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 look like playtime from the outside. What's actually happening is clinically intentional — a trained therapist using the child's natural form of communication to explore emotions, build coping strategies, and create trust.
Our child therapists are trained in child-centered approaches and work closely with parents as partners throughout treatment. Specific training includes Child Centered Play Therapy, Synergetic Therapy, Attachment, Sand Tray, EMDR for children and LENS Neurofeedback.
Therapy for Tweens & Teens
Adolescence is one of the most psychologically demanding phases of life. Identity, belonging, performance, relationships, and future pressure all hitting at once. Our therapists specialize in this space and have spent years earning the trust of teens who came in skeptical.
We begin with a parent/guardian intake to understand the full picture, then create a space where your teen can speak freely, build insight, and develop strategies that actually work for their life. At key moments, family sessions bring everyone together, so progress made in therapy can take root at home.
What We Work With:
Anxiety and depression · Trauma · Eating disorders and body image · ADHD and learning differences · Behavioral challenges · Family conflict · Self-esteem and identity · Grief · Social stress and bullying