Sonja Wanhala, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
License #46374

Therapy for Tweens & Teens

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Does your teen not seem like themselves lately?

Maybe they’ve become more withdrawn, anxious, irritable, or overwhelmed. Perhaps the pressures of school, friendships, social relationships, or simply growing up have become difficult to manage.

Therapy can provide teens with a safe, supportive space to make sense of what they’re experiencing, process difficult emotions, and develop healthy coping skills. My work with teens focuses on building self-esteem, strengthening emotional resilience, navigating relationships, and supporting meaningful personal growth.

Together, we’ll work to help your teen feel more confident, understood, and equipped to handle the challenges they face—while developing skills they can carry with them into adulthood.

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Therapy for OCD

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be overwhelming and disruptive, with persistent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental rituals (compulsions) that can interfere with everyday life. OCD can affect children, tweens, teens, and adults, often contributing to anxiety, shame, self-doubt, and difficulty concentrating at home, school, work, or in relationships.

OCD therapy can help you understand your symptoms and develop effective tools for managing OCD. Treatment may address intrusive thoughts, unwanted images, reassurance seeking, checking, avoidance, mental compulsions, and time-consuming rituals. Therapy can also help reduce the impact OCD has on relationships, self-esteem, and overall quality of life.

My approach to OCD treatment incorporates Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based strategies. Treatment is individualized to meet the needs of each client and is provided in a compassionate, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment.

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Have you been feeling disconnected from yourself or others lately? Do you feel unfulfilled, overwhelmed, or unsure why you’re struggling? Maybe a major life transition or difficult experience has left you feeling unsettled and unsure of what to do next.

Therapy can provide a supportive space to better understand what you’re experiencing and develop practical tools for navigating anxiety, stress, life transitions, and other emotional challenges. Together, we can explore patterns that may be keeping you stuck and work toward greater self-awareness, confidence, and emotional well-being.

My approach to therapy is compassionate, collaborative, and individualized. I believe therapy is a partnership, and I will work alongside you to help you navigate life’s challenges, reconnect with yourself, and create meaningful change.

You don’t have to figure everything out on your own. Therapy can be the first step toward feeling more grounded, connected, and whole again.