Launch Anxiety
Tools for Teens & their Parents
during the lift off to adulthood
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Is your teen anxious about growing up?
Learning to drive, getting a job, moving out... there really are SO MANY big, looming things to learn and know when it comes to becoming an adult. If your teen is stressed about the list of things they feel like they have to do to be a successful grown-up - you are not alone.
Have you watched them go from a confident kid to a tentative teen?
Do they worry about their own abilities even though you know they are absolutely capable?
Do they seem paralyzed? Unable to make decisions? Withdrawn and worried?
Are they comparing themselves to others and worrying that they'll never measure up?
You’re not alone.
This is the scary launching stage.
A time when parent-child connection seems to vanish, communication takes a nosedive, and teens and their parents are steeped in anxiety about the future.
Don't let the lift off to becoming an adult derail your relationship with your teen.
Lift Off to Adulthood
gives you three main areas of focus
Exploring Expectations
Comfort Zones, Areas of Growth, and Danger Zones
Strengths, Self-Esteem, and Getting Unstuck
Helping Your Teens Through Launch Anxiety
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"Roya's way of exploring the ways to better understand and connect with our teenagers were incredibly helpful."
The RECREATE Parenting approach helps teens and their parents work through the biggest parenting questions, like:
To help you get the answer to those questions and more,
here are the 3 most popular parenting services for you AND your teen:
If you aren't sure where to start, you can always
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Online Teen Art Group
Parenting Course
"Roya is a breath of fresh air on this heavy topic.
So much popular advice is to limit and punish teens, but Roya embraces teens for the incredible people they are and talks about how to encourage and support them as they grow into adults." Melissa
Brand New Workshop for Teens & Their Parents!
Struggling with your teen's lift-off to adulthood? Check out Roya's brand new 5 week workshop series for you AND your teen!
My focus is on helping you have a better connection with your teens-
because nothing matters more than that during this crucial, often difficult, transition.
Through my therapy sessions, parenting courses, and membership groups you'll learn to:
- Help your teen have more confidence while building your own
- Develop effective ways to communicate with each other
- Cut down on struggle so you get to enjoy each other!
Online Art Group for Teens
“This group is a lot of fun. It’s always very chill and welcoming. It’s a weekly reason to get my creative brain working, try out new ideas, analyze my art in a way that I don’t usually do, and connect with other artists my age.” Group member, 16 yo
The Online Art Group for Teens is a zero-pressure group with two weekly sessions to choose from for $97.95 per month. Teens can participate or not based on their comfort level. All art is process-based for self-expression, plus there is an ongoing discord server for ongoing socialization, support, and sharing!
Parents are saying...
Therapy with a creative twist:
I'm also an expert in recreation and leisure!
I'm Roya Dedeaux
(rhymes with play-dough)
Can I tell you something? Even now, after decades as a licensed therapist, author, and university professor, I still resonate with my 17-year-old self.
I was an intense and emotional teenager who hyper-focused on ceramics, collage, poetry, printmaking... There wasn’t an art form I didn’t deep dive into, to the exclusion of just about everything else. It would have been very easy as my parents to look at my "obsessions" and worry that my lack of balance would prevent me from being a successful adult. However...
Turns out? Leaning into your kid's interests is the key to helping them prepare to be happy and healthy adults.
Through my degree in Recreation & Leisure Studies and my Master's in Counseling I focused on studying the impact of creativity, playfulness, and free time on our mental health. I was able to conduct research and put academic language to my deep understanding that teenagers are better prepared for adulthood when their interests are supported.
My RECREATE Parenting approach combines clinical expertise with creative fun, helping you rediscover connection and rebuild communication with your teen. I understand the developmental hurdles teens face and the challenges parents encounter in navigating this new dynamic.
Enroll in the Connect with Courage Parenting Course
Break through emotional & logistical parenting barriers
"Incredibly helpful and useful guidance" --JW
10 weeks of deep-diving & exploration for better connection to your teenagers and young adult children.
Just Imagine…
✔ Your teenager thanks you for hanging out with them.
✔ Watching as your teen overcomes a big challenge.
✔ Being the person your teenager asks for help with friend drama.
✔Getting to witness your teen take the next steps to accomplish their goals.
✔ Driving with your teen chatting happily next to you sharing their latest joy.
✔ Hearing from another mom how interesting and knowledgeable your kid is.
✔ The irritation and anxiety over how they spend their time disappearing completely.
✔ Feeling secure and confident that they are prepared for whatever the future brings.
YES this is absolutely possible for you.
