Teen Psychology

Change rarely happens all at once. Whether a young person is learning to manage emotions, build healthier relationships, or make different choices, growth is a process. The Stages of Change Model (or Transtheoretical Model) reminds us that lasting change develops over time and that every stage deserves patience, support, and understanding. 

If you work with teenagers, you've probably seen firsthand the anxiety, the comparisons, and the phone that never turns off without a prompt or rule being set. Social media is reshaping how young people see themselves, each other, and the world.   Here’s the deal: as much as we may have good intentions, lectures about screen time don't work! What does work is giving teens a structured space to reflect on their own relationship with technology — first, what they love about it, and then what might not be so great — and letting them make their own choices about it.  That's exactly what this free session does. 

One Circle Foundation’s community partner, Oliver Spring (he/him), is a Prevention Specialist with the Delaware County Prevention Education Program (PEP) at Child and Family Focus, Inc. (CFF). Growing up in Delaware County, PA, Oliver is passionate about giving back to his community by educating youth and families about substance use prevention. 

As the Executive Director of One Circle Foundation and a former teen participant in Girls Circle, watching the FX docuseries Social Studies by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Lauren Greenfield felt like a powerful confirmation that teens still need safe, meaningful spaces to express themselves, and they’re not finding them in their digital worlds.