Individual therapy services provide the opportunity to evaluate each child and family’s individual characteristics, strengths, and challenges in order to develop a customized treatment program. Does any of this sound familiar?….Tried deep breaths. Tried offering help. Tried rewards. Tried gentle parenting. Tried consequences. Nothing is working! These are words we often hear when parents come …
At Peace Within, we offer a range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual and family. Our therapists are trained in a variety of approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based therapy, Brainspotting, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and more. Our team addresses a range of mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, …
Many families have found that they prefer virtual services, whether due convenience with hectic family schedules, access to quality emotional supports for those who live far from our location, confidentiality concerns, or safety concerns. Online therapy for adults can look similar to in-person options. Fortunately, the pandemic offered us lots of opportunities to practice engagement …
Parent coaching sessions may be conducted in-person, via video conferencing, or through messaging. These sessions can help parents develop specific strategies for addressing their child’s needs. During coaching sessions, the professional may provide guidance on issues such as discipline, communication, and building strong parent-child relationships. We also sometimes offer group coaching sessions, where parents can …
Resiliency groups focus on building self-esteem and coping skills to help children and adolescents face challenges with confidence. Through art, play and science experiments, children gain a basic understanding of their body and neurobiology to recognize their own stress response (taught in a fun, engaging way) and identify helpful versus harmful thought patterns and coping …
Kid Connections/Teen Connections (Ages 3-17, grouped by developmental level) These friendship groups will be geared towards the interests of participants and will often include active games, crafts, science activities, and outings that build impulse control, following directions, conflict resolution, and emotional expression. Throughout the group, children will benefit from coaching and modeling to help them …
Children’s place within our society and the messages they receive from their community have a significant impact on their mental health and behavior. One can not effectively treat mental health concerns of children without also addressing the broader societal forces that impact them, including racism. With that in mind, I am working on a series …
Well, I started this one in March, 2020 and finished it in December, 2020, so goes 2020! I’m writing this post from the safety and comfort of my home as it feels like madness and chaos swirls around us with the whole world turned upside down as Covid-19 has brought our routines and normalcy to …
Individual Child and Adolescent Therapy: Individual therapy services provide the opportunity to evaluate each child and family’s individual characteristics, strengths, and challenges in order to develop a customized treatment program. Diagnoses addressed often include Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, and more. However, I am a big believer that therapy should not seen as just a way correct …
It’s mid-September and we are settling into the school year over here after some big transitions to Kindergarten and middle school. It is a time of growth and change, celebration and sorrow all at once. I’m not gonna lie, I might have walked around with a little skip in my step singing George Michael’s song, …
