Description
Our 6 week Teen Boundary Bootcamp helps 13-19 year olds develop real-world skills in a supportive environment. Through interactive exercises and relatable discussions, participants learn to recognize unhealthy relationship patterns and communicate their limits with confidence. The program focuses on practical strategies for everyday situations, from digital boundaries to real-life interactions, all while providing a safe space to practice these skills. Unlike traditional lectures, we use roleplaying and peer conversations to make boundary-setting feel natural and achievable. Teens leave equipped with clear communication tools and greater self-assurance in protecting their mental and emotional wellbeing.
Group Therapist
Amy Knight is a Licensed Counselor in Algonquin. She typically works with children, adolescents, and college aged students. Many of Amy’s clients come in to address anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavior disorders and adjustment disorders.
Amy is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness and Solution Focused Therapy. CBT helps you become more aware of irrational or negative thinking so you can view challenging situations more clearly and respond to them in a more effective way. Solution Focused Therapy is a goal directed approach that focuses on building solutions rather than solving the problem. Mindfulness focuses on learning how to be more aware of thoughts, feelings, emotions and situations and works to reduce automatic responses. These approaches assist in helping clients feel more relaxed and validated. Clients will feel like they are being heard and will feel that they can open up without judgement or criticism. Clients will develop a greater sense of being and understanding about themselves and their emotions and learn how to navigate through those feelings.
Amy's style is non-judgmental, engaging and accommodating. When clients first start therapy, they will work together to set manageable and reasonable goals and work to build a trusting relationship. Amy reminds her clients that this is their session and she will adapt to their needs.
Amy received her MC from National -Louis University. She has worked at Children’s Home and Aid, a school counselor at Marlowe Middle School, and an elementary counselor in District 47. Outside of private practice, she likes to be active which includes rollerblading and hiking with her German Shepard, Colt. She also loves summers at the lake playing beach games with her kids. Amy offers both in person and virtual sessions. Amy works out of her home office which is a confidential and quiet setting.
