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[quote=Anonymous]Regarding the phone, can you take her cell phone away and get a land line?  Or go and buy the "dumbest" cell phone you can fine.  I think removing social media on a long term basis would be very beneficial for her mental health.

You also really need to prioritize therapy.  The therapist should have a session regularly where they talk to just the parents and then the majority of the sessions are just with your daughter.  Therapists also know better than to believe everything that comes out of the mouth of a teenager, so you should really not worry about setting the record straight regarding the lies.  In finding another therapist, don't feel constrained to looking for a psychologist -- many really good therapists are LCSWs (licensed clinical social worker) and they can be much easier to find.  Also don't be afraid to change therapists if you feel like it's really not a good fit.

You can and should look for a psychiatrist at the same time you're looking for a therapist.  The psychiatrist will spend some time talking to your daughter in each appointment to assess how she's doing, but their main focus is finding the right medication strategy.

While having a full neuropsych and diagnosis going into meeting with a therapist or psychiatrist can be helpful, it's not absolutely necessary and shouldn't hold you back from aggressively pursuing effective treatment.
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