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Teen Therapy

Teen Therapy

Real Support for Real Life. Inclusive Therapy for Teens and Young Adults

Growing up today comes with a unique set of challenges. Whether you are navigating the pressures of high school, exploring who you are, or dealing with major changes at home, you don’t have to carry it all on your own.

We provide inclusive, trauma-informed, and identity-affirming mental health therapy tailored specifically for adolescents and young adults. This is your space—completely confidential, entirely free of judgment, and customized to help you thrive on your own terms.

Duration: 60 minutes
Pricing: $120 per hour (taxes included)

 

How We Can Help

 
🏫 Navigating High School & Academic Pressure

School should be about growth, but it often brings overwhelming stress. We help young people manage academic burnout, perfectionism, and anxiety while building sustainable daily coping habits.

  • Social Media & Cyberbullying: We give you the tools to process the emotional toll of digital drama, isolation, or direct bullying, helping you rebuild your self-worth.
  • School Belonging: Finding your crowd can be tough. We focus on social anxiety, boundary-setting, and building authentic connections.
 
🏳️‍⚧️ Identity & Gender-Affirming Care

Who you are is valid. We provide a deeply supportive environment for LGBTQIA+ and gender-expansive youth.

  • Exploring Gender & Orientation: A safe space to understand your gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation at your own pace.
  • Transition Support: Navigating pronouns, social transitions, and the unique mental health hurdles stemming from systemic exclusion or discrimination.
 
🏠 Family Transitions and Separating Parents

When things change at home, it can feel like your foundation is not stable. Parents separating or divorcing brings up complicated emotions—anger, guilt, grief, or confusion.

  • Processing Family Shift: We help you untangle your feelings and separate your identity from your parents’ conflicts.
  • Boundaries & Communication: Learning how to vocalize what you need from your family during a period of transition that can feel very heavy.
 
🎓 Launching Into the Future: Applying to University

The bridge between high school and what comes next is filled with high stakes. The stress of applications, choosing a path, and leaving your comfort zone can trigger deep anxiety.

  • Application Burnout: Overcoming the “fear of failure” and the heavy weight of expectations.
  • Independence Readiness: Building executive functioning skills, managing time, and prepping your mental wellness toolbox before moving away to attend college or university.
  • Communication with your parent(s): Strategies and tools to support your independence while also continuing to check in with your parents.  This is the beginning of you having some control and making decisions for yourself while having the safety net of your parents’ care, concern and support as you move into adulthood.

 

Message to Parents & Caregivers

We partner with families to create lasting stability. Watching your teen struggle with bullying, identity questions, or the fallout of a family separation can make you feel helpless. Our approach respects your teen’s developing autonomy and privacy while providing you with gentle coaching, tools to resolve conflict, really hear each other, and ways to build an at-home support system.

Real Support for Real Life. Inclusive Therapy for Teens and Young Adults

Growing up today comes with a unique set of challenges. Whether you are navigating the pressures of high school, exploring who you are, or dealing with major changes at home, you don’t have to carry it all on your own.

We provide inclusive, trauma-informed, and identity-affirming mental health therapy tailored specifically for adolescents and young adults. This is your space—completely confidential, entirely free of judgment, and customized to help you thrive on your own terms.

Duration: 60 minutes
Pricing: $120 per hour (taxes included)

 

How We Can Help

 
🏫 Navigating High School & Academic Pressure

School should be about growth, but it often brings overwhelming stress. We help young people manage academic burnout, perfectionism, and anxiety while building sustainable daily coping habits.

  • Social Media & Cyberbullying: We give you the tools to process the emotional toll of digital drama, isolation, or direct bullying, helping you rebuild your self-worth.
  • School Belonging: Finding your crowd can be tough. We focus on social anxiety, boundary-setting, and building authentic connections.
 
🏳️‍⚧️ Identity & Gender-Affirming Care

Who you are is valid. We provide a deeply supportive environment for LGBTQIA+ and gender-expansive youth.

  • Exploring Gender & Orientation: A safe space to understand your gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation at your own pace.
  • Transition Support: Navigating pronouns, social transitions, and the unique mental health hurdles stemming from systemic exclusion or discrimination.
 
🏠 Family Transitions and Separating Parents

When things change at home, it can feel like your foundation is not stable. Parents separating or divorcing brings up complicated emotions—anger, guilt, grief, or confusion.

  • Processing Family Shift: We help you untangle your feelings and separate your identity from your parents’ conflicts.
  • Boundaries & Communication: Learning how to vocalize what you need from your family during a period of transition that can feel very heavy.
 
🎓 Launching Into the Future: Applying to University

The bridge between high school and what comes next is filled with high stakes. The stress of applications, choosing a path, and leaving your comfort zone can trigger deep anxiety.

  • Application Burnout: Overcoming the “fear of failure” and the heavy weight of expectations.
  • Independence Readiness: Building executive functioning skills, managing time, and prepping your mental wellness toolbox before moving away to attend college or university.
  • Communication with your parent(s): Strategies and tools to support your independence while also continuing to check in with your parents.  This is the beginning of you having some control and making decisions for yourself while having the safety net of your parents’ care, concern and support as you move into adulthood.

 

Message to Parents & Caregivers

We partner with families to create lasting stability. Watching your teen struggle with bullying, identity questions, or the fallout of a family separation can make you feel helpless. Our approach respects your teen’s developing autonomy and privacy while providing you with gentle coaching, tools to resolve conflict, really hear each other, and ways to build an at-home support system.

Therapists Seeing New Teen Clients

Therapists Seeing New Teen Clients

Shelby Beardy

Shelby Beardy

MA Counselling Psych;
CCC, CCPA

Associate Therapist



St. Vital
Kildonan Crossing
Biography

Sarah Reader

Sarah Reader

BA, B.Ed, MACP, CCC
Certified Counsellor





Kildonan Crossing
Biography

LeAnn Pich

LeAnn Pich

MACP; CCC, CCPA, EMDR
Certified Counsellor





Kildonan Crossing
Biography

Lasha Stordeur

Lasha Stordeur

M.Ed Counselling Psych;
CCC, CCPA

Certified Counsellor



St. Vital
Kildonan Crossing
Biography

Stephanie Hong

Stephanie Hong

M.Ed. Counselling Psych;
CCC, CCPA
Certified Counsellor



St. Vital
Biography

Saranjit Dhaliwal

Saranjit Dhaliwal

MA Counselling Psych, RMCD; CCC, CCPA
Certified Counsellor



St. Vital
Biography

Sheila Jensen

Sheila Jensen

BS, MA, CCC, RMFT
Certified Counsellor



Charleswood
St. Vital
Biography

Sheri Rose Amilov

Sheri Rose Amilov

MBA, MMFT; CACFT
Associate Therapist


Charleswood
Biography

Iris Zeif

Iris Zeif

BMSW, RSW; MCSW
Registered Social Worker



Charleswood
Biography

Hanyu Teng

Hanyu Teng

BA, MACP (Hons); CCC, RCC
Certified Counselllor



Virtual Sessions
Biography

Cheryl Kives

Cheryl Kives

M.Ed Educational Psych;
CCC, CCPA
Certified Counsellor



Virtual Sessions
Biography

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Shelby Beardy

MA Counselling Psych;
CCC, CCPA

Associate Therapist



St. Vital
Kildonan Crossing
Biography

Shelby Beardy

Sarah Reader

BA, B.Ed, MACP, CCC
Certified Counsellor




Kildonan Crossing
Biography

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LeAnn Pich

MACP; CCC, CCPA, EMDR
Certified Counsellor



Kildonan Crossing
Biography

LeAnn Pich

Lasha Stordeur

M.Ed Counselling Psych;
CCC, CCPA

Certified Counsellor



St. Vital
Kildonan Crossing
Biography

Lasha Stordeur

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Stephanie Hong

M.Ed. Counselling Psych;
CCC, CCPA

Certified Counsellor




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Biography

Stephanie Hong

Saranjit Dhaliwal

MA Counselling Psych, RMCD; CCC, CCPA
Certified Counsellor



St. Vital
Biography

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Sheila Jensen

BS, MA, CCC, RMFT
Certified Counsellor



Charleswood
St. Vital
Biography

Sheila Jensen

Sheri Rose Amilov

MBA, MMFT; CACFT
Associate Therapist




Charleswood
Biography

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Iris Zeif

MSW, RSW; MCSW
Registered Social Worker




Charleswood
Biography

Iris Zeif

Hanyu Teng

BA, MACP (Hons); CCC, RCC
Certified Counselllor




Virtual Sessions
Biography

Hanyu Teng

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Cheryl Kives

M.Ed Educational Psych;
CCC, CCPA

Certified Counsellor




Virtual Sessions
Biography

Cheryl Kives

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Contact Us

Questions comments or concerns? Drop us a line and one of our friendly team members will put you on the right road.

Contact Us

Questions comments or concerns? Drop us a line and one of our friendly team members will put you on the right road.

Thrive Charleswood
3362 Roblin Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB
(204) 774-4184

Thrive St. Vital
2-1549 St. Mary’s Rd.
Winnipeg, MB
(204) 417-3449

Thrive Kildonan Crossing
220-1615 Regent Ave. W.
Winnipeg, MB
(204) 946-0892

Contact Us

Questions comments or concerns? Drop us a line and one of our friendly team members will put you on the right road.

Thrive Charleswood
3362 Roblin Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB
(204) 774-4184

Thrive St. Vital
2-1549 St. Mary’s Rd.
Winnipeg, MB
(204) 417-3449

Thrive Kildonan Crossing
220-1615 Regent Ave. W.
Winnipeg, MB
(204) 946-0892