Your adolescent has begun to show poor functioning in a life area such as:

Physical: Energy level, not wanting to get up, sleeping changes, dropping out of hobbies, dramatic increase / decrease in physical exercise.
Academic: Shows significant grades change, not keeping up with homework and assignments.
Social: Not wanting to hang out with regular friends, trouble making new friends, changing to new group of friends, wanting to be alone.
Family relationships: Not wanting to be with family members normally close to, showing aggression to family members.
Communication: Your adolescent has “shut down”- doesn’t want to talk to you anymore.
General Observations: Your adolescent’s overall disposition or attitude has shown a noticeable change lately.

There are times when parents may feel like they have tried what they know to do to help relieve their adolescent’s problems, and they just don’t know what else to do. This can be a frustrating time for a parent or guardian when they know their adolescent needs more than they can give. This is the time to contact a counsellor to discuss your concerns.

Young people can also refer themselves for counselling, however if the young person is under sixteen the parent or guardian will need to consent before counselling can commence.

The EPICentre counsellors specialise in counselling young people between the ages of 12 to 25.