Adolescent Behavioral Consulting, based in Weston, Connecticut and Los Angeles, California, offers an innovative and dynamic approach to helping at-risk teens or young adults and parents regain harmony in their individual lives and in their relationships with each other.  Masters-level helping professionals meet families in the home to coordinate efforts to reestablish order and balance within the household.  Founder Michael Harmann created this approach which leaves “no stone unturned” to achieve the goals of the individual teen and the family as a whole.  A designated family consultant creates a customized plan which includes accessing every area of the child's life from the friends they hang out with to the budgeting of their allowance in an effort to affect positive change.  Meetings, outings, telephone communication, drug testing, and daily curfew check-ins are standard elements of the one-on-one intervention with the teen. And parents, who are a key element of the process, receive frequent reports about the teen and also participate in regular coaching sessions with the consultant.

The program, designed to keep the teen safe, productive and respectful of themselves and others, is as unique as the challenges that today’s adolescents face. It gives families an alternative means of restoring peace in the household when traditional options are either too broad or too limited.  The teen’s behavior may not be severe enough for rehab or a behavioral modification program and may be too severe for therapy alone.  The solution is a hands-on approach, meeting the teen and family where they are and addressing the issues with the appropriate amount of effort and time.

Michael Harmann, founder of Adolescent Behavioral Consulting, grew up in Weston, Connecticut and obtained his Bachelor of Science-Psychology degree from New England College and his Clinical Masters of Social Work from Columbia University.   Among his accomplishments, Michael founded the Greenfield Lodge in Los Angeles, California which is a rehabilitation residence for sober living.  In addition to his current consulting work in Fairfield County, Michael offers parenting workshops, national online resources, and preventative programs for families with pre-teens and young teens.