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Teen & young adult mental health

Learning how to accurately identify and navigate your mental health concerns is a crucial component of living a healthy, balanced life. There are many mental health resources available as a starting point in your journey and are most effective when paired with professional help from an experienced therapist.

Utilizing evidence-based care and life-saving research, Charlie Health starts each client relationship with a clinical consultation, followed by getting paired with a primary therapist and customized group. This approach is based on mental health best practices for teens and young adults.

Teen & young adult mental health support

Read more from our wide variety of mental health resources.

A woman is learning how to stop catastrophizing in a therapy session.

9 Therapist-Approved Tips to Stop Catastrophizing

Ashley Laderer

A woman experiences crying for no reason, which could be a sign of a mental health issue.

Yes, Crying for No Reason Could Be a Sign of a Mental Health Issue

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A woman who feels like everyone hates her is being comforted by her friend.

What to Do When You Feel Like Everyone Hates You

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Signs You’re Having A Quarter-Life Crisis (And What To Do)

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman in bed on her phone looks up if main character syndrome is real.

Main Character Syndrome: Is It Real?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

An emotionally unstable individual sits on the ground

Why Am I Emotionally Unstable?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman feels like life is so hard.

Here’s Why Life Feels so Hard (and What You Can Do About It)

Sarah Fielding

Two teen boys sit on a sidewalk talking about their mental health

Addressing Boys’ Mental Health

Brian Mastroianni

A young woman experiences glass child syndrome.

What is Glass Child Syndrome?

Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A teenager in a red sweatshirt has 5 mental health red flags that are common in teens and adolescents.

5 Mental Health Red Flags in Teens and Adolescents

Alex Bachert, MPH

A young girl doesn't know if her thoughts are intrusive or impulsive.

Are Your Thoughts Intrusive or Impulsive?

Alex Bachert, MPH

Teen girl having trouble with her emotions

What Is Alexithymia?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young woman is being comforted by her partner because she feels like a failure, which may signal a mental health condition.

Here’s When Feeling Like a Failure Signals a Mental Health Condition

Sarah Fielding

Teen sitting on couch while he is high

Yes, Quitting Weed Could Benefit Your Mental Health

Sarah Fielding

A therapists uses the World Health Organization Well-Being Index to assess their clients overall well-being.

What Is the World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5)?

Elizabeth Kroll

A teenage boy doesn't know the difference between oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder vs Conduct Disorder: What’s the Difference?

Ashley Laderer

A female teenager has felt an impact of social media on her eating disorder.

Understanding Social Media’s Impact on Eating Disorders

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A woman in a brown shirt with black hair gestures to herself as her therapist, who is helping with her self-esteem, sits in the foreground of the picture.

5 Types of Therapy for Self-Esteem

Alex Bachert, MPH

A person sits with his beloved pet, a cat, and smiles at it.

How to Cope With Pet Grief, According to a Therapist

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A teenager is realizing that emotional hyperarousal may be causing his big feelings in therapy.

Emotional Hyperarousal May Be Causing Your Big Feelings

Sarah Fielding

A teenage girl is in survival mode.

Here’s How To Get Out of Survival Mode

Sarah Fielding

A young girl sits on her phone at the store. She feels like she has no motivation all of the time.

Why Do I Have No Motivation All the Time?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A female teenager is painting at home. She has been

Is It Hyperfixation or Just a New Obsession?

Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young man sits at a desk before therapy

Are You Projecting? Defense Mechanisms in Therapy and Beyond

Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A young woman in an orange shirt sits at her desk. She is experiencing an emotional hangover and is learning what it is and how to cope.

What Is an Emotional Hangover? Therapists Explain What It Is and How to Cope

Ashley Laderer

A young female in a pink shirt and jeans on her phone. She intellectualizes instead of feeling her feelings.

Signs You’re Intellectualizing Instead of Feeling Your Feelings

Dr. Rasna Kaur Neelam

A young woman lays in bed on her phone looking for mental health information and self-diagnosing on social media.

The Dangers of Self-Diagnosing

Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

Woman in pink shirt looking out of her window. She was diagnosed with a mental illness and is in treatment.

Is Mental Illness a Disability?

Ashley Laderer

Male therapist in green shirt leaning on a wall reading a book.

7 Best Mental Health Books For Therapists, According to Therapists 

Sarah Fielding

Teen in a pink shirt writing in her journal on the table. Teen is setting mental health goals for herself.

How Setting Goals Can Positively Impact Our Mental Health

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young boy in a blue shirt plays video games late at night. He is struggling with an internet gaming disorder.

Video Games and Mental Health: The Good and the Bad

Ashley Laderer

A father and son look at a screen where they are reading about life skills for teens.

Life Skills for Teens: How They Can Help & Where to Learn Them

Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

Person sitting and thinking to help cope with what is happening in their life

What Are Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A clinician reclines and smiles after practicing self-care. After investing in her own well-being, she is better able to support clients.

The Importance of Clinician Well-Being

Elizabeth Kroll

A person in a green shirt sitting in a row of friends smiles at the camera after learning skills to become more resilient.

What Are the 5 Skills of Resilience?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A woman looking off in the distance with conversion disorder

The History of Hysteria and Its Link to Mental Health

Ashley Laderer

A woman searches for treatment options online for both diabetes and depression

Diabetes and Mental Health: What’s the Connection?

Sarah duRivage-Jacobs

A therapist talks to a teen about struggling with mental health

Teen Mental Health Fact Sheet

Alex Bachert, MPH

Young teen girl contemplates the youth mental health crisis

From Their Perspective: Understanding the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A teen struggles with their gut health.

How the Brain-Gut Connection Impacts Teen Mental Health

Sarah Hinson (she/her)

A therapist struggles with burnout and stress

Therapists Are More Burnt Out Than Ever

Adam Bean

Two teens spending excessive time on their phones

What is Process or Behavioral Addiction?

Alex Bachert, MPH

woman entering the woods for a hike in spring

Why Certain Mental Health Disorders Peak in the Springtime

Charlie Health Editorial Team

woman sitting practicing self care

Springtime Mania: Enjoy The Season While Managing Bipolar Disorder

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Woman meditating

5 Tips for Maintaining Mental Health During Springtime

Charlie Health Editorial Team

two women discussing mental health

What is Spring Mania? How You Can Help a Loved One

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Sexual assault awareness poster on a telephone pole

Understanding the Mental Health Impact of Sexual Assault

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Woman practicing yoga to help with body neutrality

What is Body Neutrality?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Woman sitting by herself looking sad

The Psychological Impact of Winter and Mental Health

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A meadow in spring with yellow flowers

Spring Season and Mental Health

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Female fell asleep while reading a book

Why is Sleep So Important?

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Teen & young adult mental health treatment

Charlie Health employs several treatment modalities based on individual clients’ mental health concerns. Methods may include cognitive behavioral therapy, compassion-focused therapy, exposure therapy, and more. Our expert therapists also incorporate art, music, and dance therapies for a truly holistic approach to mental health.

These methods work virtually, as well. Charlie Health has an 80% participation rate, which is well above industry averages in similar IOP programs. We are committed to positive mental health outcomes for our teen and young adult clients.

Teen girl looking at her phone

Getting mental health help

The first step to overcoming mental health issues is finding the right resources to guide you.

A father and his teen discuss teen's gender identity

Supporting LGBTQIA+ Mental Health This Pride Month (and All Months)

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A female young adult in a green sweater and white shirt sitting outside on the grass. She is using somatic exercises to improve her mental health.

Try These Somatic Exercises to Improve Your Mental Health

Alex Bachert, MPH

A young woman sits at home alone during the holidays. She needs 5 therapist-approved tips for holiday loneliness to use year-round.

5 Therapist-Approved Tips for Holiday Loneliness (To Use Year-Round)

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young male sits on his couch with his head in his hands. He has been in chronic pain and it has been brutal for his mental health.

Chronic Pain Can Be Brutal for Your Mental Health

Charlie Health Editorial Team

A young male sits in a support group. He is gaining support and education on how to help someone with a dissociative disorder.

6 Ways to Help Someone With a Dissociative Disorder

Ethan Cohen BSN, RN

Teen weighing and measuring their body

5 Ways to Help Teenagers Recover From Eating Disorders

Charlie Health Editorial Team

Teen & young adult mental health research

Find out the most recent mental health research, with expert analysis from the Charlie Health team.

 

A young female in a red shirt sits at her desk on her computer. She is in Charlie Health's vIOP and her engagement data can help personalize her care.

New Research: Mental Health Engagement Data Can Help Personalize Care

Alex Bachert, MPH