Child Therapy & Teen Therapy

• Does your child or teen have trouble expressing thoughts and feelings?
• Are you frustrated with your child or teen's behavior?
• Is your child or teenager struggling socially or academically and you are unsure why?
• Does your teen have a difficult time opening up to you and others?
• Are you concerned that your child or teen spends too much time engaged in electronic media such as TV, the Internet, and games?
• Are you worried about your teen’s drug or alcohol use?
• Is your child/teen exploring LGBTQIA+ identity?

Some parents find it difficult to start their child or adolescent in therapy because they think it may stigmatize them or imply that they have failed in some way as a parent.

Children and teenagers don't always ask for help when they need it. Just as you show love by taking them to a doctor when they're physically unwell, you demonstrate the same love by finding a trained therapist specializing in children and teenagers to help with their psychological or emotional challenges.

Seeing your child or teen in pain, having trouble communicating with them, or dealing with other parenting issues can stress a loving parent and strain the entire household. The childhood years involve many stages, and adolescence is naturally turbulent. These stages can create anxiety, confusion, and pressure.
The adolescent years pose a struggle between autonomy and independence. A teen wants to be self-sufficient but does not yet possess all the skills necessary to achieve that.

We are familiar with the unique challenges that children and teens face and have experience working on high school campuses. Utilizing both Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Family Therapy services can help improve your child’s and teen’s behavior. These therapy modalities provide solution-oriented behavior modification and improvement in how they function during this time of growth, learning, and development.

Our clinical focus is on helping children and teens with emotional outbursts, temper tantrums, difficulty sleeping, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, social skill deficits, gender identity, LGBTQIA+ questioning, body image, trauma, divorce, stress management, difficulties with relationships, addiction/recovery, behavior problems, and anger issues, among others. We believe in empowering you to help your child and empower your adolescents to learn and use effective tools to successfully navigate through the teen years into adulthood.

We often hear from parents: "My teenager is not acting right!" or "We just can't get along!" By activating complementary approaches and techniques, together we unearth behaviors that may prevent change. Utilizing strategies and techniques for solving problems, these behaviors will become more flexible as we find the right solutions for your child and family.

We work with teenagers on the various challenges that arise as they move closer to transitioning into adulthood, including creating healthy relationships, improving how they function at school, navigating early career development, improving social skills, and working through complicated family dynamics.

We are committed to helping you better understand your adolescent's behavior and the ways in which you can foster their resiliency, self-esteem, academic success, and overall healthy emotional development.

Contact us today to learn more.