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In Teenage Girls, Dr. Karen Zager demonstrates her approach to therapy with adolescent girls. Teenage girls are a complex population difficult to pigeonhole; however, one general fact is that this group usually does not feel that adults listen to them. Dr. Zager therefore recommends listening as the key to working with teenage girls. Therapists must also respect what the client wants to obtain from therapy and avoid imposing therapeutic goals on the teenage girl. In this session, Dr. Zager works with a 14-year-old girl named Lauren who is having issues with family tensions as well as relationship troubles with boys. Dr. Zager works with Lauren to help her see her problems from a broader perspective.
This is an eclectic approach with interpersonal, family, cognitive–behavioral, and educational strategies. The goals of this therapy approach are to relieve symptoms, to understand the issues and underlying causes, and to develop improved coping and communication skills.
Karen Zager, PhD, received her doctorate from Fordham University and is a psychologist in New York. She focuses on clinical work with a specialization in parenting and adolescence. In 1991, Dr. Zager received the Distinguished Psychologist of the Year Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) Psychologists in Independent Practice division, and in 2000 she received the APA Presidential Citation for contributions to the field of psychology. She coauthored the book The Inside Story on Teen Girls (with A. Rubenstein; APA, 2002) as well as numerous other articles. Dr. Zager is a regular contributor to TV, radio, and print media on parenting and adolescence, having made appearances on ABC, CNN, FOX, and CBS, including programs such as Good Morning America, The Donohue Show, and Sally Jesse Raphael. She has also provided frequent interviews for YM Magazine, USA Today, Girl Magazine, Twist, Cosmo Girl, Parenting, Parent, Ladies Home Journal, Working Mother, and Newsweek.
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