Therapy for Teens and Children
Our therapists have specific and advanced training in the treatment of children and adolescents. Contact us for a consult or if you’re interested in signing up your child or teen for a session.
Therapy for Children and Teens
Play Therapy For Children
Play is a time where children often feel the most comfortable and the most free and is how they learn social skills and how to communicate.
At this age, children may not understand therapy or why they are meeting with a therapist. Through play with specific toys and games, children become more comfortable and the therapist can use these interactions to explore emotions, behaviors and coping strategies.
Children at ease will often engage more in the therapy process and trust will gradually be built between the therapist and child. The process of play alone allows children to work through many fears, anxieties, sadness or grief. Additionally, play can allow the child to build trust and can help them to become more verbal which allows the therapist to understand the child’s concerns on a deeper level.
Play therapy may sound like playtime, but an experienced therapist will specifically use different play items to address the presenting issue or problem. Play therapy can be a very effective therapeutic tool with not only children but teens as well.
Therapy for Tweens & Teens
When working with tweens and teens, our therapists schedule an initial assessment with caregivers and the adolescent client. Following the initial assessment, individual therapy or family therapy may be recommended. Maintaining confidentiality with adolescents is important to provide a safe space to explore for teens to explore their feelings, communicate their unique concerns, gain insight into their beliefs and personal identity, become aware of their thoughts, and become adept at utilizing coping strategies that are effective to help them navigate challenges. At times, family members may join ongoing counseling sessions, so that the adolescent client can share their needs, and together we can create a plan to best support the adolescent.
Our therapists have decades of experience working with teens and understand the unique challenges that they face. We love working with teens and families and hope that you will reach out to talk about your teen and how we might be able to help.
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