We prioritize the use of strategies that are supported by research for treating child symptoms and disorders. There are well established methods for addressing a range of problems, including anxiety, depression, defiance, anger, sleep issues, and ADHD. Many of the strategies involve cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused methods.

Creativity, humor, and playfulness are critical elements when working with children and teens. Regardless of the treatment methods utilized, our providers strive to integrate elements of fun into the work of getting better.

We find that parent involvement boosts the potency of treatment for children and teens. We cannot emphasize this enough! Parents can reinforce strategies that their child is learning in their therapy work, and feel more confident about how to support their child’s needs. The level of parent involvement varies greatly and is customized depending on the specifics of your child or teen. We strive to be clear with families about realistic expectations for therapy modality and treatment goals. It is important to understand that we do not typically provide one-on-one therapy for children under 13. Many children - and teens - are not developmentally ready to share openly about their feelings or make use of coping “tools.” Children and teens tend to benefit from our services the most when their parents see their role as pivotal in supporting their child or teen. Most children (elementary school aged and often even middle-school aged) are better able to engage with the therapist when one or more parents is present with them in the session. Parents can also learn advanced skills in how to facilitate change, with close collaboration with the therapist about how and what to target in therapy. An understanding by parents of what can be realistically changed versus where acceptance is called for is incredibly important when it comes to child and teen therapy services.

Therapy Services for Children and Teens

Please refer to our services overview page for more details.

• Anxiety

• Depression

• OCD

• Sleep Problems

• Family Conflict

• ADHD

• Autism Spectrum

• School Adjustment

• Social Challenges

• Mealtime Issues