Developmental disorders describe a wide range of conditions such as learning disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, intellectual disabilities, and Cerebral Palsy. Often diagnosed in children, many counseling interventions can help with developmental disorders. Occupational, speech, and language therapies and motor skills training can be helpful for children with these concerns.
Available Treatment Options
Counseling interventions often include the parents or entire family to work on integrating activities, skills, and techniques that work to help the child function more efficiently. Parents may require more intensive counseling to deal with the potential difficulties of raising a differently-abled child.
A broad approach with many options is best for children diagnosed with a developmental disorder so the therapist and family can develop a treatment plan that works best for the individual child.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Developmental Disorders
I focus on the client's strengths to help cope with the challenges that life brings. I take a behavioral approach to understanding ourselves, our relationships, and how change is possible. Working with parents and families to bring understanding and skills of how to make our relationships stronger and more functional day to day. I am certified in the PEERS Social Skills curriculum from the UCLA...
Currently, I am also offering tele-mental health services to students including middle school, high school, college-aged, and graduate students who experience challenges with Executive Functioning and overall academic organization. The services are great for students with ADHD, and/or learning challenges especially during this time of online learning. These sessions will integrate student needs...
Are you looking for an alternative to traditional medication for yourself or your child? Looking for a more effective and healthier way to handle cognitive and/or emotional struggles from either a head injury, a learning disorder, a mood disorder, relationship issues, work/school pressures, or a combination of challenges? Ready to feel more stable and function at your best on a daily basis? Is ...
Do you feel like you are struggling to understand your child? Perhaps your child is struggling at home, school, or other social environments? I specialize in helping children find their voice to effectively communicate and help bridge the parent child relationship. Parenting doesn't come with an instruction manual and can often become overwhelming. Through our work together I can help build the...
Blue Humming Therapy offers thoughtful mental health services to our clients and communities.We believe everyone deserves to receive the humanistic support and the best quality of mental wellness service.We compassionately work with our clients and communities.Blue Humming Therapy was formed by clinicians and staffs that represent very diverse ethnicities, races, cultures, ages, and values. We...
In addition to being a clinical psychologists, I am also licensed as a board-certified behavior analyst and school psychologist. My training allows me to treat my clients from multiple perspectives. I work with children, adolescents, and adults. I help my clients work through their problems and develop healthy coping strategies. In addition to counseling, I also consult with parents regarding...
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I am currently offering tele therapy (Virtual Therapy) for those who need it given this moment of crisis we are all living through. I am a clinical psychologist who has extensive experience working with children and families. I have worked for many years with children and adults suffering from various mental health issues including but not limited to ADHD, Oppositional Defiance, Autism, Anxiety...
Dr. Smith is the Clinical Director at Psychological Assessment Center in the Auburn/Opelika community. She is a Licensed Psychologist with 36 years of experience in the treatment and evaluation of children, adolescents and adults. Assessments provided include: Cognitive and Academic Issues (Intellectual Functioning, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disorders), Developmental...
Nothing is more devastating to a parent than to believe something is not right with their child. I believe with a thorough diagnostic evaluation and formulating a plan to address what's not working, there is always hope! As a parent myself, I provide the kind of treatment and atmosphere I would want for my own child: nurturing, supportive and helpful to the parent. I am a am a Licensed...
You know that your child is struggling to find themselves and their place in the world. You want to help but you know that you can’t be the one to steer them forever. You worry that your child is being bullied, acting out at school, losing friends, and losing their confidence. All you want for them is to feel confident, have good friends, and succeed in life, but you dread knowing that these...
Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified School Social Worker. Joy enjoys working with children, adults, seniors, and multicultural populations. Expertise include, but are not limited to: PTSD, Adjustment/Life Transitions, Divorce, Grief, Fecal Encopresis in Older Children and Teens, Trauma in Children, ADHD in adults and children, Early Childhood Screenings (ASQ) & Developmental Delays,...
I came to Humboldt County in 2001, after completing my psychology degree in Europe and my master's degree in psychotherapy in Syracuse, New York. I have practiced psychotherapy for the last 30 years, and I am familiar with a wide range of issues, situations and diagnosis. Although, I enjoy specific theoretical and practical approaches and models of therapy like CBT, SFBT for treating anxiety,...
I enjoy connecting with people and have been successful in aiding others to reconnect with their own power and joy. I have a wide range of experience, including trauma, couples therapy, serious mental illness, personality disorders, and forensic evaluations. I have come to specialize in trauma-focused work, life transitions, and couples counseling. The remnants of life trauma can affect the way...
