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Psychotherapy can help children and adolescents who are experiencing difficulties with their emotions or behavior. Psychotherapy may involve an individual child, a group of children, a family, or multiple families. For children and adolescents, playing, drawing, building, and pretending, as well as talking, are important ways of sharing feelings and resolving problems.

Your FPFS therapist will assess the need for therapy and may recommend a neuropsychological assessment, medication, behavior management, or collaboration with the school.

The relationship between therapist and child is key—building trust makes it easier to express and process feelings. Therapy may support emotional development, behavior change, social understanding, and more.

Read more at: Mental Health Needs of Young Children and Families