Child & Adolescent Therapy
Today, children and adolescents are navigating the normal challenges of growing up while also facing an ever more complicated world. As a result, children and teens have shown increased signs, symptoms, and challenges related to their mental health, which can impact their ability to manage the demands of family life, peer relationships, and school performance.
Therapy during this period of time serves several purposes. First, it builds on the strengths of each individual child or teen, supporting resiliency, self-esteem, and self-efficacy. Second, it can help children, teens, and families to develop coping strategies to navigate challenges and intense emotions. Third, it can address behavioral and mental health challenges, with a goal of improving overall wellness, while supporting individual and social growth.
Individual Therapy, with a focus on:
Resiliency, identity, self-esteem, and self-efficacy
Impulse control
Executive functioning Anxiety/anxiety related concerns, including phobias
Mood concerns, including depression
Interpersonal relationships, including peer and family conflict
Behavioral challenges impacting home or school
Multicultural issues
Everyday stressors and challenges
Adjustment-related concerns
Trauma
Parenting Support, as needed, with a focus on:
Appropriate developmental expectations
Supporting child/adolescent identity exploration and development
Coping strategies and parenting guidance to address concerns Addressing school concerns, including support with school advocacy
Healthy parent-child relationships and communication
Parental confidence and efficacy