Schooling can be a tumultuous time for children and adolescents as they develop as individuals while growing their intellect, social skills, and peer interactions. Children and adolescents may run into various problems in school, including learning disabilities, bullying, anxiety, depression, unhealthy relationships, drugs, and alcohol. When parents feel their child is struggling, they may choose to have them engage in counseling.
Available Treatment Options
Counseling interventions for school issues vary. Therapists work with children, parents, and other health professionals to determine an individual treatment plan. The plan may also include speech-language therapy or skills training for cognitive disabilities or neurodiversity, substance use treatment for drug and alcohol problems, or cognitive and behavioral interventions for anxiety, depression, or peer issues.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With School Issues
My perspective on therapy is one that fosters individual's strengths and resiliency, by honoring the individual's background and experience within a holistic approach. I support the whole person through relationships, career, spirituality, culture, health and wellness. My therapeutic process addresses your specific personal life challenges by examining your circumstances and discovering your...
Each day we are faced with decisions. Whether in our personal, familial or professional lives, we strive to make the "best" decision possible. How can we feel OPTIMISTIC and JOYFUL about those decisions? I believe that when we are able to harness our positive emotions, we make better decisions. As your therapist, I will help you to not only understand your current thinking pattern, but also hel...
I believe everyone deserves to love themselves, believe in themselves and feel confident in their abilities. This might not be easy to imagine but it is possible with support, compassion and understanding. Together we will work towards these goals and help you achieve the inner peace and happiness you are looking for. I feel honored to work with each client who comes through my door and I look...
Are you having feelings of being overwhelmed, anxious or depressed? Many people in today's world experience difficulty with stress, feelings of being insufficient, overwhelmed, anxiety and depression. Together we can create a pathway designed to fit your needs. Children displaying problematic behaviors at home/school, can also create stress within the family. I can help by guiding you toward a...
Is your child having behavior issues? Do big emotions get in the way of your child being successful at school, making friends, or getting along with family? As a parent, it can be so frustrating and heartbreaking to deal with. You've probably tried many different ways to help, but you're not getting the results you hoped for. An experienced therapist can help both child and parent learn effecti...
If you are looking for a holistic, integrative, and personal approach to your mental health and well-being, then you have found your place. Our therapists respect your individual journey and the challenges you may face or are facing. We strive to help you find your own place of healing by acknowledging, embracing, and allowing you to come to understand yourself as a unique and wonderfully made...
Life has changed for an uncertain period of time. Finding a safe space to really be heard, so we can process, heal and grow is helpful during this difficult time. Feeling isolated, depressed, anxious or unable to face daily challenges is normal, but finding ways to handle the stress or difficult feelings when they become overwhelming can make life easier and bring about more success and happine...
We live in a time when self-help tools abound, yet there are times we can't meditate enough, go for a long enough run, read another book or medicate out of a difficult situation. Many of life's traumas are relational in nature. We need a therapeutic relationship to help us heal from these traumas and find new ways of interacting. We need to feel seen, heard and supported emotionally by another...
As a child therapist, supervisor, and professor at Pepperdine University, I work with parents and families on issues such as behavioral problems, sibling rivalry, divorce, tantrums, trauma, depression and anxiety for young children and teenagers. Play therapy is a way of being with the child that honors their unique developmental level and looks for ways of helping in the "language" of the chil...
I am bilingual/bicultural, graduate from Fordham University. I have specialized training in trauma and family violence with an emphasis on the study of victimology. My clinical experience is focused with treating children, adolescents and adult survivors of trauma. In addition to my work with this specialized population, I have treated adults presenting with marital conflict and individuals wit...
I've been in practice 25 yrs - with individuals/couples & families -- kids 6+, many teens, college students & adults. I'm shamelessly informal -- no ties or pressed shirts here!. The office is quite unique - - very large, ultra comfy, w/MANY natural oddities... slightly chaotic -- like life! Good strong coffee/tea/soda & munchies always available. Pets welcome. I'm adopted myself, a licensed...
Life is busy and it can be challenging to find the time to take care of ourselves. Sometimes we find it easier to bury our pain and hide it from others, which in the long run may cause more hurt or we may notice it interfering with our everyday lives and relationships. Taking the first step towards counseling can be scary and takes a lot of courage, but that is why I'm here to help! Therapy can...
I am fascinated about how the brain works and how behavior can be adapted and changed if we allow it to happen.I support anxious and depressed people who truly desire to renewal their souls. Self-esteem, stress and conflict management, codependency, and parenting skills are some of the areas that rise my interest. I am specialized in blended and multicultural families. I am fluent in Spanish an...
I hold an MA degree in Counseling from Ottawa University and an MA in education from Arizona State University. In addition, I hold an advanced Graduate Specialization in Marriage and Family therapy. I am an LPC, and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. I am trauma informed and practice from an attachment-base model. I use strength-based assessments to develop an individualized treatment plan...
WOMEN AND TEENS: I get it. You just want to be liked; To feel like you belong. But, you struggle to build true connections with people. Daily worries and critical thoughts about yourself keep you from opening up to others. You feel like you can't be yourself, so instead you try to be the person you feel expected to be. You just want friends that you feel comfortable around and a job that doesn'...
