99 episodes

For more than 20 years Roy Petitfils, LPC has worked with teenagers as an educator, youth minister and today as a counselor in private practice specializing in adolescent and family therapy. He offers insight to help you understand today's teens with practical tips, tools and strategies to help you communicate with, discipline and positively influence the teens in your life.

Today's Teenager Roy Petitfils, LPC

    • Kids & Family
    • 4.9 • 109 Ratings

For more than 20 years Roy Petitfils, LPC has worked with teenagers as an educator, youth minister and today as a counselor in private practice specializing in adolescent and family therapy. He offers insight to help you understand today's teens with practical tips, tools and strategies to help you communicate with, discipline and positively influence the teens in your life.

    115: Managing Cooped Up Teens

    115: Managing Cooped Up Teens

    In this episode, Roy offers insight and strategies into caring for and managing teens during the COVID19 epidemic. 
    Roy has established Today's Teenager as a non-profit organization dedicated to covering the expenses of therapy sessions and other mental health services for teens and families that would otherwise be unable to afford them. Visit todaysteenager dot com for more information.

    • 23 min
    114: Teens And Trauma, Part 3

    114: Teens And Trauma, Part 3

    In the final installment of a three-part series on teens and trauma, Roy offers practical and effective strategies adults can use to help teens who have been traumatized. 
    Roy has established Today's Teenager as a non-profit organization dedicated to covering the expenses of therapy sessions and other mental health services for teens and families that would otherwise be unable to afford them. Visit todaysteenager dot com for more information.

    • 30 min
    113: Teens And Trauma, Part 2

    113: Teens And Trauma, Part 2

    In the second installment of a three-part series on teens and trauma, Roy focuses on the variety of ways that trauma affects the adolescent brain. 
    Roy has established Today's Teenager as a non-profit organization dedicated to covering the expenses of therapy sessions and other mental health services for teens and families that would otherwise be unable to afford them. Visit todaysteenager dot com for more information.

    • 20 min
    112: Teens And Trauma, Part 1

    112: Teens And Trauma, Part 1

    In this first of a three-part series on teens and trauma, Roy defines and explains trauma, how it effects teens, and how adults can identify and help traumatized teens. 
    Roy has established Today's Teenager as a non-profit organization dedicated to covering the expenses of therapy sessions and other mental health services for teens and families that would otherwise be unable to afford them. Visit todaysteenager dot com for more information.

    • 18 min
    111: Helping Teens Set And Respect Boundaries, Part 3

    111: Helping Teens Set And Respect Boundaries, Part 3

    In this third of a three - part series of micro episodes, Roy offers strategies and insights that will help you to discuss the importance of setting and respecting boundaries with teens. 
    Roy has established Today's Teenager as a non-profit organization dedicated to covering the expenses of therapy sessions and other mental health services for teens and families that would otherwise be unable to afford them. Visit todaysteenager dot com for more information.

    • 13 min
    109: Helping Teens Set And Respect Boundaries, Part 1

    109: Helping Teens Set And Respect Boundaries, Part 1

    In this first of a three - part series of micro episodes, Roy defines and explores what the term "boundaries" means for relationships and its importance to adolescent growth. 
    Roy has established Today's Teenager as a non-profit organization dedicated to covering the expenses of therapy sessions and other mental health services for teens and families that would otherwise be unable to afford them. Visit todaysteenager dot com for more information.

    • 10 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
109 Ratings

109 Ratings

mkr_ma ,

THANK YOU

I am so grateful that I found you and your knowledgeable podcasts. I don’t feel so lost or alone

zuramy ,

Amazing

I been listening your conversation, it help me a lot . But I don’t see the subject of divorce , separate parent , single parenting and how to help teens girls to go through. Please think about it to talk about this kind of families.

Bob G. S. ,

Excellent advice!!!

Love listening to your podcasts .

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