Below are some common symptoms for children, teens or adults that may indicate there is a need for counseling services or parent consultation:

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• Excessive worrying or fear

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• Feeling excessively sad or low

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• Difficulty with concentration or sustaining attention

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• Prolonged or strong feelings of irritability or anger/frequent tantrums (kids)

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• Avoiding friends and social activities

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• Changes in sleeping habits or feeling tired and low energy

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• Multiple physical ailments without obvious causes (such as headaches, stomachaches, vague and ongoing “aches and pains”)

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• Inability to carry out daily activities or handle daily problems and stress

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• Impulsive and/or hyperactive 

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• Thinking about suicide or self-harm 

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• Thinking about harm to others

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• Symptoms of a previously diagnosed mental health condition resurfaces