INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
Supporting growth, resilience,
& connection.
Individual Therapy
We provide solution-oriented skill development for your child targeting difficulties managing worries, friendships, frustration, focus, technology habits, grief, and life transitions. Our approach is flexible, adapting to the needs of the young person, and incorporates elements of manualized treatments shown in research to promote meaningful change.
Sessions are 50 minutes
available in-person or virtually
What To Expect
We create a treatment plan based on a flexible implementation of a research-based, well regarded counseling approach that fits the needs of the client.
We are not in the business of providing therapy that continues on indefinitely; treatment should have a sequence of targeted skills that build on each other, and progress toward a goal should be monitored with an end date in mind from the outset. After our initial treatment period ends, you might request a periodic tune-up thereafter from time to time. We take an affirming approach with clients who present with neurodiversity, meaning that we will focus on leveraging strengths to drive life satisfaction and personal goals, and never dwell on “deficits.” We hope you will find us to be people who build authentic relationships, honor and seek to understand individual differences, and strive to maintain continuous awareness of the impact of her own biases.
Age For Therapy
Research tells us that the most effective approach for young people with a wide range of presenting concerns is cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Evidence abounds, but a nice summary can be found here. CBT involves thinking about one’s own behaviors and inner experiences, so a certain amount of self-reflection and articulation is required. There is no hard and fast rule on age, as all children develop on their own schedules. Generally, “school-age” may be appropriate. Sometimes, especially with preschool-aged children or anxious children, the most effective approach may be for us to work with you as the parents (e.g., using a SPACE or PCIT-informed approach). We also see adolescents, which is an age range broadly defined to include young adulthood.
