Growing up is hard — and so is parenting. As your kids navigate the challenges that come with getting older, it can be helpful to call on age-specific mental health services that teach them to cope, overcome, and lead a happy life.
Mental illnesses can arise at any age.
But children and adolescents don’t necessarily need to have a clinically diagnosable illness or disorder (such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, or OCD) to benefit from talking to a mental health professional.
In fact, for children and young adults, it can be as simple as having an outsider dedicated to sorting through overwhelming feelings with them, such as those that might come from changing schools, moving, or academic and social pressures.
At Transformations Care Network, we believe in taking a team-based approach to provide children with the whole-person care they need to overcome challenges and lead happy and productive lives. Collaborating closely with families, we’re passionate about tailoring our mental health services to your child’s life stage and life circumstances, using a combination of traditional, family, CBT, and play therapies to foster well-being.
There’s no shame in asking for help –– but there is power in taking control.
Both kids and adults can benefit from talking with a therapist. Therapists may use additional tools when working with kids and teens such as drawing, playing or another location such as a school. We believe forming a trusting relationship is an important tool to help kids and teens engage in therapy so that they can begin to believe in themselves and find the skills needed to build healthy thinking and behavior.
Everyone is different, and how long therapy lasts depends on the goals you and your child’s therapist have set. Most commonly, a therapist will want to meet with your child or teen once a week for a few months up to a year or possibly longer, depending on the specific symptoms and treatment plan.
How best to be involved in your child’s therapy primarily depends on their age, the nature of the problem, and whether research supports parental involvement in the type of treatment we are administering. Many treatment plans for younger children support parental involvement, while many situations for older children and adolescents work best when the child and therapist have privacy. Your child’s therapist will work with you to explain how best to support your child’s treatment.
Both kids and adults can benefit from talking with a therapist. Therapists may use additional tools when working with kids and teens such as drawing, playing or another location such as a school. We believe forming a trusting relationship is an important tool to help kids and teens engage in therapy so that they can begin to believe in themselves and find the skills needed to build healthy thinking and behavior.
Everyone is different, and how long therapy lasts depends on the goals you and your child’s therapist have set. Most commonly, a therapist will want to meet with your child or teen once a week for a few months up to a year or possibly longer, depending on the specific symptoms and treatment plan.
How best to be involved in your child’s therapy primarily depends on their age, the nature of the problem, and whether research supports parental involvement in the type of treatment we are administering. Many treatment plans for younger children support parental involvement, while many situations for older children and adolescents work best when the child and therapist have privacy. Your child’s therapist will work with you to explain how best to support your child’s treatment.
Our specialty clinicians are experts in connecting with and understanding young minds. Leading with compassion, we’re dedicated to giving children and adolescents the skills and help they need to live life to the fullest.