Children & Youth

My approach with children and youth is unique:

Often I work with parents in the room (if the child is under 14) so that the parent can learn the skills I am teaching the child. This way, the presenting issue gets addressed both in my office and at home. Often, the problem is resolved just by intervening through the parent, when I have yet to meet the child.

I like to work with schools and especially teachers for school-based issues.

If your child is showing signs of being affected (withdrawal, moodiness, trouble sleeping, increase in sensitivity/fears, and other regressive behaviors) by a recent event (accidents, hospitalizations, divorce, extreme weather, social and school difficulties, death) and seems unable to process this event healthfully, I teach the child/parent how to more fully digest the event through their psyche/bodies,  so that the experience doesn’t get “stuck” in their systems, unassimilated.   Everyday events sometimes have a deleterious effect on our kids which makes it important to know how to help them move through normal and not- so-normal situations. 

The most important intervention is helping your child have a positive experience of therapy, one that helps them see therapy as a resource and NOT an indication that “something is wrong with me.”  Needing to learn more social-emotional skills is NORMAL and a privilege.