Total Teen Health and Wellness: A Doctor's Guide for Parents
Total Teen Health and Wellness is a biweekly podcast for parents of teenagers to learn more about medical and mental health issues in their children. Dr. Shanna Garza, an Adolescent Medicine physician and expert, provides essential education and helpful guidance to parents to help them better understand how to empower and encourage their teen children to live healthy and balanced lives. Parenting the whole teen requires moms and dads to know about the physical health and mental well-being of their children. Dr. Garza is here to guide!
Total Teen Health and Wellness: A Doctor's Guide for Parents
25. Why I Refer My Patients for Therapy: An Adolescent Medicine Physician Perspective
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Shanna Garza, MD
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Episode 25
Therapy is an important part of mental health care for teenagers. Patients improve more when they are connected to a therapist who helps them build healthy coping skills, work on relationship issues and improve their self esteem. There are many different approaches to therapy in teens. Today, Dr. Shanna Garza, Adolescent Medicine physician and expert explains why therapy is helpful for her patients and why she refers them for therapy. Parents, listen to learn more and to see if therapy might help your young adult child.