The years that shape everything.
Attachment-based, developmentally informed therapy for adolescents and young adults working through identity, anxiety, school, relationships, and the long business of becoming themselves.
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Greenpoint, Brooklyn · Union Square, NYC · Midtown West, NYC · Telehealth in NY, MA and OR
Adolescence has its own vocabulary, its own stakes, and its own kinds of loneliness.
Therapy for this age group has to take that seriously. We work from an attachment-based, developmentally informed foundation, paying attention to the relationships, identities and internal worlds that get built, tested and revised during these years.
We don't talk down, and we don't over-diagnose. For some teens, therapy is where school anxiety finally becomes speakable. For young adults, it is often the first place the question "who am I when I'm not performing?" gets room to breathe.
Whatever brings you in, the work is collaborative and led by curiosity. Your clinician follows what you bring rather than working from a fixed protocol.
Common reasons teens and young adults come to us
Anxiety and school stress
Academic pressure, test anxiety, perfectionism, social anxiety, and the exhaustion of holding it all together while looking fine.
Identity and belonging
Questions of gender, sexuality, race and culture, and what it takes to become yourself when the world keeps asking you to explain.
Depression and numbing
Low mood, loss of interest, self-criticism, withdrawal, and the flatness that often sits underneath "I'm fine."
Relationships and attachment
Friendships, first loves, family dynamics, breakups, and the ways early relational patterns start to echo in new ones.
ADHD and neurodivergence
Executive function, sensory needs, late diagnosis, and support that treats neurodivergence as a way of being rather than a deficit.
Trauma and hard histories
Paced, attuned work for teens and young adults carrying trauma, big or small, that hasn't yet had space to be held.
A few things worth knowing
What we share, and what we don't
With appropriate consent we collaborate with caregivers, especially for younger teens, to align support across home and school.
The therapy itself stays confidential between clinician and client. What we share with you is shaped by your child's age, their needs, and the clinical picture. Your clinician will walk you through exactly where that line sits in the first meeting.
Under 13? There’s a group for that
This page is for teens and young adults. If your child is younger, we run a small in-person therapy group for ages 6 to 8 in Greenpoint — feelings, friendship and repairing after a fight, through play rather than sitting and talking.
It is free of charge and the next cohort begins in October 2026. Children’s group, ages 6–8 →
If you're 18 or over, the therapy is yours
You make your own appointments, and nothing goes to anyone else without your written consent.
We work with college students, early-career people, and anyone in transition. This stretch of life is its own developmental stage with its own real demands, and we treat it that way.
Clinicians who specialize in this age group
Most of our teen and young adult therapists work both virtually and in person. Availability changes, so our intake coordinator will confirm who has room and who is the right fit.
Sydney Brower, LMSW
Ages 8+ · Virtual and Greenpoint office
Fran Mackin, LCSW
Teens 15+ · Virtual only
Leah Cerf, LCSW
Ages 8+ · Virtual only
Not sure who fits? Tell our intake coordinator what is going on and they will match you. See the full team →
Ready to reach out?
Tell our intake coordinator a little about what you or your teen is looking for. We match for fit, confirm your insurance, and get a first session on the calendar.
This page is not a crisis service. If you or your teen needs immediate help, call or text 988, or go to your nearest emergency room.