Lucie Hemmen
Lucie Hemmen is a Santa Cruz psychologist and author sharing practical ways for teen girls and their parents to navigate anxiety, friendships, and growing up.
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Overview
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, California
- Work
- Clinical psychologist and author
- Focus
- Teen girls, parenting, anxiety, and relationships
- Reader milestone
- The Teen Girl’s Survival Guide had sold more than 110,000 copies, according to her publisher’s spring 2024 catalog.
Mini bio
From practice to the page.
Lucie’s writing grows out of her work as a clinical psychologist in Santa Cruz and her experience raising two daughters. Parenting a Teen Girl, published in 2012, was written for parents seeking better ways to understand and connect with their daughters.
Speaking directly to girls.
The Teen Girl’s Survival Guide followed in 2015, turning toward friendship, social stress, and finding a sense of self. It includes advice from older teen girls alongside exercises and quizzes. Her publisher reported more than 110,000 copies sold in its spring 2024 catalog.
Tools readers can return to.
The Teen Girl’s Anxiety Survival Guide arrived in 2021, followed by The Teen Girl’s Survival Journal in 2024. Her work now includes a foreword for Geraldine O’Sullivan’s middle-school guide and Danish and Spanish editions of her books.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2025The Middle School Survival Guide for GirlsForeword writer; book by Geraldine O’Sullivan
- 2024The Teen Girl’s Survival JournalAuthor
- 2021The Teen Girl’s Anxiety Survival GuideAuthor
- 2015The Teen Girl’s Survival GuideAuthor
- 2012Parenting a Teen GirlAuthor
Awards
Quotes
What we all want for teen girls is a sense of balance and empowermentLucie Hemmen, Supporting Teen Girls’ Mental Health, New Harbinger
In her June 2024 article about helping teen girls develop healthy habits.
Trivia
- She is the mother of two daughters.
- Her daughter Marley joined her in a New Harbinger video series about issues teens and parents face, including chores, communication, and body image.
- Her survival journal includes coloring activities alongside writing prompts and quizzes.
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