In-person Sessions
Meet in a calm, supportive setting where children and teens can talk about their feelings, navigate challenges, and build healthier coping skills with the guidance of a therapist.
Virtual Sessions
Connect with a therapist from home while helping your child or teen work through anxiety, emotional struggles, school stress, and life transitions in a safe and supportive space.
Child and teen therapy provides a supportive relationship where young people can have their own safe space to talk about feelings, challenges, identity-related concerns, and experiences in a way that feels comfortable for their age and stage of development. Sessions may include conversation, creative activities, or skill-building that help children and teens express themselves and better understand their emotions, boundaries, and needs.
Your therapist will work collaboratively with parents or caregivers, when appropriate, to support the child’s progress. Together, we focus on building emotional awareness, developing healthy self-esteem and self-love, strengthening coping skills, improving communication, and helping children and teens feel more confident and secure navigating school, friendships, and family life.
Child and teen therapy helps young people better understand their emotions and develop healthy ways to cope with challenges. With the guidance of a therapist, children and teens can learn skills for managing anxiety, stress, anger, low self-esteem, and difficult feelings while building greater confidence and self-awareness.
Therapy can also improve communication within the family and help young people navigate challenges related to school, their body, friendships, identity, grief and loss, and life transitions. Over time, many children and teens develop stronger emotional regulation, healthier coping skills, an increase in self-esteem, stronger relationships, and a greater sense of stability and support in their daily lives.
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Child and teen therapy is counseling designed to help young people understand their emotions, cope with challenges, and develop healthier ways of expressing themselves. Therapy provides a supportive environment where children and teens can talk about what they are experiencing with the guidance of a trained therapist.
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Therapy can support children and teens who are experiencing anxiety, depression, behavioral challenges, school stress, social difficulties, family changes, grief, or emotional regulation struggles. It can also help young people build confidence, resilience, and healthy coping skills.
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Signs that therapy may help include persistent sadness, anxiety, withdrawal from friends or activities, difficulty managing emotions, behavioral changes, or struggles at school or home. Therapy can provide early support before challenges become more overwhelming.
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Sessions are tailored to the child’s age and developmental stage. Younger children may use play, creative activities, or storytelling to express themselves, while teens often engage in more direct conversation about their experiences, relationships, and concerns.
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Yes. Parents or caregivers are typically involved in the process to support the child’s progress, when appropriate. Therapists may provide updates with consent, parent sessions when appropriate, or occasionally invite a parent into the child's session to help reinforce healthy communication and coping strategies at home.
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The length of therapy depends on the needs of the child or teen and the challenges being addressed. Some families attend therapy for a shorter period to address a specific concern, while others continue longer to support ongoing growth and development.
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Yes. Therapy can help children and teens manage academic pressure, improve social skills, navigate friendships, and develop strategies for handling stress or anxiety related to school.
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It is common for teens to feel unsure about therapy at first. Therapists are trained to create a comfortable and respectful environment where teens feel heard and understood, which often helps them become more open to the process over time.
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Yes. Virtual sessions are available and can be helpful for busy families or teens who feel more comfortable meeting from home. Online therapy can still provide meaningful support and connection.
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Therapists work to balance a young person’s privacy with the involvement of parents or caregivers. The therapist will explain how confidentiality works and will communicate important concerns related to safety while still respecting the child’s space to speak openly.
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Absolutely. Rae Family Group therapists have experience working with autism, ADHD, and learning differences. We have fidget toys available in the office for kids and teens to use when helpful.
Children and teens do not have to navigate difficult emotions or transitions on their own. Therapy offers a supportive space where young people can build confidence, learn healthy coping skills, and feel more understood at home, at school, and in their relationships.
