Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidenced based form of treatment that involves bi-lateral stimulation to help reprocess childhood trauma. It has been proven effective on kids as young as 2 years old.

"TF-CBT is a structured, short-term treatment model that effectively improves a range of trauma-related outcomes in 8-25 sessions with the child/adolescent and caregiver. Although TF-CBT is highly effective at improving youth posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and diagnosis, a PTSD diagnosis is not required in order to receive this treatment. TF-CBT also effectively addresses many other trauma impacts, including affective (e.g., depressive, anxiety), cognitive and behavioral problems, as well as improving the participating parent’s or caregiver’s personal distress about the child’s traumatic experience, effective parenting skills, and supportive interactions with the child."

To learn more visit: https://tfcbt.org/about/

Play is the language of children. Play therapy is therefore the most logical way for a therapist to come to the child’s level and speak in his or her own language.

In this therapy, your child is encouraged to explore their feelings, to understand and accept them and furthermore to process them using their imagination and creativity.

Creating art, viewing it, and talking about it provides a way for children (and adults!) to cope with emotional conflicts and increase self-awareness. It also lets them express unspoken and often unconscious concerns about their illness. Our therapists are trained to help clients create their visual representation of their challenges to help them understanding their behavior and work to resolve conflicts.

In addition to the above listed interventions specifically for children and teens our therapist also pull from guided imagery, medical play for medical based concerns and many more interventions tailors to your child's specific needs