Child & Adolescent Therapy
Signs your child needs help
·
Weight Changes
(increase or decrease)
·
Sudden drastic
personality changes
·
Severe mood swings
·
Isolation/Withdrawal/
refusal to talk to family members
·
Difficulty socializing
and making friends
·
A loss of interest in
previously enjoyed activities
·
Failing grades in
school
·
Negative self-talk,
such as “I can’t do anything right.”
·
Difficulty sleeping/
chronic nightmares
·
Persistent anxiety
·
Persistent irrational
fears
·
Frequent angry or
hostile outbursts/ an inability to control anger
Some
additional signs to watch for specific to teens include:
•
Sudden peer group
changes
•
Extreme secretiveness
(often with social media sites such as facebook, twitter, etc.)
•
Persistent rebellious
and/ or disrespectful behavior
•
Experimentation with
drugs or alcohol
•
Self-destructive or
dangerous behavior
How long
should this take?
The purpose of counseling children and adolescents is to provide
support in difficult seasons and education on proven tools to improve the
relationship within the family. Our goal is to equip you to navigate current
and future road bumps within the structure of your family. For some this make
take just a few sessions where with other families we may recommend extended
therapy to address deep seated issues.
Session format
When beginning the therapeutic relationship, we
strive to spend individual time with both the child or children and the parent
or guardian to assist in understanding perspectives. We will access the best
method on a case by case basis. Parents
will be included in the therapy and treatment with their children. Sessions typically last 60-90 minutes
depending on the need. Primarily we work
with families in a combination of individual and family therapy. It is recommended to utilize extended
sessions of 90 minutes when feasible to assist with productivity and to
expedite improvement.
Following diagnosis can be treated:
• ADHD
• Anxiety disorders
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Attachment disorder
• Behavioral problems
• Grief counseling
• Eating Disorders
• Adjustment to divorce/ remarriage, blended families
• Depression
• Stress management
• School problems
• Socialization problems
Contact us to schedule an appointment with one of our therapists. We'll be happy to help answer any of your questions! 
