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PANIC ATTACKS. PROBLEMATIC RELATIONSHIPS. PANDEMICS. OH MY!

Help! Where is the Cancel button?

 

You weren’t expecting these challenges, but therapy can help.

 
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What’s Your Biggest Challenge right now?

😖 Anxiety + Panic Attacks?

😭 Depressed + Lonely Feelings?

🤬 Anger + Irritability?

😳 Self-Harm Urges, even Suicidal Thoughts?

It can feel really scary when you experience any of these.

Here’s the TRUTH: you’re not crazy and you’re not alone.

Therapy can help you overcome all of these + more!

Allow me to introduce myself…

Hi I’m Mallory! My pronouns are she/hers- what are yours?

I am a mental health therapist* on a mission to help bring teens together on their healing journey.

My mission in life is to reverse the trend of teens feeling hopeless + alone in their struggles by providing quality mental health counseling + supportive guided self-help programs for young people like you right here, right now.


Want me to be Your Therapist?

There are 2 ways we can work together:

Individual

Counseling

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OR

Teen Growth

Therapy Group

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You’re not too young + you shouldn’t have to wait for your 18th birthday to feel better when there’s help available for you today.

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IMAGINE IF YOU COULD…

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STOP constantly thinking of all the things that could go wrong so you could get excited about all the things that could go right

FIND your people now instead of having to wait until college

LIVE your life unapologetically so you could stop caring so much about what other people think

GET people to take you seriously + respect your boundaries

OVERCOME those dark thoughts + urges that seem to creep in no matter what


Let me tell you a bit about my favorite way to help…

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TEEN GROWTH THERAPY GROUP!

It is SO cool to see teens help themselves by helping each other.

When you learn how to connect with others, you actually amplify your healing progress because you get to practice what you learn in vivo with other teens. How amazing is that!?

We take Teen Growth Therapy Group pretty seriously, so you won’t be stuck with just anybody in some random group.

You’ll be matched to the right group of teens for your unique needs (+ theirs).

3 Reasons Why Group Therapy Is The Best!

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MORE CONNECTED

Group Therapy offers an experience where you can connect with other people who are all going through similar life circumstances and help each other out.

Sharing your experiences in Group Therapy can help you build healthy connections with others, and with yourself.

 
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LESS ISOLATED

When you connect with others in Group Therapy, you start to realize

“Oh, this doesn’t just happen to me. Other people have experienced this, too.”

By learning from each other, you can discover new perspectives and ways of overcoming your challenges.

 
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 AMPLIFY RESULTS

With Group Therapy you are learning, growing + integrating new experiences with others, in vivo.

Hearing from other people’s experiences allows you to consider several other viewpoints that can expand your perspective + help you think beyond your experience.

It may even help you solve your problems in new + creative ways.

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Feeling a little weirded out about talking with someone you don’t know about personal things you’re feeling?

With a YouTube video library of 200+ mental health videos featuring some very common therapy topics, you can get to know me + my therapy style.

 

BONUS: You’ll also pick up a few awesome strategies to jumpstart your healing journey.

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✨ Where the Therapy Magic Happens ✨

You will find the counseling therapy room with Mallory Grimste, LCSW to be the perfect balance between calming and friendly.

The counseling office is physically based out of Woodbridge, CT, though if you’re not ready for in-office appointments, or if you prefer telehealth counseling, I can also meet with you virtually as long as you’re physically located in Connecticut or New York* at the time of your session.

*I don’t make the licensing laws, but I still gotta follow them!

 Here’s How To Get Started:

STEP 1: Click the “CONTACT NOW!” button + read the answers to our Frequently Asked Questions because we value your time.

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STEP 2: Select a day/time for your Phone Screening + click “confirm.” Completed with the parent only if the potential client is under 18.

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STEP 3: Fill out the form + check the box to confirm the potential client will be physically located in Connecticut or New York.

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At the time you chose, you’ll get a call from a team member to complete your Phone Screening + review the logistics of how we work to make sure everyone’s on the same page about what you can expect.

You’ll then be invited to complete some prework in our Client Portal and schedule your face-to-face Client Assessment with Mallory Grimste, LCSW where you’ll collaboratively decide together what type of counseling + next steps would serve you and/or your teen best.

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IS YOUR TEEN NERVOUS ABOUT GOING TO THERAPY?

Talking with a therapist can be really scary, but it doesn't have to be. You are in control! I created this video about what to do when you’re feeling too anxious to show up.

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Here’s a brief breakdown of what you can expect from the different types of counseling services Mallory Grimste, LCSW provides for her clients:

 
 

Individual

Counseling

*ideal for people who are processing traumatic experiences or aren’t in middle or high school.

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The investment for this program is $250 per 45min session + includes:

  • Weekly Individual Therapy Sessions with Mallory Grimste, LCSW catered to your unique treatment needs + healing journey.

  • Quarterly Collaborative Treatment Planning to keep us on track + focus on what’s important to you in your own words. Parents of clients who are under 18 years old are invited to provide their feedback + suggestions for treatment focus as well, though ultimately it is the teen’s decision how they choose to use their therapy sessions.

  • In-Office or Virtual Telehealth Appointments the choice is yours so things like transportation, unexpected illness, New England weather, or things like pandemic stay-at-home orders don’t disrupt your treatment progress.

Teen Growth

Therapy Group

*ideal for teens in middle school, high school, or going into college who don’t fit in and feel disconnected + alone.

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The investment for this program is $75* per 60min group + includes:

  • Weekly Teen Growth Therapy Group with Mallory Grimste, LCSW filled with activities and discussions geared towards improving self-esteem, combating negative thinking, healthy coping skills + creating healthy social connections with others who get it.

  • Weekly Parent Emails describing the focus of that week’s group activity/discussion with helpful tips about how Parents can help reinforce learning at home.

  • Quarterly Parent Feedback Surveys so I can hear from parents about how your teen is doing outside of our group meetings.

*There is also a $225/mo auto-prepay option for those committed to at least 3 months of group therapy

 
 

While we happily consider requests for a certain type of counseling service, your determination for eligibility will be discussed with you after you complete a face-to-face client assessment with Mallory Grimste, LCSW.