Child, Teen And Family Therapy

I also work with school-aged children and teens. I offer children and teens both individual play and talk therapy and family therapy sessions. These family therapy sessions can be play-based or traditional talk therapy. Play therapy is a theoretically based and developmentally appropriate approach to addressing children’s unique needs. Play therapy is often used for children because it uses play as a means for communication and expression, allowing the therapist to connect with children in a way that aligns with their natural language of play. When working with children in treatment, I use various forms of play and talk therapy to communicate with and help children resolve challenges and underlying emotional difficulties.

Issues addressed in child and family therapy:

• Depression
• Bullying
• Loneliness
• Grief and loss
• Trauma
• Divorce
• Peer challenges
• Generalized anxiety
• Social anxiety
• Self-esteem
• OCD
• Anxiety related to school
• Aggression/Tantrums
• ADHD
• Parent and sibling conflicts

For more information on play therapy, check out the Parents Corner on the Association for Play Therapy (APT) website or this video from the APT.