Can Therapy Help My Child?
We all face life challenges in one form or another: divorce, loss of a loved one, or geographical move. Sometimes switching grade levels or developmental growth can cause upset. Even the most well-adjusted child or family can benefit from some help through these life struggles. Various forms of age-appropriate therapies are available to assist your family in addressing child, teen and family concerns.
Below is a list of some common indicators that a child or teen may benefit from counseling:
- Appearing sad, shy, withdrawn, disengaged, fatigued or worried
- Lack of interest in activities once enjoyed
- Tantrums, crying, emotions out of proportion with situation
- Thoughts, talk or acts of self harm
- Lack of compliance and/or aggression with authority
- Getting in trouble at school
- Drop in grades
- Weight loss or gain; appetite changes
- Sleep changes, nightmares
- Urine or fecal accidents
- Negative self-talk
- Aggression with peers (hitting, pushing, yelling, biting)
- Difficulty moving from one task to the next
- Feeling sick often
- Trouble making friends (social isolation, lack of social skills, bullying)
- Neighborhood or community violence or disaster
- Substance use
- Parenting concerns (parent mental health or substance use issues, parenting skills)
- Home issues or transitions (new sibling, parental divorce, move to new home, homelessness)
- Grief and Loss issues (foster care, absent parent, death of loved one)
If you would like more information on the counseling process or would like to schedule a consultation, please call.
