Mental Health

The American Psychiatric Association notes that mental health is the foundation for emotions, thinking, communication, learning, resilience and self-esteem and that it is key to relationships, personal and emotional well-being and contributing to community or society. Therapy helps with making positive changes in the brain and body. Mental Health Therapy will improve your child’s behavior and help them learn to regulate their emotions in all settings (school, home and community).

Does my child need Mental Health Therapy

If you happen to notice difficulties in one or more areas, a comprehensive clinical assessment may be appropriate:

  • Tantrums
  • high activity level
  • negative attention seeking behaviors (whining and bossiness)
  • Anxious, avoidant or insecure attachment
  • Fearful
  • Low self-esteem, self-worth
  • lack of pro-social skills
  • aggressive behaviors
  • destructive behaviors (such as breaking toys on purpose)
  • Defiance and Noncompliance
  • Refusal to follow adult directives and house rules
  • Struggles with behaviors in public
  • Sadness/Depression
  • Anxious behaviors/phobias
  • anger

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Who can benefit ?

Everyone! Those who struggle with mental health and even those that consider themselves mentally healthy can benefit from Therapy. Everyone can benefit from having a non-judgmental space for individuals to explore their thoughts, emotions and behaviors, learn healthy coping mechanisms, talk about things that are on your mind and important to you and help you grow as a person gaining insight on who you are. A therapist can help improve a person’s communication skills, manage stress and anxiety, and set and achieve personal goals. Even mentally healthy people can benefit from this introspective process, gaining a deeper understanding of themselves and their motivations.

Treatments Utilized in Therapy

  • PCIT (parent child interaction therapy)
  • Play based therapy from ages 2-7
  • FT (family therapy)-all ages
  • CBT (Cognitive behavioral therapy)-all ages
  • Triple P (positive parenting program)- birth to 16
My son's therapist has been the most critical, effective & consistent success in navigating, addressing & fostering his positive progression in all areas of development since day 1. She's extremely knowledgeable, professional & always bringing new avenues for his success to the table. Of all the resources including IEP, BIP, OT services, consistent medication management & consistent talk therapy, my extremely amazing & challenging 8yr old has to support him, the various methods of talk therapy his therapist has selected, used & assisted myself, his mom, with also understanding & using with him, talk therapy with her is the single most important & necessary resource for him. He actually enjoys working with her & is proud of himself for using the skills she's taught him to self-regulate & address how he responds to his feelings. She holds both herself and parents accountable for providing age-appropriate, positive and effective support for my son. Equally he personally always knows her sole focus is to be in his corner, giving him the safe & stable support he can always trust and absolutely does, above all else. I have directly seen the exact skills she's instilled through PCIT immediately relax, stabilize & calm his physical body, demeanor & affect more quickly, effectively and safely than any medication could come close to. That's irrefutable proof to me, as his mom, that she's more valuable, necessary & effective than anything else to helping him grow into an independent & positively contributing member of society. We're forever grateful for TS's jackpot therapist. -
TS Mom