Exposure to trauma can be impactful to overall well being and mental health of a teen well into adulthood. During the teen years, the brain goes through extreme changes making emotional trauma a higher-level threat to mental health. Trauma can result from cyber bullying, getting bullied at school, medical trauma, and losing a loved one. Your therapist can assist in dealing with PTSD symptoms and trauma through effective trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to restore functioning through learning effective ways to deal with the intrusive thoughts.