Therapy for Kids + Families
Sometimes you know exactly what happened. Sometimes you just know something has changed.
Maybe your child is more anxious, angry, shut down, clingy, having trouble at school, or just not quite themselves. We can start with what you’re seeing and figure out what your child needs from there.
STARTING WITH WHO NEEDS SUPPORT
Different ages need different kinds of support.
Developmental Stages
Different ages need different kinds of support.
What therapy looks like depends on your child's developmental stage, what's happening, and what your child may need. There isn't one approach I use with every child or family.
Babies + Very Young Children
Caregiver involvement, developmental understanding, early trauma approaches, the Storytelling Method when appropriate, and relational work.
Early Childhood Trauma + EMDRSchool-Age Children
Developmentally adapted therapy that may involve conversation, play, drawing, movement, creative or sensory materials, imagery, storytelling, and trauma-focused approaches when clinically appropriate.
Teens
More direct individual therapy may be appropriate depending on age, goals, safety, developmental needs, and family context. When family involvement is part of the work, it respects the teen's privacy, voice, and growing independence. Areas may include trauma, PTSD, complex trauma, OCD, anxiety, attachment and relationship experiences, identity, grief, and medical experiences.
Parents + Caregivers
Sometimes the most useful work is with you. We can work with your own experiences and the reactions that are hard to shift—not only talk about how to respond to your child.
The adults around a child can be part of what helps.
Kids don't struggle or heal in isolation. They live inside relationships, and the people they trust can be an important part of helping things feel safer and more manageable again.
With a little one, that may mean you're right there in the room with us. With a school-age child, it may mean helping you understand what you're seeing and finding ways to support what we're working on outside of therapy. With a teen, it may mean giving them more privacy and independence while figuring out together when family involvement would actually be helpful.
This isn't about finding something you did wrong. Parents don't have to respond perfectly. It's about understanding what happens between the people who matter to each other and finding more room for safety, regulation, and connection.
Sometimes you find yourself responding in ways you recognize from your own childhood—even when you wanted to do things differently. We can look at what gets activated in those moments, what your child is experiencing, and what might help you respond with more choice.
Your child doesn't have to fit a therapy model.
Sometimes the work is mostly with your child. Sometimes you're right there with us. Sometimes it makes more sense for me to spend time with you first. And sometimes I'm one focused part of a larger team already supporting your child.
Your child doesn’t have to explain everything in words. When appropriate, I can use developmentally adapted EMDR, including storytelling, alongside play, imagery, movement, or other ways of working.
This is focused, experiential, clinically guided psychotherapy, not a standard weekly therapy slot. Who is involved, how often we meet, and how the work is structured are determined through clinical assessment and my recommendations, rather than a predetermined format.
We start with your child, your family, and what's actually happening. From there, I'll recommend what I think makes sense.
I can also be one part of your child's care.
Your child may already have a therapist, pediatrician, psychiatrist, occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, school professional, or another provider they know and trust.
You don't necessarily have to leave good care behind for us to work together.
Sometimes families come to me for one focused part of the work, especially when trauma, EMDR, or another area of my specialization is involved. When it would actually help your child, and with your permission, I'm also comfortable communicating with the people already supporting them.
I don't need to become your child's only therapist or provider for this work to be useful.
Ways I May Work With Kids + Families
Existing pathways within Kids + Families.
Early Childhood Trauma + EMDR
For babies, toddlers, preschoolers, younger children, and caregivers after frightening or overwhelming experiences. Specialized developmental trauma work including the Storytelling Method when appropriate.
Explore Early Childhood Trauma + EMDRTherapy for Children + Teens
Focused therapy for school-age children and teens when what I do matches what your child needs. We start by talking about what you’re seeing and what has changed.
Let’s Start with a ConsultationDiagnostic Evaluations
Comprehensive, trauma-informed diagnostic evaluations for ADHD, autism, and other concerns. Diagnostic evaluations are available beginning at age 5.
Explore Diagnostic EvaluationsPregnancy, Postpartum + Parenthood
PMH-C certified care for the full path to parenthood, including pregnancy, postpartum, loss, and the identity shifts of becoming a parent.
Explore Perinatal + Postpartum CareWhat might bring a family here.
These are some of the concerns that bring families to this practice. Not every child who comes in has experienced trauma, and not every behavioral change means something is wrong. This is a starting point, not a checklist.
- Trauma and frightening experiences
- PTSD / traumatic stress
- Complex or developmental trauma
- Grief and loss
- Medical trauma
- Major changes or transitions
- Attachment and relationship disruptions
- Anxiety
- OCD / intrusive thoughts
- Emotional or behavioral changes after overwhelming experiences
- Concerns involving regulation or coping
- Problematic sexual behaviors in children and teens
- Parent or caregiver concerns about changes they are seeing
I work with children and teens showing problematic sexual behaviors, alongside their parents or caregivers. You don’t need to know what to call what you’re seeing before reaching out. I look closely at the behavior, your child’s development, and what’s happening around them without assuming a cause. We take safety seriously, including the needs of anyone affected, and work on clear boundaries, caregiver support, and what needs to happen next. If your family needs a different level of care, I’ll tell you.
You don't need to know what kind of therapy to ask for.
That's my job.
You don't need to know whether your child needs EMDR, whether I should work individually with your child, whether caregiver work would be more useful, whether an evaluation is needed, or whether focused adjunctive care is a better fit.
New Kids + Families clients begin with the 45-minute New Client Consultation. It is a standalone first conversation, not the comprehensive assessment, and the fee is not credited toward later care. If we decide to move forward, the next clinical step is the 90-minute Initial Child + Family Clinical Assessment.
The consultation and assessment process helps us figure out together:
- Whether what I do matches what your child and family need
- Who should be involved in the work
- What I think would be most useful from here
- Whether another provider would better meet your child's needs
If another therapist or another kind of support would fit your child better, I'll tell you that.
FEES + WHAT TO EXPECT
What does care cost?
I know cost matters when you're deciding what is realistic for your family.
Care isn't structured exactly the same way for every child or family. Depending on what's needed, our time may include individual work with your child or teen, caregiver involvement, parent-child work, or a combination.
We'll begin by understanding what's happening, what has already been tried, and what may be getting in the way. Following the clinical assessment, I'll explain what I'm recommending, how I would structure the work, and what you can expect it to cost.
Payment options
How you can pay
Payment plans can be arranged directly with me. Secure checkout also offers card, digital-wallet, bank-payment, and third-party installment options. Available methods vary by transaction and eligibility and are shown at checkout.
Payment plans arranged with me
A payment plan is an agreement between you and me. No outside lender is involved, no interest is added by a third party, and the schedule is confirmed with you in writing before it begins.
Third-party financing
The installment options at checkout are offered by outside providers. Approval, the number of payments, any interest, and the terms are set by that provider, and they are separate from anything arranged with me.
Card and digital wallets
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover, plus Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, and Amazon Pay where your device and account support them.
Bank payments
ACH bank debit and Pay by Bank, where your bank supports them. Bank payments can take several business days to settle.
Third-party installment options
Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, and Zip. Approval, the plans offered, any interest, and the terms are set by each provider, not by the practice.
Nothing is charged without your agreement, and the amount due is confirmed with you before any payment is taken.
You can start with what you’ve noticed.
You don’t need to know what kind of therapy to ask for. Tell me what has changed, what you’re worried about, and what you’ve already tried.