Counseling Children and Teens Orange County, California

We work with Children and Teens who are struggling because of problems at home or school, because their parents may be getting a divorce, because of some crisis situation or traumatic event, or simply because they feel like they don’t “fit in”.

They may be showing signs of depression and/or anxiety.  They may be having problems at school or staying focused on getting things done.  They may be having problems managing their anger and getting into trouble at home and school as a result.  

Our approach to working with Children and Teens is similar to our approach to working with adults in that we try to help young people understand how their symptoms, attitudes, and behaviors are or are not working for them.  We help them to develop insight that allows them to change ineffective behaviors and attitudes, thus reducing emotionally distressing symptoms. 

We use various treatment approaches, which include Talk Therapy, Play Therapy, Art Therapy, Group Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy, and Social Skills Education.  These approaches allow us to work uniquely with each young person’s individual level of cognitive, social, and psychological development so that learning can easily take hold and they are able to apply what is learned in therapy to real-life situations.