While young adults can struggle with many mental health disorders, some of the most common ones are anxiety, depression, substance use, PTSD, eating disorders, and mood disorders such as bipolar.

Some ways to improve mental health are to be open and nonjudgemental, increase education on mental health, increase social engagement, being aware of warning signs, and promoting healthy lifestyle habits.

No. Parents are only able to have access to information discussed in session if clients sign a release of information.

It can be confusing and scary when considering starting therapy, especially if you're unsure it's the right move for you. Some common signs it could be useful to begin therapy is if you are noticing

• your relationships are suffering

• you spend more time focused on your emotional challenges

• your emotions feel out of control

• you simply don't feel like yourself

• you're altering yourself to accommodate your feelings

Progress can vary depending on each client's complex issues, goals, and type of therapy. However, the average person can begin seeing benefits in as little as the first session, with long term results being more significant after 12-15 sessions.

For years, therapy has been stigmatized and viewed as necessary only for those who are struggling with serious mental illness. Fortunately, the stigma surrounding therapy and mental health is slowly being broken as more and more people are realizing the benefits of therapy go beyond serious mental illness. People begin therapy for many reasons ranging from needing support to get through life transitions, relationship conflict, skill building, increasing self awareness, as well as for diagnosed mental disorders and other serious mental illness.