Empowerteen

Empowerteen Tween and Teen Holistic Wellness Program

Empowerteen is Social-Mental-Physical-Emotional wellness and prevention program for adolescents to prevent personal and societal conditions in a way that relieves stress and encourages fun! We give teenaged girls and boys skills to develop a powerful awareness of strength in self, and tools to become happy, healthy, integrated and productive members of society. Topics covered in the program includ

e building self-confidence, positive self-talk, effective communication, cultivating healthy relationships and conflict resolution skills, increasing body image, nutrition, disconnecting from technology to connect mind to body, developing mindfulness, empathy, living with gratitude and purpose, and rising above self-disserving labels. Lessons are cultivated using the latest understanding and research in biology, sociology, biochemistry, neurology, endocrinology, quantum physics, anatomy, physiology, psychology, and other behavioral sciences as tools to develop these skills. These tools are developed to help give teens the opportunity to build and create their future, connect to each other and their community with loving kindness, and prevent or manage many of the mental challenges adolescents face, such as low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, attention fatigue, inability to focus, fear of missing out, suicidal ideation, self-harm, addiction, toxic relationships, abuse, and the search for their sense of belonging. The Empowerteen program is led by Naturopathic Doctor, and former High School teacher and Teen Group Home counselor, Dr. Paula Pilcher, and has thus far taken on different avenues of exploring and practicing these skills including a once-a-week 8 week series, a semester-long daily High School class curriculum for health credit, week-long intensive summer retreats, an after school program, weekend workshops, socials, field-trips, guest-speaking at multiple venues, internships, charity events and volunteer opportunities.

Our Empowerteen teachers are always planting seeds of knowledge and love! 🌱♥
06/02/2026

Our Empowerteen teachers are always planting seeds of knowledge and love! 🌱♥

💜Love is love💚is love💛is love🤍is love!!! And Empowerteen loves you, just as you are!!! 🩷💙🩶
06/02/2026

💜Love is love💚is love💛is love🤍is love!!! And Empowerteen loves you, just as you are!!! 🩷💙🩶

Showing off the cool shades we got at Empowerteen! 😎
06/01/2026

Showing off the cool shades we got at Empowerteen! 😎

🎓WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!! 👏😆 Congrats to these Empowerteens who are graduating from high school and trade school this s...
05/31/2026

🎓WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!! 👏😆 Congrats to these Empowerteens who are graduating from high school and trade school this spring! YOU DID IT!!! 🎉

And congrats to everyone graduating this spring whether middle school, high school, vocational school, college, or graduate school. We’re cheering you on and wishing you the best here at Empowerteen! YOU ARE AMAZING 🙌 😎

Love,
Your Empowerteen Family
❤️

📝"Generative AI is everywhere. Anything you can imagine can now be generated using AI tools– images for posters, plans f...
05/29/2026

📝"Generative AI is everywhere. Anything you can imagine can now be generated using AI tools– images for posters, plans for businesses, even videos with premises wild that they go viral within days. Some estimates say that 71% of new social media posts utilize generative AI in some way or another.

Considering how much time people spend online, this means that exposure to it has increased dramatically– and as what it generates grows more and more convincing, many are worried about how the rise of this technology will impact their careers.

An important distinction to draw in the criticism of generative AI comes from the words themselves– the term “generative” is crucial, as there are many types of artificial intelligence that existed far before our current crisis. The AI that allows an NPC (non-playable character) in a video game to decide its next action is not equivalent to the image and text generation that ChatGPT is capable of. Similarly, not all generative AI is equivalent.

Defenders of the tool often cite articles about generative AI being used to find a cure for cancer and other noble deeds. I believe that those are..."

🔗 READ MORE LINK: https://www.empowerteen.org/empowerteen-writer/a-college-freshmans-opinion-on-generative-ai/

✍️ Written by our Student Journalism Intern, Daryan Cem

Learning together is one of the best parts of Empowerteen!
05/28/2026

Learning together is one of the best parts of Empowerteen!

👏 We are honored to introduce our Creative Design student intern for 2026, Paige Coderre! Paige created the new designs,...
05/28/2026

👏 We are honored to introduce our Creative Design student intern for 2026, Paige Coderre! Paige created the new designs, logos, colors, and fonts for the 2026 theme, along with the super trendy t-shirts and merch for this summer's retreats! Get to know her more:

What’s Your Background?

“I am an artist and student from the Bay Area. I have always been passionate about creating, learning, and exploring. I especially appreciate the ability to use creation and art to contribute to community building and to advocate for those around me. I find joy in continuously experimenting with different mediums, textures, and subjects. Through this, I've discovered different ways to convey meanings and communicate with others.”

What Else Do You Do?

“I am a third year student at UC Berkeley and study Fine Arts. In my free time I create art to support my community, including work such as flyers and patches to fundraise and spread messages for causes I believe in.”

Meet the rest of the team on our website!

Challenge your mind and body in a super fun way at our summer retreats!
05/27/2026

Challenge your mind and body in a super fun way at our summer retreats!

📣Our new 2026 theme is here! This year we’re focusing on leaning in to the scary things and facing the monster of fear. ...
05/27/2026

📣Our new 2026 theme is here! This year we’re focusing on leaning in to the scary things and facing the monster of fear. 👹 It’s going to be a great year for teens to get involved and relate to each other, and we can’t wait to share all the other sweet pieces of the design and theme with you!!!

What kinds of fears, you ask? Stay tuned as we continue to roll out more details…

Teens, this year will be epic!!! 🐦‍⬛

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3800 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard, Suite 105, Beaverton
Portland, OR
97005

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10:30am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 7:30pm
Thursday 10:30am - 7:30pm
Friday 10:30am - 7:30pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm

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+15032076284

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