“I am fascinated by the transition from childhood into adulthood. What skills do adolsecents need in order to navigate the world?"
Dr. Antonio Acuna is a licensed psychologist with a doctorate in clinical psychology. In private practice since 1993, his specialty is school-related problems such as ADHD, learning disabilities, gifted education, anger management, and autism spectrum disorders, In addition, Tony is bilingual in Spanish.
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With a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Loyola-Chicago, Dr Acuna also completed a two-year, post-doctorate in Couple and Family Therapy at Northwestern University.
Tony continues, “Executive Function intrigues me; how do adolscents manage time, initiate tasks, and cope with life's adversities? These questions are the basis of my work.”
About Me
Accommodations
Specializing in Assessment, Consultation, and Treatment with Adolescents and Young Adults
Adolescent Therapy
Evaluation
Task Initiation
Mood Regulation
Impulse Control
The ability to regulate one's emotions and not personalize events requires practice. When one can draw back and reflect, one starts the process of regulation.
Can one get going? What gets in the way? When is it okay to procrastinate; when is it not? The ability to start, persevere, and finish a task is one of life's great responsiblities.
Within a safe, private environment, teens can explore the issues that dominate thier lives. Teens have a natural tendency towards health, particularly when provided with a listening ear.
Evaluation tells so much about learning styles, moods, self-image, and relationships.
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Therapuetic work can be guided by evaluation. Simiarly, the school experience can impoved upon with thoughtful accommodations
What's a 504? Does my adolscent qualify? What accommodations make sense? Will it hurt or help my adolescent in the long run? One can benefit from professional guidance during this often confusing process.
Things happen quickly! Thanks to technology, everyone now knows! One's ability to inhibit impulse, to not overreact, but rather to think things through involve careful mediation and filtering.