INSPIRE OUR YOUTH PROGRAM
Inspired Teen Services
At Unified Inspirational Counseling, LLC, it is our mission to help teens reach their full potential. All too often many of us live in fear that our teens will not be successful due to negative influences, peer pressures and struggles in connecting with their peer group. As Parents we want to give them the best, work tirelessly to provide for them, give them leeway to have fun; yet this lurking fear that they are disconnecting from us can be overwhelming. U.I.C. has continuously been successful in helping youth struggling with boundaries, grades, self-esteem, following rules, addiction, mental health, and physical health issues. U.I.C. seeks to treat the whole person so that your teen may develop the goals he or she needs to be productive in your home, at their school and while with their friends.
Individual Counseling
Unified Inspirational Counseling, LLC is highly skilled in working with teens who have challenging behaviors and attitudes. The core of U.I.C.'s model is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in which we seek to understand, from the teen's perspective, what they see in the world. We want to give them the necessary tools to be able to respond appropriately. CBT is the best method to help teens understand how their negative actions impact not only their own lives but the lives around them. Through this model, teens learn healthy communication skills, how to keep a structured schedule, responsibility for self and others, and how to engage in healthy relationships.
Why Try Curriculum
Why Try Curriculum provides simple, hands-on strategies and resources to help motivate the unmotivated teen, support teens with trauma, improve engagement, and increase academic success. The idea is straightforward: teach social and emotional education to teens in a way they can understand and remember. Why Try is a great motivating tool that can help your teen succeed at home and at school with very specific goals.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an approach that is evidenced based and utilized in adolescent facilities all throughout America. CBT is a model that has been proven effective and resourceful for not only teens but parents as well who can utilize the many methods and strategies to engage your teen in a positive manner. Your teen will come to truly understand how he or she can hold themselves accountable and responsible without the feelings of shame or embarrassment. It helps teens boost self-confidence so that they may be able to respond to their world around them in a positive way.
Interactive Activities
Unified Inspirational Counseling, LLC seeks to engage your teen in fun filled activities that allows them to express themselves in a positive manner among other teens that also want to experience life responsibly. Far too often are our teens glued to their phones and other electronic devices which can account for many of our youth's issues of laziness, lack of drive and loss of focus. U.I.C.'s activities challenges your teen to remove him or herself from their electronic devices to know again what it means to be a teen without the constraints of social media.
10 MOST COMMON ISSUES TEENAGERS FACE TODAY
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They suffer from negative body image.
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They long to belong to supportive and accepting communities beyond their family.
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They experience stress and difficulty prioritizing and managing their time.
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They feel lots of pressure from peers, parents, and society to conform to conflicting expectations.
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They are at risk of mental and physical health issues.
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They lack good mentors, role models, and heroes.
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They are tempted to begin unhealthy patterns with drugs and alcohol.
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They are exposed to on-screen violence and unhealthy social media.
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They face bullying—online and off.
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They may participate in risky sexual activity and behavior.
TEENAGE
PROBLEMS
RAISING TEENS AND HOW TO TALK TO THEM
Change is hard—especially when it's going on inside of your teen. The teenage years are an explosive period of development, and often, kids reach physical maturity before the parts of their brain that regulate mood and impulse control are fully formed. Outbursts, grumpiness, and poor choices can result. The occasional mood swing isn't cause for alarm if they're getting healthy food, sleep, and social connection generally; however, speaking with your teen about how they feel can make the world of difference.​
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Focus on Listening
Sometimes, parents, in their enthusiasm to make a point or get the conversation going, may launch into a monologue without realizing it. Flip that dynamic by making sure you're giving them the opportunity to speak. Pay attention to how much you're talking and, if it's anywhere near 50%, aim to cut down on your airtime. Let them talk, ask them open-ended questions, and be interested in what they have to say.