“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” -Fred Rogers
Our Approach to Counseling Children
Using Play Therapy Techniques to counsel children. Because children have all sorts of different learning styles- auditory, kinesthetic, visual, verbal, and social or solitary- therapy must also be tailored to their interests, learning styles, and unique temperaments in order to be successful.
Therefore, our practice advocates a hands-on approach involving play therapy techniques, expressive art, filial play therapy, and even using animals in the therapy room to assist with treatment. We believe that the way children deal with and understand what is happening in their life is through play itself.
Treatment Areas
We work to treat a wide variety of issues occurring in childhood, including:
- Teaching appropriate coping skills
- Living with ADHD
- Gifted and Talented
- Developing healthy peer relationships
- Autistic Spectrum
- Controlling anger
- Boosting self-esteem
- Addressing self-harm and/or suicidality
- Coping with divorce
- Anxiety
- Oppositional defiance
- Disrespect for authority
- Communication issues related to deafness
- Depression
For parents:
Developing action plans that can be implemented at home for a more continuous intervention creates an atmosphere of lasting changes. In therapy for kids, the parents very much have responsibility- and we are there to help you make those positive changes every step of the way. Contact us today for a phone consultation!