Counseling/Mental Health

Our Counselors

Licensed mental health professionals (LPCs, LMFTs, MSWs, etc.) are trained mental health professionals who work with both children and adults, along with their families, to improve mental health and well-being. At Child’sPlay, our counselors use play as the primary treatment modality in order to establish rapport and engage the child. Play is the child’s language and toys are the words they use! Clients will explore thoughts and feelings using a variety of activities including sand tray, art, therapeutic games, storytelling, songwriting, and child-directed play. Our counselors work as part of an interdisciplinary team in conjunction with OT, Speech, and Physical Therapy to coordinate all services your child receives. Under the supportive, nonjudgmental guidance of the counselor, children will have fun and gain a healthy sense of self-expression and coping skills through our counseling/mental health services. 

What is Play Therapy? 

“APT defines play therapy as ‘the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal process wherein trained play therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development.’ More simply put, child play therapy is a way of being with the child that honors their unique developmental level and looks for ways of helping in the “language” of the child – play.  Licensed mental health professionals therapeutically use play to help their clients, most often children ages three to 12 years, to better express themselves and resolve their problems.” – Association for Play Therapy 

We can help children with: 

• Anxiety
• ADHD
• Adjustment disorder
• Attachment disorders
• Impulse Control disorders 
• Grief  
• Depression 
• Anger
• Behavioral issues 
• Family problems 
• Issues controlling emotions
• Trauma 
• And more 

Your child MAY benefit from counseling/mental health services if they experience any of the following things: 

• Easily overwhelmed with emotions  
• Anxious tendencies (nervous tics, frequent and unexplained stomach or headaches, avoiding certain situations or stimuli) 
• Lack of confidence in self 
• Becomes angry at small things or overly aggressive 
• Major mood swings  
• Any major behavior changes that seem to come out of the blue 
• They are “clingy” or require a lot of discipline 
• Changes in sleep or appetite 
• Destructive behavior 
• Developmental regression 
• Uncontrollable crying or meltdowns 
• Trauma in their past 

Therapy Services 

• We offer a wide range of therapy services including play therapy, individual therapy, and family therapy.  
• Some options include: 
  • CBT/DBT 
  • Filial Therapy 
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy 
  • Trauma-Focused CBT 
  • Child-Centered Play Therapy 
  • EMDR (select locations only)