Services

Meet with clients for 90 minutes to identify presenting problems, background history and related strengths.

Collaborate with clients to identify both short-term and long-term therapy goals for weekly treatment sessions.
Utilize monthly assessments to monitor client progress and adjust treatment as needed.

Employ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as behavioral and play therapies to increase insight, identity connections between thoughts and behavior and develop appropriate coping skills.

Promote developing and maintaining relationships with others, to help improve self-esteem, social functioning and academic progress.
Incorporate opportunities for learning, modeling and practicing skills related to perspective-taking, being a part of a group, problem-solving, effective verbal and nonverbal communication and collaborative play.

Help children regulate aggressive and defiant behavior or emotional distress, which can be exhausting and overwhelming for the whole family.
Work with parents to unlock strategies to manage their own emotions and respond to their children’s behavior, leading to increased connection, emotional regulation and compliance.
Areas of focus include limit setting, in-vivo coaching, modeling and role play related to the challenging behavior.
Common target areas include compliance related to routines, chores and homework as well as toilet training, sibling conflict and tantrums.
Meet families where they feel most comfortable-- whether that is in their home, at her office, in school or in the community.

Conduct detailed observations within independent, public or private schools and homes.
Observe students for at least 45 minutes to help understand their academic and social functioning, along with other behaviors such as aggression and avoidance to shape a comprehensive review.
Provide related recommendations and follow-up care (i.e. consultation with staff, development of behavior intervention plans, therapy, parent coaching, referrals to other service providers).

Engage children to express themselves and connect to the world through play, to help recognize and discover what children may be experiencing.
Support children in processing their worries and challenges through play.

Create Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) to target and increase the frequency of desired behavior.
Develop customizable social stories and visual schedules to help children and families prepare for transitions and develop increased independence in a friendly, approachable way.