We provide mental health support for teens and families in Riverside, with services that are practical, compassionate, and tailored to each person’s situation.
Teen therapy gives young people a space of their own to talk honestly, sort through difficult emotions, and build healthier ways of coping. Sessions can support confidence, emotional regulation, stress management, motivation, and self-understanding.
Parenting a teen can come with second-guessing, frustration, and a lot of emotional labour. Parent counselling helps you step back, understand what may be driving your teen’s behaviour, and respond in a steadier, more connected way.
When conversations at home keep turning into arguments or silence, family therapy can help shift the pattern. We work with families to improve communication, reduce conflict, and rebuild trust.
Teens can struggle with food, body image, eating habits, sports nutrition, or feeling out of balance in their routines. Dietitian support can help them develop a healthier and more sustainable relationship with food.
Anxiety can affect how a teen thinks, sleeps, studies, socializes, and handles everyday life. We help teens recognize anxious patterns and build tools to feel more grounded and in control.
Depression in adolescence can look like sadness, irritability, numbness, withdrawal, low energy, or feeling disconnected from everything. Therapy can help teens feel supported, understood, and less alone in what they are carrying.
Riverside is a distinct east-end Toronto neighbourhood along Queen Street East. The Riverside District BIA describes it as stretching along Queen Street East from the East Don Roadway to Empire Avenue, and the area is closely associated with landmarks like the Broadview Hotel and the Queen Street Viaduct, sometimes called the Riverside Bridge.
The neighbourhood has a mix of city energy, local character, and strong community identity. For teens, that can mean growing up in an area that feels active and connected, while still dealing with the same private pressures many young people carry around school, friendships, family expectations, and mental health. Having support nearby can make it easier to get help early instead of waiting until things feel unmanageable.
For families in Riverside, the clinic’s Danforth & Chester office is a convenient east-end option. Toronto Counselling for Teens lists this office at 374 Danforth Ave, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M4K 1N8, steps from Chester TTC Station.
Teens in Riverside may be growing up in a neighbourhood that feels lively and outward-facing, but that does not always make life feel easier on the inside. A teen can seem busy and functional while still feeling overwhelmed.
Many teens are trying to keep up with school demands, social expectations, and future decisions all at once. Even strong students can feel like they are under constant pressure.
Teen friendships can be intense and fast-changing. A young person may be dealing with exclusion, conflict, identity questions, or the feeling that they need to measure up all the time. Therapy can help them feel more grounded in themselves.
Teens and parents often care deeply about each other while still feeling stuck in repeated misunderstandings. Therapy can help everyone slow things down, listen differently, and reduce the tension at home.
Sometimes anxiety is obvious. Other times it shows up as irritability, procrastination, overthinking, perfectionism, trouble sleeping, or avoidance. We help teens understand what is happening beneath the surface and find more manageable ways forward.
Our Danforth & Chester office is a practical choice for many Riverside families looking for in-person counselling in the east end. The practice states that the office is at 374 Danforth Ave, 2nd Floor and is close to Chester TTC Station, with nearby access by car as well.
We support teens and families with a range of concerns in one practice, which makes care easier to coordinate and easier to continue.
267 Runnymede Rd,
Toronto, ON, M6S 2Y5
374 Danforth Ave. 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON, M4K 1N8
Monday to Thursday
11am - 8pm
Friday
10am to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday
10am - 6pm
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267 Runnymede Rd,
Toronto, ON, M6S 2Y5
374 Danforth Ave. 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON, M4K 1N8