Advancing childhood mental health and wellbeing

We all want children who are safe, secure, healthy, happy and self regulated. The challenge is that it takes time and experience to achieve those goals. A lot can happen within a child (inside), in the environment (outside), and in relationships (in between) that can dramatically shift the way children grow and develop.

Addressing big emotions, challenging behaviors, anxiety, and neurodiversity in children is at the heart of what I do as a child therapist, parent coach, and play therapy supervisor.

Child therapy gives children a safe space to explore the challenges they are facing, learn new ways of managing stressors, and give them tools to use now and as they continue to grow up.

Parent coaching addresses the challenges you face as a parent to understand your child’s behaviors, emotions, and interactions. We work together to: understand all behaviors make sense, develop co-regulation skills to support your children, and claim your brilliance as the expert in your child.

Play therapy supervision supports child therapists who love working with children and families. Supervision supports you as you learn, expand, and grow skills including: case conceptualization, use of self, play therapy intervention, treatment planning, documentation, and working with parents. Supervision also focuses on your health and well being so you can continue to provide excellent care to children in ways that are developmentally appropriate and attuned (not just adult counseling frameworks, interventions, and diagnosis “shrunk” down for kids)!