We acknowledge that you are the expert when it comes to your children, your family, your culture and community. We bring an expertise on working with children going through a variety of changes including separation/divorce, bereavement, chronic illness, school problems, bullying, and parenting struggles, and identifying and treating issues that may be contributing to their pain. We take our time to get to know your child’s symptoms and your family’s needs, and together figure this out. In some instances we can work with parents of young children primarily through parent support sessions. Reaching out to initiate a conversation is the first step, the rest we can figure out together.

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We help children improve emotional, behavioral, and cognitive functioning. We work collaboratively with your child, parents/caregivers, schools, and adjunctive providers to tailor a treatment that will best meet your child’s needs. We incorporate art and play therapy into the treatment, which can be particularly useful with younger children, as art and play are a child’s natural way of communicating and expressing his or her feelings. As children mature, they become more capable of exploring and confronting issues through dialog and cognitive work, which we also integrate into the therapeutic process. Play and creativity are extremely helpful in allowing children of all ages to access their emotions in a non-intrusive way. Adolescents sometimes are drawn to creative writing or art-making as a way to better understand themselves. We pay attention to what may help your child express themselves and meet them and you in that place.