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Thrive Therapy & Counseling provides high quality mental health therapy to Highly Sensitive People (hsps), LGBTQIA+ folks, and young adults struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, or trauma.

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This blog is written by therapists in midtown Sacramento and focuses on the concerns and struggles of highly sensitive people (HSPs), LGBTQIA+ folks, and adults struggling with depression, anxiety or just trying to figure out what they want for themselves.  There's help and hope through counseling and therapy!

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When Your Teen Struggles to Make Friends

Ivy Griffin

You’ve been watching your kid struggle for so long. You know how important friendships are throughout life, especially during the teen years. You want to help them make friends in real life (not just online), but they get angry when you bring it up and don’t want to talk to you about it. You get that it’s awkward and they’re embarrassed, but it’s painful to watch. You constantly wonder how you can help.

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How to Help Tweens or Teens Navigate Toxic Friendships (Collaboration with Care.com)

Ivy Griffin

Parenting tweens and teens can feel like walking a tightrope at times — juggling being protective without being overbearing. You need to give them space to make their own choices (and sometimes mistakes) as they grow more independent, but this can be a particularly difficult situation to navigate when your child is tangled in what appears to be a toxic friendship.

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