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Childrens Counseling
Supporting Children Through Big Emotions, Behavior Changes, and Life Transitions
Children don’t always have the words to explain what they’re feeling, so they show us instead. Sometimes it looks like anger. Sometimes anxiety. Sometimes shutdown, tears, stomach aches, school refusal, or behavior that feels confusing and overwhelming.
If you’re here, you may be noticing changes in your child and wondering:
- Why are they so emotional lately?
- Why does everything turn into a power struggle?
- Why are they anxious about things that never used to bother them?
- Why are they shutting down or acting out at school?
The truth is, children often communicate distress through behavior. Counseling gives them a safe place to understand what’s happening inside and learn tools to handle it in healthier ways.
Common Reasons Children Come to Counseling
Children may benefit from therapy when they are experiencing:
- Anxiety or excessive worry
- Emotional outbursts or difficulty regulating anger
- School stress or academic pressure
- Social struggles or friendship conflict
- Grief or loss
- Family transitions (divorce, remarriage, blended families)
- Trauma or sudden changes
- Low self-esteem or perfectionism
- Behavior changes that feel sudden or intense
You don’t have to wait for things to become serious enough. Early support can prevent patterns from becoming bigger struggles later.
Parent Involvement Matters
Parents are an essential part of the process.
I work closely with parents to help translate what their child’s behavior may be signaling and provide practical, realistic strategies for home.
Together we focus on:
- Reducing power struggles
- Strengthening connection
- Building emotional safety
- Responding to behavior with clarity and confidence
My goal is not just to support your child in session, but to equip your family with tools that continue working outside the therapy room.
How I Work With Children
I approach child counseling through relationship, safety, and emotional understanding.
I do not see children as the problem. Behavior is information. My role is to help uncover what
the behavior is communicating.
Sessions are developmentally appropriate and may include:
- Play based interventions
- Creative expression (drawing, art, storytelling, metaphors)
- Emotional identification and regulation skills
- Nervous system education (helping kids understand what’s happening in their body)
- Practical coping tools they can use at home and school
Children learn best through connection and experience. When they feel safe, seen, and understood, growth naturally follows.
My Background & Specialized Training
Before becoming a counselor, I spent many years in public education, working in the classroom,
Special Education, and behavioral intervention programs. That experience gives me unique
insight into how school environments, learning differences, peer relationships, and emotional
stress impact children daily. I am currently pursuing training toward becoming a Registered Play Therapist (RPT), further strengthening my commitment to developmentally appropriate, relationship-based work with children. Play is a child’s natural language and through play, children process their experiences, express emotions, and move toward healing.
When to Reach Out
If your child seems overwhelmed, reactive, anxious, withdrawn, or stuck you don’t have to navigate it alone. Sometimes the most loving thing we can do as parents is seek support early. I would be honored to walk alongside your child and your family as you move toward steadier emotions, stronger connection, and lasting growth.