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Children
Sometimes children themselves recognize that something is wrong while other times parents or teachers identify a difficulty or situation. Therapy can help a child understand what may be making them sad, worried or behaving in ways that may cause them problems in their daily lives at home or at school.
- Cultural Issues
- Depression
- Health Issues
- Transition
- Self confidence
- Peer Pressure
- Bullying
- Divorce
- Loss and Grief
- Relationships
- Gender Issues
- Anxiety
Depending on their individual developmental stages in life, all children have unique needs and concerns. Counseling or therapy is a combination of listening and talking as well as building a supportive and trusting relationship between the therapist and child. This is forming a therapeutic relationship. It may take several meeting with a therapist before a child is comfortable enough to share. Therapy sessions are learning sessions for children. They learn to develop new ways of building skills, to cope with troubling thoughts or change in their lives.
A therapist has special skills in talking, listening and observation. They support and encourage both the child and family members during the process of counseling.
"We searched for a counselor who could help our daughter understand the issues affecting her relationships at school, and home. The counselor at Coastal Counseling Associates helped Lea and our family understand what she was going through." Lauren