REASONS FOR SEEKING CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY
- Behavioral Challenges
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Adjustment to life changes (i.e. divorce, new school, birth of a sibling)
- Low self-esteem
- Peer Issues
- ADHD
BENEFITS OF CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY
- Compliance to authority figures
- Positive behavior
- Knowledge of coping skills
- Greater sense of worth
- Increase in positive feelings
Children do not have the proper communication skills to express their thoughts and feelings like adults. Children often use behavior as their way of communicating their emotions. Without being able to express themselves verbally through a conflict or explain causes for their concerns, they often act out with negative behavior.
CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY THROUGH PLAY
Play can be very therapeutic for a child. It gives them a safe space to express their thoughts and feelings by recreating their experiences that they cannot communicate with adults in an effective manner. Play provides a safe platform for them to process their emotions in a familiar way that makes sense to them and is developmentally appropriate.