a family therapist, I often find myself navigating homework battles between children and families. Parents have been asked to become more and more involved in their children’s homework and school life, but is this actually helpful for your teen? Read this blog to navigate homework and school relationships between teens, parents and families.

Read our latest Bradley REACH Interview with Diane McLean, MD

Parenting is hard. Often the parenting you are providing is enough as long as you have built a healthy foundation of trust with your child.  Parenting is usually not as much about what I want my kids to do or who I want them to be, but who I want to be. 

The transition from childhood to adolescence is complicated on many levels, including from a parenting perspective.  Developmental changes including biological, psychological and social changes make parenting adolescents very different from parenting younger children. 

In July, we celebrate BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month. As we move between these two events, we should remember that they are connected: the legacy of slavery (and of colonialism) means that BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Americans continue to experience inequity in mental health care.

June is Pride month. But from a mental health perspective, creating safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ people has to be something we focus on year-round. Written by our own Psychologist, Molly Hedrick.

This team of providers meets daily to discuss all teens in our program.  All staff members run group therapies so everyone on the team know the participants in multiple settings.  Our team of providers truly love and enjoy our work and serve as a model for healthy relationships and communication