Creative Healing

Learn how to help your teen build a relationship with a therapist they can trust,
develop skills for surviving overwhelming emotions, and
find alternatives to the behaviors they're using to cope.

You're Worried About What Your Teen Isn't Telling You

You know your teen is struggling. You can see it in the self-harm. The isolation. The anger and impulsive decisions. When you ask what’s wrong, they say “nothing” or “I’m fine.”

You try to give them space. You try talking and being supportive. But you're left wondering: How bad is it really?

Because when your teen is struggling with self-harm or suicidal thoughts, not knowing can feel terrifying.

Maybe they've already been in therapy and didn’t connect with their last therapist. Maybe they barely talked in sessions.

Or maybe they desperately need help but don't know how to let anyone close enough to provide it.

You want them to have someone they can trust.

But you also need someone who understands the seriousness of what your teen is experiencing. Someone who knows how to work with self-harm. Someone who understands suicidal thinking.

Someone who knows what to do when emotions become so overwhelming that your teen turns to dangerous or destructive behaviors to cope.

You Don't Have to Choose Between a Therapist Your Teen Likes and a Therapist Who Knows How to Treat High-Risk Behavior

Your teen deserves both.

A therapist who can build genuine connection and knows how to provide specialized treatment for self-harm, suicidality, and intense emotional dysregulation.

That's where I come in.

I'm Madison Bear, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in working with adolescents experiencing self-harm, suicidal thoughts, intense emotions, anxiety, and depression.

I have extensive experience working with high-risk adolescents ages 13–18 in an Intensive Outpatient Program, providing individual, group, and family therapy to teens experiencing significant mental health challenges.

I am trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based treatment that gives teens practical skills for managing overwhelming emotions, navigating relationships, tolerating distress, and replacing destructive behaviors with healthier ones.

When I'm not working with clients, you can find me rewatching my favorite shows, diving into a good book, exploring new restaurants, or enjoying time with friends.

But one of my greatest strengths is something that can't be taught from a textbook:

I know how to connect with teens who don't easily let people in.

Learn How to Help Your Teen Replace Self-Harm With Skills That Actually Work

Together, we'll help your teen:

• Understand what triggers overwhelming emotional reactions

• Identify the patterns that lead to self-harm and other high-risk behaviors

• Build practical DBT skills for managing intense emotions

• Learn how to survive moments of crisis without making the situation more dangerous

• Develop alternatives to self-harm

• Navigate suicidal thoughts and urges safely

• Communicate what they're feeling before it reaches a breaking point

• Strengthen relationships and interpersonal skills

• Build confidence and self-worth

• Develop healthier ways to cope with stress, conflict, and emotional pain

• Create a life where they don't have to hurt themselves just to get through the moment

The goal isn't simply to make your teen stop self-harming.

It's to help them understand why they need the behavior in the first place and give them skills that allow them to meet that need differently.

Stop Waiting for Your Teen to Be Ready for Help

Your teen doesn't have to walk into therapy motivated. They don't have to immediately trust their therapist. They don't have to know what they want to talk about. They just need someone who knows how to start where they are.

Someone who can connect with them who understands high-risk behavior. Someone who can teach them what to do when their emotions become overwhelming. And someone who isn't going to give up on the relationship when things get difficult.

Build trust, reduce high-risk behaviors, and help your teen develop practical DBT skills for navigating emotions that feel impossible to manage alone.

Work with a therapist who specializes in self-harm, suicidality, high-risk adolescent behavior, and DBT, while also creating the kind of genuine therapeutic relationship that helps even hesitant teens begin to open up.

Individual appointments are available at $205 per session in Flourtown and Wayne.

Request an appointment to get started.