The One Thing Gen Z Brings Up the Most in Therapy, According to Therapists

Check out this article we were featured in on Parade about Gen Z and therapy.

“Because this generation is posting so much more of what they’re doing and who they’re with, it is almost instantaneous that they also learn that they weren’t invited to gatherings and are feeling not good enough or left out,” says Antionette Bonafede, LMSW, a senior associate therapist at Gateway to Solutions. And the truth is, those outings might not even be meaningful. If you’ve ever been with people but felt alone, you probably know what we’re talking about here. “Because so much is posted, it also can make outings or events less mindful and more performative,” Bonafede adds. She’s found many of her Gen Z clients are people-pleasers, concerned with how they appear to others and busy getting their validation from external sources alone. ”