<p>“I don’t think therapy sounds necessary at all. The daughter (nor mother) doesn’t have a disorder or mental health issues. She’s just an easy-going teen who needs to learn some decision making skills and to feel more confident about those decisions. That’ll come with practise.”</p>
<p>Uh, therapy isn’t only for people with a mental disorder. It’s also for helping people sort out issues that need sorting out. A friend’s son went for therapy to help him deal with his remarriage and impending new sibling. My teenage D went with me when we were often at loggerheads when she was in high school. The therapist helped get my ex and I on the same page, and it made a world of difference. </p>
<p>Therapy can help with separation issues, anxiety issues, self-esteem issues, and even career decision issues. This student isn’t going to EVER become independent if she has no desire to make any of her own decisions and her parents are happy making them all for her-as has happened so far. An impartial therapist might be the prefect way to put a plan to her her move into independence into action.</p>