Child Psychologists and Child Therapists in Milton, NY.

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I offer counseling typically to children 12+ If the child is younger than 12, and needs support for entering middle school, or peer/ social skills with my experience K-12, and graduate school age, please inquire re: need! As a family or with a sibling I would treat younger as well. As always just inquire with more information on how I can assist !

When working with kids, it is important to take into account multiple facets, such as their developmental level, the family dynamics, parenting support, and psycho-education. When working with the clients that are younger, I work with them using Art Therapy, Therapeutic Play Techniques, story-telling, and parenting support to be able to work with the client and the family to meet their goals. I have been able to work with younger children, ages 3-21, for most of my career, working on building relationships, learning coping skills, and being able to work through various mental and behavioral concerns.

It is easy to forget that children are people with their own complex worlds and emotional responses. In recent years, I have seen children struggle more and more with depression, anxiety, anger, their relationships with their peers and adults in their lives. I use varying approaches when working with children and adolescents, from traditional talk therapy to creative arts therapy. It is important to make therapy feel valued by the child and child and building a relationship is essential to providing good care. Part of this process is psychoeducational, with parents, in order to support the whole environment.

I work with preteens, teens, and young adults who struggle with low self-esteem, anxiety, social issues at school, life transitions, and coping with parent breakups. I often like to involve parents in the process so that it is a team approach and everyone can utilize skills to help each other. I also work with adults struggling with, anxiety and life changes. I enjoy teaching skills and tools to implement in daily life.

When I work with kids. I create a safe space for them to explore, feel in control, and build skills. I include parents with regular communication and at home techniques when needed. For working with children, I like to incorporate play and art as it makes therapeutic concepts and learning more accessible and relatable. I am comfortable using play therapy techniques without extending past my scope of practice. Art embraces visual, kinesthetic, and sensory parts of the brain which kids are more in tuned with, in comparison to adults. I adjust my language and use metaphors to make therapy age-appropriate.

children and adolescents are at a different developmental stage than adults and sometimes have a hard time feeling comfortable expressing themselves. This is when they are trying to figure out who they are and learning how to safely express themselves. The family can also be involved in their child's therapeutic process and have concerns to work on as well.

Experience in working with children 2 and older incorporating play therapy and express arts techniques. I have pride in working with the child and family system when working with young people. Telehealth and in person options are available. I have gotten great feedback on the ability to create a supportive, trusting, expressive environment for children in my private practice.