
Child Therapist
Nancy Ryan, LMFT
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
In 95628 - Nearby to Placerville.
Young children use play for therapy. We have specialists who help children express their emotions and learn coping skills through play therapy, art therapy, and sand tray therapy. If you have a concern about your child’s mental health or behavior. Getting a professional’s opinion on what to do is recommended. However, common things that bring children to counseling include: Anxiety Extreme separation anxiety Depression or extreme and persistent sadness Trauma and/or PTSD Grief and loss ADHD Conduct concerns, aggression, and poor emotional regulation Nightmares and bedwetting School refusal Social anxiety or becoming socially withdrawn Life transitions such as divorce, parental separation, moving, etc.

Child Therapist
John Kane, AMFT, APCC
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
In 95624 - Nearby to Placerville.
After 11 years of working with children, I find it more effective to work with you, the parent. This is not because you are responsible for the way your child is behaving or what your child is going through, but because you have the most positive power and influence in your child's life. If I can use what I know through education and experience to empower you the parent to connect to your child, it will be more impactful and long lasting than if I spend therapy sessions with them. Your child will also find healing through their relationship with you, increasing trust, and strengthening your relationship for the present and future. You will have your Parenting Power back, stronger than ever!

Child Therapist
Heather Blessing, Heather Cassandra Blessing, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
In 95864 - Nearby to Placerville.
Did your young child experience a traumatic event? Are they struggling with behavior issues? Are you at a loss of what to do? I have more than 18 years of experience working with young children with special needs, emotional problems, behavioral problems and ones who have experience trauma or loss. I can help. I work WITH the parent or caregiver to help the child be the best they can be. I also support parents at IEPs, 504 Plans, and team meetings. I can advocate for you and your child's needs. Call now for a consultation.

Child Therapist
Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.
Coach/Change Agent/Consultant
At Home or Private Discreet Intensives
Many times, child therapists overdo the family system in their quest to seek effective solutions for emotional, learning or behavioral concerns with young children. And many times doctors overpathologize issues that shouldn’t be medicated necessarily. This leaves parents wondering what is the best route for their child? Introducing brainwave optimization technology. A fast, effective, natural, and less expensive way to allow your child's brain to make the optimizing changes it desires to make---on its own! Without any external force, opinion, medication, diagnostic, etc. Contact kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161.

Child Therapist
Kimberly Greene, LMFT
Kimberly Greene, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
In 95661 - Nearby to Placerville.
“I love working with children and adolescents. My inner child comes out and I meet them where they are at. My background in dance, love for art, work with horses/animals and my athletic side really help me relate with them.” Therapy includes: play therapy, art therapy, movement therapy, behavioral therapy, guided imagery and Eye Movement Desensitization (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Heart Centered Therapy (HCT), attachment focused therapy and Brain Spotting (BSP).

Child Therapist
Daryl Temkin, Ph.D
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
In 95608 - Nearby to Placerville.
Child and adolescent counseling can play a very important role in the life of a child who is dealing with one or more of the wide area of childhood challenges and traumas. Children can become the unintended victims of parents who had little training to become parents, had little time to be parents or experienced separation, abandonment, divorce , a change in parenting, step-parenting, foster parenting as well were challenged by dysfunctional homes with addictions, emotional disturbances and instabilities, extreme fighting, arguing, violence and abuse, frequent moving, and being passed from one divorced parent to another or from family member to family memeber. All these and many additional growing up challenges and traumas can be potent and disturbing...(view profile to read more)

Child Therapist
Kristen Ewers, MA, LMFT
Licenced Marriage Family Therapist and Interns
In 95608 - Nearby to Placerville.
Decades of research has taught us that the world of the child is one of exploration and play. A child lacks the ability to verbalize their feelings, but, if given the opportunity, can “play out” those feelings in a safe environment. Therefore, we believe that a child’s primary language for expressing their feelings is through their play. In our therapy sessions we strive to meet the child at his/her level and invite them to play freely in our playroom under the watchful eye of our trained play therapist. Through the vehicle of play we help the child to express their confusing and often overwhelming feelings, help them to change negative behavior, and learn more adaptive behaviors.
You have found the top therapists in Placerville, CA who specialize in helping children.
Thank you for visiting our California page of licensed child psychologists and child therapists in Placerville, California who are trained and experienced in helping children and youth. Working with children requires a different skillset from other types of therapy and here you will find therapists who are skilled, patient and experienced. Please note that while all therapists here work with children, not all may be a registered psychologist. You can easily verify this on each profile. Reach out to a child therapist or child psychologist in Placerville today, our contact forms are "open" 24/7.
Placerville is located in El Dorado County, California. It has a land area of 5.81 square miles and a water area of 0.00 square miles.  The population of Placerville is 10,650 people with 3,939 households and a median annual income of $45,788. .
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Some budgeting needed
While counseling can certainly be an expense for individuals and families in Placerville, with proper budgeting, it is entirely do-able and the risk/reward is worth it. For some families, it may be difficult to sustain a commitment to therapy without proper insurance coverage. If this is you, ask your therapist about low cost options as practitoners in and around Placerville may have flexibility or sliding scales. Low cost counseling and affordable therapy are also sometimes offered by listed city and university level clinics, check with your local Placerville public health department.