Teen Psychologists in Buenos Aires

A therapist shapes the work to the teenager's age. It is not adult therapy cut short.

Physical, emotional and social change in adolescence can make young people vulnerable to mental health problems ¹.

Work often covers anxiety, low mood, self-esteem, school, friendships and conflict at home. A therapist handles confidentiality differently with a young person than with an adult.

A therapist usually involves parents to some degree. Ask a practitioner at the start what will be shared with you.

Everyone on this page is listed under the professional title psychologist. Psychologists apply the study of the mind and behaviour to assist people through difficulty. Clinical psychologists work with people of all ages, with families, carers, teams and communities.

Assessment belongs to a psychologist's training, and sits alongside therapy. Clinical, counselling and educational psychology are different training routes. Each route emphasises different work.

Which titles are registered varies by country. Where the title is registered, the register says what it covers. Ask a psychologist which route they trained through, and what they work with most.

Hospital de Emergencias Psiquiátricas Torcuato de Alvear. Phone +54 11 4521 5300. Buenos Aires says its public health system gives free care to residents and to people passing through the city. Adults and adolescents can use the outpatient services. Hospital day admissions are handled on weekdays.

• The Unidad de Salud Mental at the Hospital General de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez in Buenos Aires offers public care, free of charge, for children and adolescents from birth to 17, at published clinic days and hours.²

Titles you will see include licenciado en psicología and Licenciado en Psicología (M.N.).

See the Argentina page.