In this Voices of Compassion podcast, we talk with Dr. Pardis Khosravi, Clinical Director and Licensed Psychologist at CHC, about academic pressure and its impact on teens.
Where do these demands come from?
It could be various sources including schools, peers, and societal expectations. Recognizing the signs that a student is on overload is crucial for parents and caregivers, so we’ll discuss key indicators such as changes in behavior, mood swings, and declining academic performance.
Additionally, we’ll examine the profound effects of academic pressure on mental health and overall well-being. Most importantly, we’ll offer practical strategies to build resilience and how parents can foster a healthy balance between academic success and personal well-being.
Tune in to learn how to help your teen thrive both in and out of the classroom.
Interested in learning more about how to help your teen handle stress? Check out our presentation on teen mental health and well-being.
How to Listen and Subscribe
All Voices of Compassion podcast episodes are available on-demand to stream or download. Listen to Balancing Well-being with Academic Demands at podcasts.chconline.org. You can also subscribe to Voices of Compassion on Apple podcasts, Spotify and other podcast apps.
About Voices of Compassion
Voices of Compassion is a weekly podcast produced by Children’s Health Council (CHC) with insights, inspiration and creative conversations about mental health, education and family.
Meet The CHC Expert
Pardis Khosravi, PsyD , Dr. Pardis Khosravi is a clinical director and licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in conducting comprehensive psychological evaluations and providing evidence-based psychotherapy to children, adolescents and transitional aged youth. Dr. Khosravi graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley, with a BA in psychology and then went on to earn her MS and PsyD in Clinical Psychology from PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium. During graduate school, she received extensive training in providing therapeutic and assessment services to youth with a wide variety of presenting concerns, including depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD and autism. She furthered her training in psychological assessment by completing her postdoctoral fellowship at San Diego Center for Children, where she conducted comprehensive psychological evaluations with diagnostically complex children and adolescents residing in a residential treatment center. Dr. Khosravi has received training in multiple evidence-based therapies and frequently integrates interventions and approaches from various modalities, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), to best serve the unique needs of individual clients. She is also passionate about psychological assessment as a tool to best understand each child’s strengths and weaknesses to empower the child and their family to utilize their strengths to increase resiliency and optimize academic, social and emotional functioning. Dr. Khosravi believes that the most important piece of psychological assessment is individualized recommendations and concrete, actionable steps that clearly delineate a path forward for the client and family.