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Conversations Parents Want
Help Having
Kent Toussaint brings practical, relatable insight to the conversations parents, schools, professionals, podcast hosts, and media outlets are already having about teens.
His presentations and interviews help audiences better understand teen behavior, communication, mental health, relationships, technology, and the challenges of raising adolescents today.
Kent is available for keynotes, workshops, parent education events, professional trainings, podcasts, panels, and media interviews.
LMFT, LPCC · 20+ Years Clinical Experience · Featured on CBS, FOX & NBC
KEYNOTE & INTERVIEW CATALOG
Timely Conversations.
Practical Perspective.
Kent's presentations and interviews help audiences demystify adolescent psychology, bridge the generational communication gap, and implement actionable family strategies immediately.
TOPIC 01 • ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY
WHY IS MY TEEN PULLING AWAY?
How to Stay Connected Without Pushing Harder
As teens grow, parents often feel like the child they knew has suddenly disappeared. Kent explains why teens pull away, how identity and independence change the relationship, and what parents can do to stay connected without turning every conversation into a battle.
WHAT THEY’LL LEARN:
- Why pulling away is often a normal part of adolescence
- How parents accidentally create more distance
- Ways to stay connected while giving teens room to grow
BEST FOR: Parent Events • Schools • Keynotes • Podcasts • Media Interviews
TOPIC 02 • DIGITAL WELLNESS
SCREENS, SOCIAL MEDIA & AI
What Parents Need to Know About the Digital World Shaping Their Teen
Screens affect far more than entertainment. They influence sleep, attention, identity, friendships, self-esteem, and family conflict. Kent helps parents understand what is really happening online and how to create healthier boundaries without making technology the enemy.
WHAT THEY’LL LEARN:
- How digital life affects teen behavior, mood, and relationships
- What parents should actually be concerned about
- How to create realistic boundaries without constant battles
BEST FOR: Schools • Parent Organizations • Keynotes • Podcasts • Media
TOPIC 03 • PARENTAL RESILIENCE
IS THIS NORMAL TEEN BEHAVIOR OR SOMETHING MORE?
Anxiety, Shutdowns & When to Worry
Moodiness, withdrawal, stress, and silence can all be part of adolescence, but sometimes they signal something deeper. Kent helps parents and professionals recognize when to pay closer attention and how to respond without creating more resistance.
WHAT THEY’LL LEARN:
- How to tell typical teen behavior from possible warning signs
- What anxiety and overwhelm can look like in teenagers
- How to start difficult conversations without causing shutdown
BEST FOR: Parents • Schools • Educators • Podcasts • Media
TOPIC 04 • CRISIS INTERVENTION
TEEN DATING, BOUNDARIES & RED FLAGS
Helping Your Teen Build Healthy Relationships
How do you know if your teen is ready to date? What rules make sense? What happens when you dislike the person they are dating? Kent helps parents guide teens through dating, boundaries, healthy relationships, and difficult conversations without taking over.
WHAT THEY’LL LEARN:
- How to decide when a teen may be ready to date
- What boundaries and expectations make sense
- How to respond when parents are concerned about the relationship
BEST FOR: Parent Groups • Schools • Podcasts • Workshops • Media
TOPIC 05 • MODERN FAMILY DYNAMICS
READY TO LAUNCH
Helping Teens Build Independence Without Pushing Them Out Too Fast
Moving toward adulthood can be difficult for teens and parents alike. Kent helps families build responsibility, independence, executive functioning, and confidence while reducing the tendency to over-manage or rescue.
WHAT THEY’LL LEARN:
- How to gradually increase responsibility
- How to support independence without abandoning support
- How to prepare teens for college, work, and adult life
BEST FOR: Parents • Schools • Parent Organizations • Workshops • Professional Groups
MORE TOPICS
More Conversations Kent Can Bring to Your Audience
Kent can adapt these conversations for parents, schools, professional groups, podcasts, media, and community audiences.
TEEN EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Helping adults recognize what may be happening beneath a teen's behavior.
- Teen anxiety
- Stress and overwhelm
- Depression warning signs
- Emotional regulation
- School pressure
- High-achieving teens who are not actually okay
GROWING UP & LETTING GO
Helping parents navigate the transitions that come with teenagers becoming young adults.
- Driving and independence
- Failure to launch
- Teen Dating, Boundaries & Red Flags
- Sex and difficult conversations
- Neurodivergence
- Preparing teens for adulthood
PARENT-TEEN COMMUNICATION
Practical conversations that help parents stay connected while teens become more independent.
- Communication breakdowns
- Boundaries and consequences
- Rebuilding connection after conflict
- Teen independence
- Parenting through family change
- Divorce and co-parenting
SCREENS, IDENTITY & MODERN TEEN LIFE
How technology and modern culture are shaping the way teens think, connect, and see themselves.
- Social media
- AI and teens
- Online identity
- Gaming
- Digital pressure
- Friendship and belonging
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
WHEN TEENS SHUT DOWN
How Professionals Can Build Trust and Engagement
Kent helps therapists, counselors, educators, and youth professionals work more effectively with teens who resist, avoid, shut down, or refuse to engage.
BEST FOR: Therapists • Counselors • Educators • School Staff • Youth Professionals
THE DIFFERENCE
Clinical Experience Without the Clinical Lecture
Most adolescent mental health commentary falls into two traps: dry clinical jargon that loses general audiences, or overly dramatic soundbites that lack practical grounding. Kent bridges the divide by translating two decades of frontline licensed clinical experience into warm, immediate, human conversation.
As both a licensed clinician who has worked with hundreds of families and a parent who navigates the real-world complexities of raising children, Kent delivers authoritative insights without ever sounding detached, punitive, or theoretical.
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NOT SURE WHICH TOPIC FITS YOUR AUDIENCE?
Kent’s presentations can be adapted to your audience, event format, and the conversations your community is already having.
Whether you are planning a keynote, parent education event, school program, professional training, panel, podcast, or media segment, we can help you choose the topic and format that fits best.
KENT IS AVAILABLE FOR:
In-Person Speaking | Keynotes | Workshops | Parent Education Events | Professional Trainings | Panels | Podcasts | TV & Media Interviews
Teen & Family Therapist | Parenting Expert | Speaker | Media Contributor
Kent helps parents, schools, professionals, and media audiences better understand teens, family communication, mental health, relationships, and the challenges adolescents face today.
