Is your teen in San Diego drinking to cope with anxiety? Many teens use alcohol to manage stress and social pressure, but it can worsen anxiety. Learn how to recognize the signs and support your teen in building healthier coping skills.

Gifted students often feel unseen in traditional classrooms. At La Jolla Therapy Center, we support advanced high schoolers navigating academic pressure, perfectionism, and school-related anxiety.

Halloween can be overwhelming for teens facing anxiety and body image pressures. Learn how to support your teen with open conversations, positive coping strategies, and confidence-building tools so they can enjoy the holiday without added stress.

Halloween candy is exciting for kids—but the sugar highs and crashes can make anxiety and mood swings worse. This blog shares simple strategies for setting limits, encouraging mindful eating, and keeping Halloween fun while supporting your child’s mental health.

Many teens vape to manage anxiety, but it often makes symptoms worse. At La Jolla Therapy Center, we help teens break free from vaping and build healthy coping skills. If your teen struggles with marijuana use and anxiety, our therapy can support lasting recovery and better mental health.

Couple’s therapy focuses on improving communication, resolving conflict, and fostering stronger connections between partners.

An emotional support animal is any pet that provides comfort and helps ease symptoms of a mental health condition. ESAs don’t need special training or certifications and are simply there to offer companionship, warmth, and a sense of calm. Talking to a mental health professional can help you decide if one will benefit you and how to go about getting one.

By the time we hit our 30s, many of us expect to have checked at least a few boxes when it comes to education, careers, relationships, marriage and kids. And when you haven't checked as many boxes as you thought you would have, it can feel like you’re falling behind or spinning your wheels.

Struggling to connect with your teen? Learn why things feel so tense at home—and how San Diego families can rebuild calm, trust, and communication.

Anxiety and ADHD are two of the most commonly misunderstood mental health challenges for teens—especially girls. But they’re not the same and understanding the difference matters.

Support your teen’s mental health in elite sports. Learn how high-achieving families can manage athlete anxiety, pressure, and performance stress.

Worried about your child’s obsession with grades? Learn how to support anxious students and ease academic pressure with therapist-backed strategies.

A school-aged girl smiles on her way to the first day of class, illustrating the importance of therapy to help prepare kids and teens for...

Finding balance is crucial, not just for success in Greek life, but for overall well-being in college. Read this blog for strategies to help maintain mental health during the rush process.

A teen therapist's guide to helping you and your kid survive the college launch. How to support your teen through the college transition using connection, not control. Trusting your kid to rise—and trusting yourself to step back without falling apart.

The gut isn’t just a digestion machine—it’s also deeply connected to our emotions, particularly anxiety. This blog explores how this intricate relationship works, and why healing the mind can often be a key step in healing the body.

A therapist guide on what to do and what not to do if you find out your child has been intentionally self harming.

Struggling to support your anxious child? Discover 5 common parenting mistakes that may be fueling their anxiety—and learn what to do instead to help them feel safe, confident, and emotionally resilient.

Struggling with bedtime battles? Learn how to help your anxious child sleep independently with therapist-backed strategies.

Teenagers are emotional by design. But depression is different. It's not just being “moody” or sleeping in on weekends. It's like someone hit the dimmer switch on their entire life. Your once chatty kid might now communicate in grunts. The honor roll student starts failing chemistry. The soccer lover suddenly has zero interest in lacing up cleats. Keep reading to learn the difference between the typical teenage years and clinical depression.