A new chapter begins December 2026 · Online therapy across Michigan

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Therapy for Teens in Michigan

You don't have to have everything figured out.

Being a teenager can mean navigating a lot at once.

Friendships change. School gets more demanding. Family relationships shift. You're figuring out who you are, what matters to you, and where you fit—all while trying to keep up with everything happening around you.

Sometimes it can feel like a lot.

Maybe you're anxious about school, friendships, or what other people think. Maybe you're putting a lot of pressure on yourself to get things right or trying hard to make everyone else happy.

Maybe you've been feeling overwhelmed, down, angry, disconnected, or like you're not quite yourself.

You may be struggling with confidence or wondering where you fit in. You might be dealing with friendship changes, family stress, relationship concerns, or a transition that has made things feel different.

Or maybe you don't know exactly what's wrong.

You just know that things feel harder lately.

Therapy can give you a space where you don't have to have the right words or know exactly what you need to say.

A space to talk openly without having to manage someone else's reaction.

A space to slow down, make sense of what you're experiencing, and figure out what might help.

What we can work on together

Therapy might include:

  • Understanding and managing anxiety, stress, and overwhelm

  • Working through sadness, low motivation, or feeling disconnected

  • Building confidence and a healthier relationship with yourself

  • Navigating friendships, dating, family stress and changing relationships

  • Working through people-pleasing, perfectionism, and worries about what others think

  • Learning how to communicate needs and feelings while learning how to cope with difficult situations

  • Exploring identity, values, school pressures and changes about who you are becoming

A place where you can be yourself

Therapy isn't about telling you who you should be or giving you all the answers.

It's about having someone alongside you while you figure some things out.

We can get curious about what's happening, notice the patterns that may be making things harder, and work together to find approaches that actually feel useful to you.

You don't have to wait until things feel unbearable to reach out.

Sometimes having a place to talk before things get that big can make a difference.

And you don't have to know exactly what you need help with before you start.

We can figure that out together.

Let’s start with a conversation.

A free 15-minute phone or video consultation is an opportunity to ask questions, share a little about what brings you to therapy, and see whether working together feels like a good fit.

Book a free consultation

Katie Osgood, LPC · Online therapy across Michigan

Teens 13+ & adults · Monday–Thursday

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