Navigating the teenage years can be challenging for both teens and their parents. The pressures of school, social dynamics, and personal development can often feel overwhelming. At ROWI Teen in Santa Clarita, they understand these challenges and are dedicated to helping teens thrive during this pivotal stage of life.

While most people are happy that they get to work from home during the current pandemic, the stats tell a whole different story. As COVID-19 is changing how we interact with each other, the lockdown restrictions and general panic surrounding the pandemic is having a significant impact on the mental health of the public. It has caused huge stress on ...

Kristina de Bree, Santa Clarita therapist, MA, LMFT and Valencia EMDR therapist, discusses how high school students and recent graduates may be dealing with delayed-onset symptoms from the Saugus High shooting. Between the Saugus High School shooting, pandemic, financial crisis and recent protests, kids throughout the Santa Clarita Valley have been subject to multiple stressful events over the last seven ...

Santa Clarita therapist, MA, LMFT and Valencia EMDR therapist Kristina de Bree discusses the differences between traditional talk therapy and EMDR, focusing on length of treatment, financial impact and whether the therapy treats symptoms or tackles the root cause of trauma. Kristina de Bree; MA, LMFT and Valencia EMDR therapist; described talk therapy as “the most common type of therapy,” ...

Kristina de Bree, a Santa Clarita therapist and LFMT, described ways to understand trauma and methods to healthily and helpfully communicate with trauma survivors. In a recent episode of Eye on the Valley, Santa Clarita Therapist Kristina de Bree described ways to understand and support loved ones who have experienced traumatic life events. de Bree describes trauma as creating an ...

Santa Clarita therapist Kristina de Bree explains how to offer friends advice when their stress levels threaten to affect their mental health. Kristina de Bree, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), discussed how Santa Clarita residents can comfort friends who reach out in times of crisis. de Bree said that it’s important to offer friends who are calling to ...

Kristina de Bree, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), is answering a common question people may find themselves wondering as the coronavirus pandemic continues: how do you know when it’s time to see a therapist in Santa Clarita? de Bree recommended using a scale of zero to 10, with zero being “totally calm and at peace” and 10 being ...

A therapist in Santa Clarita is describing a therapeutic writing exercise she recommends to help the community cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Kristina de Bree, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Santa Clarita, noted that she used this technique growing up with cystic fibrosis, essentially living in hospitals and being told she wouldn’t survive her teenage years.  “We ...

A Santa Clarita therapist is talking about the reasons why people may be unknowingly deprioritizing their mental health as the stress of the coronavirus pandemic continues. “There really are a lot of reasons why people deprioritize mental health, but I think with everything going on with COVID(-19) right now, that there are really two things that are contributing to it ...

A therapist in Santa Clarita is talking about mental health warning signs parents should look for in their children or teenagers as the coronavirus pandemic continues. With schools closed and the “Safer at Home” order in place, kids may start to display “moderate warning signs” that need to be watched, or “red flags” that need immediate attention, according to Kristina ...