More often than not, I meet with parents who are frustrated with their children’s behaviors. They will say things such as “What have I done wrong?” “Why won’t he or she listen to me” In most cases, the parents have internalized their children’s behaviors and they interpret these negative behaviors as their children being defiant towards them on purpose. In reality a child might just be acting out due to being unable to express a feeling appropriately. A child has to get used

"We are psychotherapists working with children, adolescents and young adults struggling with heartbreaks and emotional pains. Through our experiences working both in an inpatient and outpatient contexts, we have observed that there appears to be a significant increase in families seeking out mental health services in crisis, often struggling with feelings of overwhelming hopelessness leading to anxiety, depression, self harm, aggression or addiction. What we have observed i