Mental health | Child Counseling
Child counseling is a type of therapy that focuses on young children, teens, and adolescents with one or more mental illnesses. It also provides aid to youths, who have experienced trauma, and/or who are experiencing a dysfunctional or stressful home environment.
Many of the issues these children face mimic the issues adults face in their day-to-day lives. Some of these common issues include anxiety, depression, and grief. The goal of child counseling, however, is to break down problems into manageable parts, so children can better understand and cope with them.
Kids and teens need therapy when they have problems they can’t cope with alone. Or they need help when problems affect how well they do, feel, or act. If things don’t get better on their own, kids may need therapy so things can improve. Sometimes, entire families need support while trying to communicate, learn, and create boundaries.
What Kinds of Issues Do Child Counselors Treat?
Well, child counselors treat a variety of issues. For instance, they treat children who have experienced trauma or upsetting events like the loss of a parent, pet, loved one, siblings, home, etc. And, they also treat children, who have witnessed or experienced abuse and/or intimidation. Basically, child counselors treat any issues that cause children social or emotional distress and/or any mental health condition that is affecting a child’s life. The goal of these professionals is to help your child identify and cope with any issue or issues they are experiencing in a healthy way.
Some of the most common issues that child counselors treat include:
- Divorce
- Grief and the death of a loved one, pet, home, etc.
- Witnessing or experiencing a trauma event(s)
- Mental health conditions and psychological distress (i.e. anxiety and depression)
- Bullying
- Sexual, emotional, and/or physical abuse
- Relocation issues (i.e. changing schools, homes, families, and/or cities/states)
- Family substance abuse or addiction
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