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SERVING HOUSTON & ALL OF TEXAS
You're the one holding this together, and no one's asked how you're doing.
You're the one holding this together, and no one's asked how you're doing.
You're the one who knows the mood before they walk in the door. You're the one rehearsing what to say and how to say it so it doesn't turn into a fight. You're checking their grades, their group chats, their door — not because you're a helicopter parent, but because something's actually wrong and you can't just look away from it. And underneath all of it, you're exhausted in a way that's hard to explain to anyone who isn't living it.
You've tried the calm conversation and the firm one. You've taken the phone away and given it back. None of it has held. That's not because you're doing it wrong — it's because what your teen needs right now is more than a better conversation. It's clinical support, from someone trained to actually work with what's underneath the behavior you're seeing.
What changes for you specifically:
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You stop being the only line of defense — someone else is actually working the problem with your teen.
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You get a straight answer on what's typical teenage behavior and what needs real attention.
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The house gets quieter — fewer blowups, less walking on eggshells.
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You get your own bandwidth back, because you're not carrying this alone anymore.
What you can expect once your teen is actually in this work
This isn't drop-off-and-wait. Your teen gets a real say in this — their own space, their own pace, room to actually trust the process instead of feeling handled — which is usually what makes them willing to keep showing up instead of shutting the door on session two. You're not left in the dark either: you get direct guidance on what to do differently at home, so the work doesn't undo itself the second you're back in the car together.
What we use, and what it means for your house:
DBT-informed skills work — for teens whose emotions escalate faster than either of you can keep up with. For you, this usually shows up as fewer blowups and less bracing for the next one. (Not a full multi-day DBT program — if your teen needs that level of care, I'll tell you directly and help you find it, rather than stretching this into something it's not.)
Mindfulness-based CBT — for the households where the noise has drowned out any sense of calm. This is the piece that helps you get an evening back that isn't dominated by tension.
EMDR — for something specific that happened and is still showing up now, in the shutdown, the overreaction, the thing that seems too big for the moment it's attached to. This is often the piece that makes everything else actually stick, instead of holding for a week and then sliding back.
IFS (Internal Family Systems) — for understanding the different "parts" driving what you're seeing: the part of your teen that shuts down, the part that lashes out, the part that's still just scared. This is often what makes sense of behavior that otherwise looks like it's coming out of nowhere.
MEET YOUR THERAPIST
Hi, I’m Rebekah Yigael!
I've spent ten-plus years working with teens — and with the parents raising them, because you're not a bystander in this, you're the one living with the fallout every day. I'm a licensed clinical social worker, trained in DBT, mindfulness-based CBT, EMDR, and IFS, based in Houston, seeing families in person and virtually across Texas.
Here's what I can tell you honestly: some of what you're dealing with is a rough season that responds well to steady clinical work. Some of it is more than that. Part of my job in the first session is telling you which one this is, clearly, so you're not guessing.
You don't have to be the only person managing this. That's what I'm here for.