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
Practicing primarily from a strengths based/solutions focused perspective, it's my privilege to work with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress. I've been a social worker within the Iowa City community for the last 7-years while specializing in medical social work, grief/end of life issues, and psychiatric conditions. Life is messy and complex; it can be very supportiv...
What do you do when no one around you understands what you are going through? You seek counseling from someone that will. If you are experiencing Depression, Frustration in your marriage, are facing a divorce, workplace issues, spiritual conflict, battling with low self esteem, loss of purpose, a history of trauma or you feel like you're just existing day to day but not LIVING, Contact me NOW! ...
What have you done for YOU lately? Life often happens to us, and we find ourselves unable to get up, let go or move on. Be it a loss, relationship issues, or trauma; sometimes we lose ourselves in the battle to heal from past and present hurts. Therapy is an avenue to explore these thoughts and feelings that weigh us down. It is a safe space to explore the barriers that get in the way of being ...
*** Currently Taking NEW Clients Through the COVID-19 Pandemic*** I am here to help you change your life! I provide an empathetic, non-judgemental and caring therapeutic approach. My goal is to help you reduce symptoms and gain positive change. Are you feeling anxious, sad, lonely, and struggle with loss of motivation? Are you having boundary issues, relationship issues, work problems, gender...
Do you have that feeling like, this is not how I want things to be? Well, you don’t have to figure it out alone. Maybe your feeling overwhelmed trying to figure out everything and turning to anger when it gets difficult? People may say they laugh, and smile in my office because they feel HEARD and Validated with me as his or her therapist. I offer the ability to EXPRESS YOURSELF in many ways,...
Hello! Creating a trusting therapeutic relationship is how my clients and I begin our work together. Once established, we collaborate to determine goals and the focus of sessions. I incorporate a variety of modalities in addition to traditional 'talk therapy,' such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Play therapy to best support my clients’ needs. Our wo...
I understand that beginning therapy can be a challenging experience, but it can also be highly rewarding. It does require an openness to commit to change what currently is not working in your life. By entering into therapy, you are choosing to learn ways to change behaviors, thoughts, and relationship patterns that may be contributing to the distress you currently feel. Or you may be seeking wa...
Every stage of life has its own challenges, and having someone to explore those challenges with is the key to understanding yourself better. As we age, whether from childhood to adolescence or into midlife and beyond, our focus shifts and our desires and needs shift as well. We all struggle to understand how our complex relationships can grow and change, how understanding ourselves leads to us...
I work with a wide array of clients experiencing challenges in their lives ranging from eating disorders to substance abuse to serious trauma. In my years of work specializing in children and parents contending with anger, anxiety, depression, foster-care, parenting struggles and divorce issues I have helped families find healing and recover fun in their relationships. Whether a person is seeki...
In these uncertain times I am committed to provide warm, strong, calming help. My practice includes telehealth therapy. I am available by video or telephone to support you. My potential client is looking for support around issues of family neglect in childhood, alcohol or drug abuse, anxiety, depression, communication, and boundary setting in relationships--whether family, romantic, friendships...
Many times people find themselves at a place in life where they find it difficult to move towards their goals in life. Goals vary from person to person; but they are important to who we are. A person may notice the same mountain is circled with little to no progress. This can be very frustrating. Obstacles might include past "hang-ups", lack of self trust, or feeling unmotivated or overwhelmed...
Hello, My name is Joan Waldroup, Licensed Certified Social Worker. I provide therapy services for children, adolescents and families using evidenced-based therapies, with my primary focus on children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties. I have 27 years of experience working in the mental health field, with the past 21 of those practicing as a Clinical Social Worker. My go...
All of us feel times of heightened stress, sadness, and worry. For adolescents, this often comes as they navigate increased independence in a world of school, friends, family, and relationships. For adults in the hectic DC area, work-life balance often doesn’t feel very balanced at all, and many struggle for connection with family and friends. For families, there is often conflict and dissonanc...
Whether you’re feeling worried, stressed, unsure in your relationship or are struggling to communicate your emotions and needs, my goal is to help you heal so that you can find joy, peace and inner harmony again. Some people experience discomfort or emotional distress from difficult life events such as grief/loss, divorce, family discord, abuse, or other traumatic experiences. No matter the...
