You are the expert on your child. Trust that feeling.
The reasons a parent decides to bring their child to therapy vary greatly. Your child may be going through an intense transition. Perhaps there are deep emotional struggles you have always sensed and cannot ignore any longer. Maybe your child experienced a serious trauma and you feel unprepared for the consequences. Whatever brought you here, our trained child therapists are equipped to help.
Reasons families pursue child therapy
- Anxiety
- ADD/ADHD symptoms
- Obsessive-compulsive behaviors
- Trouble in school
- Addictions
- Experienced abuse or neglect
- Life transition such as a parent’s divorce
- Difficulty adjusting to a new environment
- Loss of a loved one
- Autism symptoms or concerns
- Eating disorders
- Behavioral problems at school or home
- Illegal drug use
- Emotional or psychological problems
If something feels “not right,” don’t ignore it
The reason you are considering therapy may have jumped out from that list immediately. Or perhaps it is a combination of several items — or did not appear at all. You, as the parent, are the expert on your child. If you feel that something is just not right, or you feel seriously unsettled about something with your child, do not ignore that feeling.
Sometimes children are just going through a phase or having a difficult time adjusting to a new setting. The teenage years were difficult for many of us — how many would want to return to middle school? The problems your child is facing may be normal patterns in life, or they may not be. Even when the challenges are “normal,” children may still need help processing their feelings, and a child therapist may be just the right person to assist them on that journey.
We are here to guide you with empathy and support.
You do not have to figure this out alone
Whether you know exactly what your child needs or simply sense that something has changed, we can help you decide on the next step. Call, or request a consultation and we will reach out.