Suzanne Rea, LICSW

Expert support and real tools for the hardest moments of parenting a teen.

With Suzanne Rea, LICSW

In It With You will help you:

Feel less alone
Understand what's actually happening underneath the behavior
Learn the difference between "concerning" and "normal" teen behavior, so you know when to worry and when to breathe
Build a plan before the hard moment hits, instead of scrambling in the middle of it
Know what to say in the moments that used to leave you frozen
Have peace in your home and real connection with your teen

What's included in In It With You:

A new theme every month into bite-sized teaching videos you can watch on your own time. Example topics include: shutdowns and silence; the lies that break trust; what's underneath the yelling; staying calm when everything in you wants to react; helping your teen calm down instead of escalating; and boundaries that actually hold...all from a mental health and relationship lens.
Scripts and tools for that month's theme — exactly what to say and do, worksheets, and tools ready to use that same week
Live monthly call with Suzanne for you to bring your hardest moment, get help applying what you're learning
The Roundtable: a private peer community, honest and judgment-free, where you can talk through what's happening and lean on other parents who get it
The Toolbox so you have every teaching video, script, and tool from every past month, always available
Book recommendations of what Suzanne recommends to parents of teens all the time

Limited Time Offer.

Join In It With You now, and you lock in $19/month for life.

And for a limited time, when you join, my 77-page guide, You're Not Failing. You're Parenting a Teen, is yours to keep, free. (Normally $27.)

That's the guide, plus everything inside the membership (a new theme every month, scripts and tools you can use that same week, a live call with me, The Roundtable, and The Toolbox) all locked in at $19/month. And you can cancel any time! No questions asked.

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FAQs: In It With You

Is this therapy or group therapy?
No. While Suzanne is a licensed therapist, In It With You is an educational membership,not therapy, and not a substitute for individual or family therapy. It's designed to teach you practical tools and strategies for the everyday moments of parenting a teen. If your family needs therapy, this membership can complement that work, but it isn't a replacement for it.

What type of parenting philosophy do you have?

Struggling kids need connection before correction. This doesn't mean they get permission to misbehave, but a relationship strong enough to hold real boundaries. A lot of behavior that looks like defiance is actually a kid who's anxious, overwhelmed, or struggling with their mental health and doesn't have the words for it yet. You know your kid best; I bring the clinical experience and tools to help you support your kid.

What kind of situations does this membership help with?
This membership focuses on the everyday struggles where your response as a parent makes the biggest difference, things like lying, curfew and rule-breaking, arguments and pushback, shutdown or withdrawal, phone and screen battles, low motivation, and rebuilding trust after it's been broken. These are the moments where the right tools genuinely change the outcome. Suzanne will also ask questions in The Roundtable (parent community) about the topics that parents have and will incorporate the feedback into the monthly topics. This is truly meant to be helpful to YOU!

What if my teen is showing signs of something more serious, like anxiety or low mood?
Great question, and an important one. For early warning signs like ongoing low mood, anxiety, substance experimentation, or school refusal, this membership can help you learn how to notice what's happening, give you the tools to work on it with your teen, open the door for honest conversation, and guide your teen toward the right professional support. Connection is often what makes a teen willing to accept help when they need it.

What if I think my teen is in crisis?
If your teen is in crisis, including suicidality, self-harm, an eating disorder, abuse, violence, threats, or substance dependence, please seek professional help immediately. Contact 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), go to your nearest emergency room, or connect with a licensed provider for an evaluation. This membership is not equipped to address crises, and Suzanne's role here is educational, not clinical. What this membership can help with is the relationship groundwork that makes your teen more likely to come to you, and more likely to accept help, when it matters most.

Is my information private?
The Q&A sessions and community space are meant to be a safe, supportive place, but they are not confidential in the way a therapy session is. Please avoid sharing identifying details about your teen that you wouldn't want shared more broadly, and know that other members are fellow parents, not clinicians bound by confidentiality.

How is this different from just reading parenting advice online?
This isn't generic advice. Suzanne will take input from the private parent community about topics that are needed, in addition to what she knows to be universal struggles with teens. The membership is built from over a decade of Suzanne's clinical and social work experience directly with teens and families, and it's designed around real, ongoing support, monthly teaching, live Q&A where you can ask about your specific situation, and a community of parents who understand exactly what you're going through.

Can I cancel anytime?
You can cancel anytime! You will have access to the membership until the next billing period.

"Thank you! You've help me a lot with my 15 year old son."

"I have learnt so much about parenting teens through you and am already putting some of these techniques into place with my kids now"

"These are such important lessons. I'm so grateful."

So nice to meet you!

I'm Suzanne Rea, a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW), therapist, and parent coach who works exclusively with parents of teens navigating emotional and behavioral challenges. I currently run a private practice working directly with teens and the parents raising them.

My approach is grounded in attachment research and in understanding challenging behavior instead of just managing it, because whether it's the everyday stuff (slammed doors, one-word answers, constant pushback) or something more serious, the same principles apply, even as the approach adapts to what your family actually needs.

I've spent the past 15 years working with high-risk teens and families across a range of settings, including kids in the juvenile justice and foster care systems, many of whom had every reason not to trust an adult again. What I learned from them about connection and trust shows up just as much on the ordinary hard days as it does on the hardest ones.

My guiding belief: parents are doing the best they can with the tools and resources they have.

When I'm not working, I'm usually spending time with my family and our dog.