Children & Family Counseling

Therapy for children and adolescents is a process that relies on a relationship developed with trust, kindness, and openness. More often than not, children express stress with regressing behaviors or defiance. A large part of my work is helping family members to not react to distress behaviors, develop self-regulation and self-expression skills. The goal is to help kids grow, change and thrive by learning new life skills. Parents need to be involved, I recommend conjoint sessions (with the child) and parent counseling sessions (with parent alone) are often beneficial. 

Areas of Treatment:

•   Anxiety,  and or Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors

•   Asperger’s Syndrome

•  Children’s social, behavioral or academic problems

•   Family Conflict, Divorce or separation

•   Loss or Grief

•   Self Esteem

•   Trauma and PTSD