By Brandon Joffe, LCSW Often when a parent is seeking therapy with a troubled teen there are built-up resentments and fears. Parents have usually tried everything to get their teen on the right track, having countless arguments and lectures trying to reason with the “not fully developed” teen brain. By the time the parent sits in front of me, he/she has usually tried every reward and punishment possible. The parent is usually afraid for the teen’s future and resentful of th

By: Brandon Joffe, LCSW The tragedy of losing a teenager in a school, a family, a community, or a friend group is one of the most confusing times we experience. It leaves so many people in a place of unbearable grief. In the early days of the tragedy, there is usually a time of needing to let people know and reaching out to the closest loved ones. There are plans that must be made and so many other busy things that happen directly after a tragedy. In the meantime, there a