Anxiety Therapists for Staten Island Teens
Anxiety therapists for Staten Island teens can help them to find strategies for coping. Learn more about finding a psychiatrist for your teen.
Finding Anxiety Therapists for Staten Island Teens
Anxiety Therapists for Staten Island
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health issues facing young people today. It’s estimated that one out of every three teenagers suffers from an anxiety disorder—but that approximately 80% of those teens go without treatment. Anxiety is one of the most treatable of mental illnesses, but if left untreated, it can affect your child’s academic future, their physical health, and may lead to risky and unpredictable behaviour. World events, pressure to succeed academically, and social media can all play a role in escalating anxiety for teens. And unlike younger children, who are usually afraid of external things or events such as insects, the dark, or something bad happening to a parent, teenagers are more likely to be worried about their performance at school or in sports, how they are perceived, or the changes happening to their bodies.
The Skypiatrist Advantage
If your teen is showing symptoms of anxiety, you may be concerned about long wait times for evaluation and therapy in the Staten Island area. Many NYC therapists provide services only to adults, and others have waiting lists of several months before your child can be seen and evaluated. However, the online service Skypiatrist offers services to teens, and can usually schedule new clients in within days. Skypiatrist has been operating since 2016, long before the pandemic made virtual services common, and their system was created with online therapy in mind. Online psychiatric help is particularly useful for teens, who are accustomed to connecting online and who can access the help they need easily, without causing disruption to their lives.
Skypiatrist provides services such as evaluation, talk therapy, and medication management. Effective therapies for anxiety include cognitive-behavioral therapy and SSRI medications; this combination has been shown to help a majority of patients within twelve weeks. Our experienced, licensed psychiatrists are fully able to prescribe medication when necessary; they are medical doctors with the highest level of training. We know that patients, particularly teenagers, need continuity. With Skypiatrist, your child will see the same doctor or therapist at every appointment, to ensure that they will be able to build a relationship.
