Child Therapy
Children sometimes need extra support to manage big feelings and challenges—and that’s okay. Therapy provides a safe space where kids can express themselves, learn coping skills, and build resilience so they can thrive.
We provide counseling for children ages six and older using evidence-based, goal-oriented approaches tailored to each child’s unique needs. Our services support children struggling with anxiety, OCD, mood difficulties, emotion regulation, behavior challenges, or trauma.
What to Expect
Research shows that when treating children, the most successful outcomes occur when parents are involved. After the intake session, we typically meet with children weekly and ask parents to join for part of most counseling sessions. This ensures that parents are aware of the skills their child is learning in therapy and can support their child’s practice and use of these skills outside of therapy. In addition, parent-only sessions will also typically be scheduled every few weeks to teach parents skills and strategies to best support their child’s treatment and to check in about their child’s progress toward treatment goals.
At Riverstone we are committed to providing the most effective, short-term, evidence-based interventions available to help children and families reach their treatment goals. As such, we reduce the frequency of therapy sessions and “graduate” children from therapy when treatment goals are met. Most families can expect their child to engage in weekly therapy sessions for about four to six months, though this estimate may vary based on the child’s age and severity of symptoms. After a child graduates from therapy we are always available to welcome families back for more support or treatment should new challenges arise.