Adolescents are in a very sensitive time in their lives.  Erikson termed the stage of life where you discover your identity.   In order to do this adolescents are not struggling with past failures like adults they are struggling with the chaos of the present.  There lives are volatile and filled with peer pressures.  In order to discover themselves it is normal to pull away from parents and look to other role models. Adolescents can benefit from professional role models.  Yes we were all teens once. But teenagers now have to live with our on demand technology which leads to chronic anxiety and stress if managed poorly.