Adolescent Counseling
Adolescent Counseling
Your body has been constantly changing since you were born. During adolescence, the changes
your body undergoes will be more rapid and dramatic than at any other time in your life, except
for the first year after you were born. These changes can be scary, but also exciting. Either way,
its best to understand what is happening to your body so that you know what to expect.
Since you are
going through so many changes at once, you might find yourself wondering - What is Normal?
Therefore,
health counseling is very important for an adolescent girl. Dr. Shilpa Goyal can counsel you on many health
subjects that respond to your health concerns and motivate you to choose healthy behaviors using positive,
supportive and non-threatening messages. You can expect expert advice on subjects like:
Becoming a Woman
- Your body and general health
- Your reproductive health
- Your sexual health & sexuality
Fitness:
- How much exercise a girl needs
- Strength training
- Making a fitness plan
- Sports and menstrual disturbances
Food & Nutrition:
- How much exercise a girl needs
- Help girls make healthy food choices by providing important nutrition information on serving sizes, vitamins and nutrients, reading food labels, eating out, maintaining a healthy weight, and vegetarianism.
Emotional Health:
- Relieving stress in healthy ways
- Stress reduction techniques
- Depression
- Self-injury & and teen suicide prevention
Dr. Shilpa Goyal lets teen girls know that life can be beautiful when you can put everything you juggle in life all together with balance. It covers handling different relationships, family, friends, accepting who you are, having a positive body image, peer pressure, protecting yourself from violence, and looking towards the future with hope and dreams.