W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D.

Info For Teens

Are you dealing with something difficult?  Need help?  Therapy can help you deal with difficult feelings, problems with relationships, and/or problems in your family.  It can be scary to start therapy and seek help for your problems, but often it can make a world of a difference.  I've been working with teenagers since 1998 and have helped many teens who were dealing with anxiety, depression, problems with friends, school stress, the loss of a loved one, parents that were giving them a hard time, divorce, and other pretty difficult issues like feeling suicidal, cutting, or trauma like rape or molestation.  You don't have to continue suffering.  Therapy can help.  Many teenagers feel like nothing can change their family situation when things are bad, but I can tell you that I have had lots of success with making things better.

Therapy is a place where you can talk about your problems in a confidential atmosphere.  That means that what you say to me stays private and is not shared with your parents or anyone else*.  I can help you figure out what to do about your problems and help your family to be helpful rather than make things worse.  Sometimes, I have teenagers bring their friends in for a session to be a source of support or information in the therapy process.
 
If you'd like to find out more about me or how I work, feel free to give me a call and interview me over the phone.  My phone number is (415) 686-9544 or (415) 686-9544. Or you can email me at drkeith@drkeithsutton.com. If you decide that you do want to come in for therapy with me, we'll have to talk to your parents about it because their permission is required for therapy.  If your problem includes something that you don't want to involve your parents in, I could give you some suggestions about what to do and refer you to your school counselor or maybe a local clinic that could be helpful. In some rare situations adolescents can seek therapy without their parent's consent.  Just remember, you're not alone and help is out there.     
 
*there are some limits to confidentiality like a harm to yourself or someone else where confidentiality may have to be broken. If you're worried that I may have to break your confidentiality, ask me to explain it and then you can decide whether you'd like to share the information with me.