Children and teenagers don't always have words for what's wrong. It arrives instead as a stomachache every school morning, a temper that flares out of nowhere, a kid who used to talk and now doesn't, or grades that slipped without anyone catching when.
Sessions draw on a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused approach, led by a licensed clinician (LISW-S) — whose graduate training at Case Western Reserve University focused on Children, Youth and Families, and who has worked with young people since 2003 — paced and framed for where a young person actually is. A seven-year-old and a seventeen-year-old need very different rooms.
Parents are part of this. Not in every session, and not as an audience — but a child's progress tends to hold when the adults around them understand what's being worked on and how to support it at home. We'll talk with you about what involvement makes sense for your family rather than applying a fixed formula.
Sessions are available for ages 7 and above, in person at the Stow office or by secure teletherapy anywhere in Ohio.
There's no need to wait for a crisis. Many families start therapy for a child or teen simply because something feels off and they want support figuring out what to do next.
