If people find they have difficulty in relationships with peers, they may be experiencing some interpersonal issues or individual mental health concerns. Trouble in peer relationships often becomes a problem during childhood, when children are supposed to be forging friendships with other children their age. Trouble in peer relationships may be a sign of anxiety, depression, Autism Spectrum Disorder, or trauma.
Available Treatment Options
Therapists and counseling interventions for peer relationships for children may include Play Therapy to process trauma and emotions, social skills training, communication techniques, or other specified therapeutic processes based on their diagnosis.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Peer Relationships
Welcome! My name is Katherine Longley. I'm excited to work with you to build resources, develop skills, and assist you in taking any necessary steps toward achieving your goals. I work with teens and adults, and my style is relational, holistic, empathetic, and collaborative; I believe that you are the expert of your experience. I enjoy working to understand where you're coming from so that we ...
My goal is to help my patient’s navigate their journey of life. Having traveled through many personal challenges, I bring much of my life's experiences into the therapeutic realm. I believe in growth and acceptance of one's place in the present. I have found the way in which we move through the world is usually the path of what is familiar to us, but too often this way no longer serves us....
My approach to therapy is based on developing a deep emotional connection with the people in our lives, improving self-esteem, accessing inner resources to cope with difficulties and learning to have compassion for ourselves and others. Although therapy can be very helpful when we are going through a difficult time in our lives, it is also an important self-care practice. Just like we attend yo...
Amanda believes that every individual has the ability and strength within themselves to work through the different life stresses that impact their daily functioning. She seeks to build a safe and respectful relationship with clients to help them explore and process the difficulties and adversities they are experiencing. Amanda works with children and adults of all ages, primarily in individual ...
I specialize in treating the full range of anxiety disorders. We all experience anxiety. Anxiety is helpful in many ways, motivating us to meet our goals and avoid harm. Sometimes, however, our anxiety starts to take over. When this happens, we often feel overwhelmed and "stuck". It is in these moments that I offer support and tools so that you can manage your anxiety and live the life you desi...
Do you feel a disconnect between what you know in your head to be true, but can't seem to feel it deep down in your heart? When people say good things about you, do you want to believe it, but it just doesn't feel true? Did you think you were over your past, but you now realize it's still affecting you and all the things that worked before to keep it down aren't working anymore? My clients are...
All human beings have the need to connect with others, whether it's a healthy connection or not, and those connections are intermixed with our emotions. I help people create more meaningful connections, help address how the past has effected their current perception of themselves and the world, and re-create their narratives so they can construct more powerful connections. I work with clients t...
“Change Your Thoughts and You’ll Change Your World”. My goal is to offer and provide support within the therapeutic relationship that allows for you to gain insight on discovering your needs. I believe everyone needs support but struggles with how to ask for help. In my practices I provide the time and space for you to feel heard, supported, and most importantly I provide empathy. Empathy is a...
I provide counseling to individuals, couples, and families in a warm and supportive environment. I strongly believe in the power of the human connection and have seen beautiful healing, change and growth in that space. I am honored to join and walk with my clients on their path to inner peace. We all hold the strength within ourselves to overcome and persevere during life's challenges and I aim...
If you are feeling a prolonged sense of sadness, helplessness or worthlessness, or if you find yourself worrying excessively, becoming argumentative and aggressive, or you are drinking too much or using drugs to ease your pain, consider psychotherapy for help. I am a warm, present. psychotherapist and have worked with adults for over 30 years. My expertise is with adults who are dealing with...
I strongly believe in being authentic, honest, and real with my clients. I believe in meeting people where they are, and finding ways to help them get to where they want to be. Many have found their counselor to not fully understand them, or not challenge them. I connect with others by finding common ground, letting others' passions shine through, and creating moments of real, genuine care for ...
You feel like something is holding you back...whether it's at work, in your relationship, as a parent, or just in where you thought your life would be by now. For the most part your life, career, or marriage is ok;but you envision better. You want to feel the depth and intimacy you once felt with your partner and stop the ongoing arguments. You want to stop holding back at work; or feeling...
Whether there is unhappiness in your life, troubles in your relationships with others, distressing symptoms or perhaps you have encountered a painful experience, are coping with feeling overwhelmed by stress, or going through a difficult transition - it helps to not work through it alone. There is very little that happens to us in life from which we cannot recover and rebuild. Therapy is one wa...
If you are motivated to improve your life or relationships, and will participate fully in the counseling process, then we will work very well together. Whether you struggle with anxiety, parenting challenges, life transitions, self-esteem, or maintaining good relationships, I will listen and give you feedback to guide your thinking and responses. We will set goals that are measurable and...
Life throws us challenges for which we are not always prepared. Whether it's the sudden loss of a loved one, a child leaving the nest, trauma rearing its head years after a life-altering event, or learning to create a new life after the loss of a relationship, we sometimes find ourselves uncertain of what to do next. Through our work together, we will discover and take charge of what we can...
