Therapy for Children and Tweens
Depending on the developmental age and needs of your child, we are trained to utilize play, sand, art and talk therapy whenever needed. Our therapeutic play room is fantastic! Toys, art, crafts and sand tray make the room a special place for your child to feel safe and to heal.
Flexibility. Does my Child Need Play Therapy, Art Therapy, Sand Tray or Talk Therapy?
To play or not to play! The latency years is a term used to describe a child between the years of 9 and 12. During this time, a child often feels in limbo between his life as a child and as a pre-teen. A child in this developmental stage of life requires flexibility and understanding during therapy sessions. Therapy becomes a balance of therapeutic activities and traditional talk therapy, depending on the child's immediate needs during each session.
As trained children's therapists, we understand the need to treat each child as an individual with individual needs and desires. Our goal is to make your child feel welcomed and comfortable no matter which tool he or she choices to use to progress through the pain/circumstances.
As trained children's therapists, we understand the need to treat each child as an individual with individual needs and desires. Our goal is to make your child feel welcomed and comfortable no matter which tool he or she choices to use to progress through the pain/circumstances.
Confidentiality: Navigating Therapy with Children & Tweens
Confidentiality: Children
When treating children, we use a collaborative approach with you, the parent. Before each session, we like to be informed as to what is occurring at home/school. If your child is younger, you will be given a synopsis of sessions either via our encrypted portal or through a parent session.
Sometimes older children request sessions of a more private nature. Should this be the case, we will all talk about the pros and cons of collaberating vs privacy and develop a plan that works the best.
Confidentiality: Tweens & Teens
Though tweens and teens may experience the same type of emotional shift in therapy, we like to give them more privacy. In our experience, an older child or teenager will be more open and honest in therapy when they know they are sharing their concerns in confidence. This usually makes the therapy more effective and efficient. An update from us to you, the parent may be more vague like, "She's really working hard in therapy. Today's session was particularly hard on her...you may notice her to be a little sleepy today and even edgy".
If more details are needed to be shared, the therapist will talk with the tween/teen about it so everyone knows what is being shared. Should safety issues arise that require either medical or immediate attention, parents will be informed right away. Tweens & teens are made aware of these policies in terms of their confidentiality.
When treating children, we use a collaborative approach with you, the parent. Before each session, we like to be informed as to what is occurring at home/school. If your child is younger, you will be given a synopsis of sessions either via our encrypted portal or through a parent session.
Sometimes older children request sessions of a more private nature. Should this be the case, we will all talk about the pros and cons of collaberating vs privacy and develop a plan that works the best.
Confidentiality: Tweens & Teens
Though tweens and teens may experience the same type of emotional shift in therapy, we like to give them more privacy. In our experience, an older child or teenager will be more open and honest in therapy when they know they are sharing their concerns in confidence. This usually makes the therapy more effective and efficient. An update from us to you, the parent may be more vague like, "She's really working hard in therapy. Today's session was particularly hard on her...you may notice her to be a little sleepy today and even edgy".
If more details are needed to be shared, the therapist will talk with the tween/teen about it so everyone knows what is being shared. Should safety issues arise that require either medical or immediate attention, parents will be informed right away. Tweens & teens are made aware of these policies in terms of their confidentiality.