Is Your Teen's Mental Health Struggle Taking Over Your Home?

Get expert, compassionate guidance to explore residential treatment options, crisis support, and parent coaching—for teens facing depression, anxiety, behavioral issues, or impulsive or Risky Behaviors

You’re not failing—you’re searching for the right help.
I’m here to walk beside you with clarity and support.

Teen Crisis Intervention & Residential Placement

When your teen’s behavior feels out of control, every day counts.
I help parents like you through placement decisions for residential treatment centers, therapeutic boarding schools, and crisis intervention programs. With hands-on parent coaching, I help families uncover the right care path, whether emotional, behavioral or academic, and get your teen the personalized support they need to overcome their unique challenges. 

When Immediate
Help Matters

Immediate Options for
Teens In Crisis

If your teen is in crisis, making poor choices, acting out, self-harming, or feeling suicidal, you don’t have to wait. I provide parents with vetted, safe, structured residential and stabilization options.

Choosing Structured Residential Treatment

Types of Residential &
Therapeutic Programs

Discover the path to healing, whether your teen needs cutting-edge therapy modalities, immersive nature-based therapy or a safe and structured environment with 24/7 supervision. 

Unconditional
Parent Support

Parent Coaching for Parents of Challenging or Defiant Teenagers

Are you at the end of your rope, living in fear or overwhelmed by your teen’s anger or risky behavior? Parent coaching can be a lifeline. You’ll get non-judgmental support and practical parenting strategies.

Finding the Right Program: How Residential Placement Works

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What to Expect from the Teen Placement Process

Your Teen's Treatment Journey

Every journey is unique. Some teens need immediate placement, others benefit from outpatient support first. We’ll find the right path for your family.

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Teen Mental Health Journey

Struggling Teen Mental Health Journey
After multiple hospitalizations and short-term programs, our daughter’s overdose was a wake-up call—we knew she needed long-term treatment. But finding the right place was overwhelming. We spoke with two educational consultants before discovering Empower My Teen. Mary Warren stood out for her deep expertise, tireless support, and compassionate, judgment-free approach. She’s been an incredible parent coach and guide through this journey. We’re so grateful—and if anyone we know ever needs help, we’ll wholeheartedly recommend Mary.
— Parent of a Teen in a Residential Program
We feel blessed having stumbled across Mary at Empower My Teen. She jumped in right away with genuine concern. Delivered us a perspective on what the core problem and opportunity was for our daughter… Mary helped organize the entire intervention, transport and placement effort. More than that, Mary didn’t cut and run. She is a special person and a true partner. Thanks again Mary!
— Mom of a daughter in Therapeutic Boarding School

Teen Mental Health, Behavioral Health and Academic Solutions

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FAQs for At-Risk Parents

Admissions & Travel

Most programs require recent psychological evaluations, medical records, school transcripts, and insurance information. I’ll help you gather everything needed.

I can connect you with professional services that specialize in safe, ethical transportation for high-risk teens. Whenever possible, the ideal scenario is for a parent or guardian to travel with their child, especially when safety isn’t a primary concern. It supports the teen emotionally and helps maintain trust during a stressful transition.

Choosing & Communicating with Treatment Programs

I’ll help you evaluate programs based on your teen’s specific needs, learning style, and therapeutic requirements. We’ll look at success rates, staff qualifications, and treatment approaches.

Warning signs include lack of licensing, poor staff-to-student ratios, isolation from family, or programs that guarantee results. I’ll help you identify quality programs.

What If We're Still Exploring?

Yes! Options include intensive outpatient programs, therapeutic group homes, day treatment, and parent coaching. We’ll explore all options together.

Signs include safety concerns, failed outpatient treatment, misuse of substances, or when family life is severely disrupted. We’ll assess your specific situation together

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