What is child therapy?
Child therapy, also known as counseling for kids, helps young individuals better understand and manage the challenges that affect their mental health. Common challenges amongst kids include behavioral issues, trauma, bullying, depression, and anxiety. All ages of children can attend and benefit from child therapy at Thriveworks Marietta.
How does child therapy work?
Child therapy works by using multiple techniques tailored to fit the child’s needs based on their age group, their challenges, and the severity of their challenges. It might involve play therapy for younger kids or cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, art therapy, and others for varying ages. In any case, Thriveworks child therapists in Marietta, GA have the expertise and experience to help kids at their level.
Play therapy vs. child therapy
Child therapy is a type of therapy meant for clients within a specific age group, while play therapy is an approach to therapy that helps children with self-expression and stress relief, among others. Play therapy is a technique that is often used in child therapy to help children express what’s running through their minds when they do not have the words to express their thoughts and emotions. It can get children to express what’s wrong, what might be causing unwanted behaviors, or what they might need in a way that is accessible to them so that therapists can then work to treat the issue.
How to tell if my child needs counseling
It’s not always obvious when a child should see a therapist for their behavior, though in the midst of challenges like divorce, loss, bullying, and other mental health conditions, it’s often a good idea to seek it out. Common behaviors that can indicate a need for child therapy include separation anxiety, bedwetting (at inappropriate ages), and agitation/excessive irritability — especially if it reaches a point of physical violence.
What type of therapy is best for children?
Cognitive behavioral therapy at Thriveworks in Marietta, GA is one of the best types of therapy for children. However, it can be administered in child therapy sessions in a variety of ways that are more accessible to young minds, such as play therapy.
Is child therapy conducted in person or online?
Child therapy at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
How long does child therapy last?
The length of child therapy depends on your child’s needs as well as the goals that you and their therapist might have for them. Generally, child therapy sessions will last for several months.
How much does child therapy cost?
At Thriveworks, we accept most major insurance plans, allowing many clients to pay as little as $0–$50 per session with their co-pay. We also offer self-pay options for those out-of-network or without insurance. Self-pay rates for talk therapy range from $160 to $240 for intake sessions and $135 to $195 for follow-ups, depending on your state. For psychiatry services, self-pay intake sessions are $255–$375, with follow-ups ranging from $175–$300, also varying by state. More information on current self-pay costs is available on our pricing page.
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Child and Teen Therapy in Marietta, GA—Cobb Therapists and Counselors
You’ve probably heard the adage: “Parenting is never easy.” Well, that’s both true… and it’s a bit of a lie. The truth is that parenting some kids is like being at bat and having someone lob you underhand pitches. You can hit them out of the park and look like a superstar! However, other kids (perhaps your child) are much better pitchers. They can throw curve balls, knuckle balls and fastballs. You swing for the fences, but it’s: Strike one, Strike Two, STRIKE THREE—YOU’RE OUT! Those parents, the ones at the grocery store mumbling about “controlling your child” it’s likely—if they have kids at all—that their kids don’t know how to throw knuckle balls!
Our point is that you never know what you might experience in parenting. But it’s normal to experience some challenges. If you need help working through these challenges, reach out to Thriveworks Marietta in Cobb County. Our child counselors and therapists want to help.
Understanding Your Child
At Thriveworks Marietta Counseling, we’ve worked with parents and children of many different types, facing many varied challenges. While we don’t know what’s going on with you and your child (or adolescent), here are a few things that are common among parents who are having a hard time:
- Strong-Willed Kids: A strong-willed child knows what he or she wants, and he or she thinks he/she should be in charge of themselves! This is actually a great trait to have (especially in adult life), but can put a parent through the ringer. Everything can feel like a negotiation — or a battle.
- Kids with Sensitivities: Do you have a child who complains that the tag on his/her clothes itches them? Or perhaps your child acts out when their environment is too loud, or chaotic or frenzied? It could be that your child is very sensitive to touch, sound or their environment at large. For these kids, just being carted through the isles of the grocery store could be a trigger for a melt down.
- Other Issues: And there are many other struggles your child could be dealing with, from ADHD, to anxiety, to autism spectrum disorder, to a learning disability, to trauma. We don’t mean to scare you by listing these things. Truth be told, these (later) issues are much less common than the former.
How Can Thriveworks Marietta Help?
At Thriveworks Marietta in Cobb County, we understand the how hectic family life and be, and because of this we know the importance of finding a child or family therapist who is available soon and can meet at a time of day that works for you and your family.
Thriveworks Marietta Counseling focuses on providing the highest level of care. Our licensed mental health professionals have been chosen for their expertise and ability to provide the highest quality care to children and parents.
Schedule a Child Therapy Appointment Today
Here is our promise to you: Call our office to schedule an appointment and we will do everything we can to connect you and your child with a licensed, caring, counselor as soon as possible, and at a time that works for you and your family’s schedule. We want you to find the help and support you need to be the parent you’ve always wanted to be. Reach out to Thriveworks Marietta as soon as you’re ready to so we can set you up with a child therapist or psychologist.
