I agree. For example, do kids really need to see a doctor every single year for a check up. No. Not really. But is there a benefit to at least make sure all is good, yes.

I think all teenagers should get a "checkup" for mental health at the very least once from 7the -12th, probably twice.

Disagree. I would have been really angry had my parents insist that I see a counselor for no reason. It would have been counterproductive to whatever they were trying to do.

OP, why do you need affirmation about this? "Could benefit" is pretty loose. We can also debate whether water is wet.

If they want to go and it's as a neutral third party sounding board, sure they could benefit.

Most of the time, yes. I'm making as assumption that the therapist is good.

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Every person on this planet could benefit from seeing a therapist.

+1
People on this thread that are so insistent that this is the case are part of the problem. They firmly believe that seeing a therapist/counselor/attending a group or anything else related to mental health = bad.
Why is it "bad" to proactively take care of your mental well-being? Everyone agrees that regular exercise is healthy. It's so frustrating to me that people are so resistant to the idea of taking care of mental health as well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree. I don't think all teens need a counselor.

I didn't say NEED. I said could benefit from.

PP here. I still disagree.

Why?

Agree but it doesn't have to be a councillor. I think teens need a safe space and an adult they trust to talk to. Councillors are trained for this where as an aunt/uncle or grandparent may be too close to the issues to be able to talk to freely and not have the tools to communicate with the teen (some do though) . I would have loved someone to talk to as a teen and I had it easy and wasn't rebellious or anything. In subsequent adult therapy it was clear my life would have been better had I had the tools to communicate better back then- whether I was ready for them or could have changed anything about myself then is another matter).

Anonymous wrote:My motto has always been...it's not a question of if my kids are going to see a therapist, it's just a question of when.

Everyone can use someone to talk to.

I agree with you.
Is there a reason you always knew your kids would need to go?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree. I don't think all teens need a counselor.

I didn't say NEED. I said could benefit from.

PP here. I still disagree.

Agree. Every person on this planet could benefit from seeing a therapist.

My motto has always been...it's not a question of if my kids are going to see a therapist, it's just a question of when.

Everyone can use someone to talk to.

Anonymous wrote:I disagree. I don't think all teens need a counselor.

I didn't say NEED. I said could benefit from.

I disagree. I don't think all teens need a counselor.

Teen years are hard, all teenagers could benefit from seeing a therapist (counsellor, psychologist ) to talk about things.