Dr Kristi Erickson, Young Adult and Adolescent Psychologist

03/16/2020

Telehealth sessions are available now. Visit my website at kristiericksonphd.com to schedule your Telehealth session today.

Have a particular life obstacle you're trying to overcome? Sometimes seeking help from a licensed expert is the best way to put things into perspective. As a committed professional Psychologist in Palo Alto, your wellbeing and mental strength is my number one priority. I'm happy to guide you t...

03/06/2017

Teens who who are able to identify and manage emotions may be better equipped to navigate life situations.

12/20/2016

When your child is crossing a river in their life:

PARENT: Please hold my hand...

CHILD: No, you hold my hand!

PARENT: What's the difference?

CHILD: If I hold your hand and something happens to me..chances are that I may let your hand go; but if you hold my hand I know for sure that you will never let my hand go.

04/12/2016

8 ways to respond when your teen wants space

11/11/2015

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/11/how_video_games_can_teach_your_brain_to_fight_depression.html

What’s the opposite of play? Your first instinct is probably to say: “work.” But there’s another, better answer to the same question that could be the key

10/21/2015

https://www.facebook.com/HuffPostPartner/posts/392016147664559

From psychologists to public speakers, these experts chime in on getting your teenager to open up.

08/22/2015

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/stress-talk.aspx

07/26/2015

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55ae6649e4b08f57d5d28845?

When she began her freshman year in 2011, Sydney embarked on a tumultuous transformation. She had been accepted to her “reach school," Duke University, where students seemed to strive for perfection both

06/28/2015

Teens naturally begin to seek more autonomy as they develop. What parents can do to support them. The key: resist your urge to solve or fix problems for them......
http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/06/23/as-teens-push-away-what-can-parents-do-to-support-success/

A study outlines what parents can do to support their teens as they gain independence and test boundaries.

06/21/2015

http://www.ahaparenting.com/ages-stages/tweens/staying-close

Parents often ask me how to get along with their suddenly volatile pr***en daughter. It’s a shock when your previously sweet little girl starts tantrumming again. Twelve year old girls can be moody, over-dramatizing, self-centered, focused almost solely on friends, close-mouthed, surly, back-talking…

06/18/2015