When working with adolescent clients, clinicians may be tempted to utilize unnecessarily complex adult-oriented interventions. Watch child expert Sam Steen quickly and effectively engage 12-year old Kennedie by sensitively adapting core client-centered methods to her developmental level. Steen masterfully draws on this pre-teen’s strengths and resources to help her address sensitive issues related to her sexual and racial identities. Steen’s relaxed and natural interactional style will help you become more proactive, intentional, and brave when working with these clients.
Young clients are astute to when adults— therapists included—are not being genuine and are talking down to, or over them. Watching Steen’s clinical sessions and the accompanying conversations with Psychotherapy.net founder Victor Yalom will improve your ability to both engage with and empower clients at this highly challenging stage of development. You’ll learn how to create a safe space for them to address their deepest concerns so that you can better help them navigate the rapidly changing landscape of adolescence.
