Child Psychotherapy online and office service
In child psychotherapy the therapist will match the appropriate approach to the individual child.
Child Psychotherapy Services and Treatments
Children, just like adults, can experience difficulties in life that can be effectively addressed by psychotherapy. However, children are not smaller versions of adults, and they require a child psychotherapist who has training, experience, and who specializes in working with children as well as with adults. Of course, a psychotherapist may be very effective in working with all age groups, but usually a child psychotherapist focuses on working with the younger clients of the practice.
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Children who are eligible for psychotherapy appear to experience both mental and behavioral issues. Schools also perceive developmental issues when parents have transitioned to interacting with the infant in the home environment. Emotional and behavioral problems can often be the product of a number of causes, including stressful events, intellectual disorders, susceptibility to violence, or developmental delays.
Children can also be referred to as infant psychotherapy for depression, fear, frustration, or violence, eating habits, self-harm, phobias, and other tension-induced issues and obstacles in the child’s existence. Choose Philippe Jacquet & Associates, your specialist child psychotherapist.
Treatment Options
Child psychotherapist, as well as in the treatment of adults, the therapist will match the appropriate approach to the individual child. At Philippe Jacquet & Associates, our experienced child psychotherapists who work with our youngest clients have the ability to build rapport, establish trust, and create meaningful therapeutic sessions based on the child’s developmental stage and abilities.
The services offered through a child psychotherapist can include assessments and evaluations, short and long-term therapy, individual and group sessions, as well as support and assistance for the parents. The sessions will be tailored to meet the needs of the individual client and the family with regard to addressing specific emotional and behavioral issues that are having negative effects.
Forms of Interventions
Many children are not developmentally able to express themselves on a deep level, and the “talk” styles of therapy may not be appropriate. For these children, there are a range of other therapeutic options that can be highly effective. However, building trust is absolutely essential so the child is comfortable in discussing or displaying the issues that are the triggers or stressors that he or she is experiencing.
Play therapy is a technique used with young children that allows a therapist trained in this approach to guide a child, through play, to explore their feelings, thoughts, and experiences. This approach is effective for children typically under 12 years of age and allows them to act out, through their manipulation of toys and the environment, the challenges they are facing. They can also learn better coping mechanisms through the same process and with guidance from the psychotherapist. Art therapy and child-centered talk therapies are all part of an integrated approach used to customize the treatment for the young client.
Duration of Treatment
As with any type of therapy, the duration of child psychotherapy treatment will be highly individualized. Early treatment is seen as the best option, as this allows the child to develop new, positive, healthy coping strategies that will minimize the risk of emotional and behavioral difficulties going forward into adolescence and adulthood.
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