Child & Family Counseling & Behavioral Therapy
Licensed professional counseling for children, adolescents and families. Therapy consists of multiple intervention strategies to help strengthen and build relationships between families. The focus is on each individual child and his/her caregivers. The goal is to achieve a strong interpersonal relationship as well as functional, appropriate and adaptable behaviors.
The therapist works interactively with caregivers to provide tools and resources to better the relationship between family members as well as taking time to understand parental/caregiver concerns and goals regarding the development of their child.
Some of the services provided are:
- - Parenting Techniques/Education
- - Behavioral Therapy
- - Emotional Therapy
- - Anger-Management
- - Diagnostic and Assessment Services
- - Play Therapy
- - Family Therapy
- - Art Therapy
- - Solution-Focused Therapy
- - ADOS testing
Common BH Diagnoses
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- - Difficulty concentrating
- - Easily distracted
- - Leaving tasks incomplete
- - Excessive talking
- - Constantly fidgeting and moving
- - Interrupting
- - Difficulty waiting
- - Impulsivity
Anxiety Disorders
- - Difficulty with caregiver separation
- - Seems nervous or scared during social interactions
- - Difficulty sleeping/nightmares
- - Explosive behaviors and/or emotional meltdowns
- - Preference for routine – difficulty with change, transitions, and unexpected events
Depression
- - Difficulty sleeping and/or seems fatigued during the day
- - Loss of appetite or overeating
- - Tearfulness
- - Disinterest in social interaction and/or usual activities
- - Thoughts of self-harm and/or suicide
Autism
- - Difficulty with verbal communication (greetings, maintaining conversation)
- - Difficulty with nonverbal communication (eye contact, gestures)
- - Difficulty with social interactions
- - Repetitive behaviors (rocking self, arm or hand flapping)
- - Highly prescribed interests and/or fixations
- - Rigid thought process – difficulty with change and taking perspective
Adjustment Disorders
- - New behaviors that occur shortly after a change in environment or significant stressor
- o difficulty sleeping
- o clinging to caregivers
- o avoidance of new people or situations
- o aggression
- o tantrums
- - Resurfacing of old behaviors after a change
- o bed wetting
- o sucking thumb
- o co-sleeping
Other behavior problems we can help with that may not necessarily warrant mental health diagnosis:
If you have concerns regarding your child’s development, behavior and/or personality, or if you are looking for help on how to relate and connect with your child, please contact us for an evaluation and treatment services
Download our Red Flag lists for Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, or Occupational Therapy if you are still unsure if your child would benefit from therapy. If you still have questions please give us a call or set up an evaluation.
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Testimonials
"Greyson has improved so much with Sensory Solutions. He now sits and plays quietly for longer periods of time and his speech has greatly improved. I would highly recommend Sensory Solutions."
"Michael is slowly staring to become more comfortable with using his mouth. He sill still not chew & just swallow solid foods. However, will take bites and hold them in his mouth. There is no doubt progress is being made."
"We have an apraxic daughter that we brought to Sensory Solutions when she was 3 ½. She had a severe texture issue when it came to food and she was very particular in what she ate or even put in her mouth. She would gag on new textures and fight trying anything new. As a result, she was missing essential ingredients in her nutrition. We brought her to Sensory Solutions with her only eating 2-3 preferred foods, none of which are critical to a child’s growth. We had exhausted numerous attempts at getting her try fruit, which has always been the biggest problem area due to fear and intolerance of textures. In the beginning, her defensive wall was evident to her therapist, but with patience and different techniques, she eventually dropped her wall. She began to trust her therapists and as her parents, we could see they truly cared for her progress. The relationships Sensory Solutions establishes with their patients and their families, really gave us parents the peace of mind knowing that we have truly given our child the best chance to progress…and that is all we can do for our child. Now 5, she has drastically increased her diet, including fruit and soft textures that were once a huge fear and source of difficulty."
