Adolescent and Teen Therapy

How to get help

Submit the Request Services form and select Adolescent/Teen Therapy. The form requests household income and size, contact information, and a description of concerns. The organization states that its team will respond within a few days, screen and assess the request, and match eligible families with a provider or temporary waitlist if at capacity.

Who this service helps

Adolescents and teens in Dallas-area families unable to afford mental-health treatment who are motivated to participate in therapy after any extreme crisis has been resolved. The official page states that the program does not accept current homelessness, active crisis, current or past drug abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, certain complex needs, or situations better served by hospitalization.

Where this service is available

Service area: Dallas and surrounding areas; the application page states that services are conveniently located in Dallas's Oak Lawn neighborhood.

A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.

Cost / fees

Free to eligible clients.

About this service

HeadFirst Mental Health Initiative funds adolescent and teen therapy through HeadFirst Counseling and a network of providers. The official counseling page identifies concerns that participating providers may address, including low self-esteem, grief, suicidal ideation or suicide-related grief, bullying, identity development, stress, depression, anxiety, social isolation, body-image concerns, and academic or social-media pressure.

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