How Therapy Impacts Teens by Sam Elkins staff writer
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Destigmatizing therapy and what it means for today’s teenagers
eople go through different kinds of trauma than others, but for some this just simply isn’t possible. For these people, having someone like everyday. Whether it’s losing a loved one, getting a counselor or therapist can be extremely benefithrough difficult experiences, or just bad things happening in life, there are some life events that cial. E Randolph ‘24 attends therapy around every are challenging to tackle alone. Children suffering the effects of parents week at Kids Creek Clinic. “I “I’ve gotten to the point like going to therapy because divorcing, depression, and anxiety are only a few of where I assume someone’s it helps a lot with a bunch of different stuff I’ve been the many things that might gone through something require a little bit of extra traumatic whether it’s a big through,” Randolph notes. guidance. Like anything else For Randolph, a normal visit or several little things.” includes his therapist “askin life, the idea of opening up to someone—let alone ing about my day and talking about some of the things I’ve been through, and a complete stranger—can be stressful, but it can sometimes we go on walks and things like that.” also be an incredibly useful resource to guide the mind and body through trauma. We face trauma Some people attend therapy to just have someone to talk to, someone to vent to, or just someall of the time in our everyday lives. For some of us, moving past trauma might come more natuone to get the emotions out with. As high schoolers, we need all of those things. Therapy is a rally or can be moved through with more ease 8 // BGQ // October 2021
