Child & Teen Therapy
As a parent, do you ever wonder:
"Is my child going to be okay?
Will my child recover from this situation?
Why is parenting so hard?
Why does my child’s behavior bring out such strong feelings in me?"
You want to feel hopeful and are longing for more but not sure how to get there. The problem is you feel you are out of solutions. You feel stuck, tired, and hopeless. At Emmaus Road, we bring a change of perspective into your child’s behaviors. We provide newfound skills to help you tackle the problems you and your child face. Our goal is to help you restore the relationship between you both and to renew your hope and confidence in your child and in your role as a parent.
While children and adolescents often do not have the ability to identify and verbalize what is going on inside, they show us through their moods, behaviors, actions and academics.
Our therapists are here to listen, understand, and help your child process their thoughts and feelings. We partner with you both and bring a change of perspective to their behavior and provide skills to help you and your child tackle the problems you are facing.
Children and teens may struggle with:
Anxiety
ADHD
Blended Families
Bullying
Child neglect
Depression
Defiance
Disruptive behavior disorders
Self-injury
Self-esteem
Poor academic performance
Trauma-related disorders
During your child’s first few sessions, their therapist gathers information about them before developing a treatment plan. Our therapists pursue training in a variety of evidence-based treatment modalities, and your child’s sessions may include art therapy, games, and other tools.
Interventions include:
Increasing mindfulness to current emotions
Identify ways to manage and change emotions
Increasing positive emotional events
Applying distress tolerance techniques
Increase effective coping strategies.
Explore interpersonal response patterns
Be sure to ask the therapist during your child’s consultation about their specific approach to working with youth.
