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What is your go-to approach for child therapy?

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a good approach for children, as it involves reducing anxiety and learning new ideas and new ways to channel the child’s feelings and energy. It is beneficial because it will help him or her identify their inner thoughts and replace the negative ones with more positive, helpful ones. Good therapy will be present and forward-oriented and will likely utilize modalities such as talking, playing, or other activities to help the child express feelings and thoughts.

What tools do you teach in child therapy?

Child therapy sessions will focus on teaching the following tools:

  • Building the child’s self-esteem
  • Improving the child’s communication skills
  • Stimulating healthy, normal development
  • Resolving conflict
  • Understanding their own thoughts and feelings
  • Thinking of new solutions to daily problems

How do you know when a client is making meaningful progress in child therapy?

The client is making meaningful progress in child therapy when the child is actively participating in sessions, maintaining the gains made during therapy, and there is a noticeable change in the child's behavior and mood outside of sessions at home, school, etc.

What can clients do in their personal time to supplement child therapy?

Clients can supplement their time in child therapy with worksheets, games, and intentional participation in activities to promote ways to implement tools and strategies that were taught during the sessions.

What should someone do to prepare for starting child therapy?

To prepare a child for the first therapy session, the parent/guardian should set aside time to have a conversation. Briefly, in a couple of sentences, talk about the challenges. Stick with the facts, including what you’ve tried so far to help and how it’s worked out. Let them know that you have decided to ask for more help and you’ve made an appointment for counseling. Tell them when it is, the counselor’s name, and what they’ll do there. Ask if they have any questions, thoughts, or feelings about the appointment. Explore their beliefs about counseling.

Starting Child/teen therapy

What is child & teen counseling?

Thriveworks child & teen counseling in Orlando 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 and adolescents can attend and benefit from therapy.

How does child & teen counseling work?

Child & teen counseling works by using multiple techniques, tailored to fit the child or teen’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 (CBT), dialectic behavioral therapy, art therapy, and others for varying ages. In any case, child & teen counselors have the expertise and experience to help young individuals at their level.

Is child & teen counseling conducted in person or online?

Child & teen counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and via Online therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.

How long does child & teen counseling last?

The length of child & teen counseling at Thriveworks in Orlando, FL depends on your child’s needs as well as the goals that you and their therapist might have for them. Generally, child & teen counseling sessions will last for several months.

Need more help deciding?

Child Therapy and Teen Counseling—Counselors and Therapists in Orlando, FL

As adults, we know that society puts pressure on us every day. Work responsibilities, family commitments, and societal pressures; expectations that cause stress, worry and feelings of inadequacy. What we oftentimes don’t realize is that society places those same pressures on our youth. Child therapists and teen counselors know that this has a direct impact on the self-esteem and self-worth of young individuals.

If you see promise in setting your child up with a therapist or counselor, consider working with a child therapist at Thriveworks Orlando, FL. These counselors specialize in child therapy, which means they’ve completed training and experience that enables them to best help these young people. To schedule a child therapy appointment, all you have to do is contact our office. We’re here to get started when you and your child are ready.

Common Mental Health Problems and Concerns Among Children

With mental health diagnoses on the rise it is common for child therapists to see these top five disorders in their young clients:

  1. Anxiety Disorders, including Social Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks
  2. Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
  3. Autism Spectrum Disorder
  4. Behavior Disorders, including Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiance Disorder
  5. Mood Disorders, including Depression and Bipolar Disorder

If your child is showing signs of one of these mental health concerns, a counselor can work with you and your child to properly diagnose and treat the problem.

How Can a Child Therapist Help?

Some ways in which a counselor can provide help for youth suffering from mental health disorders can include:

  • Helping to create a structure and routine to alleviate stress associated with change
  • Giving the child a safe environment to express themselves
  • Working with parents and teachers on how to best support the child

Raising a child within our society can be challenging. Our office provides child therapy and teen counseling to help when those challenges begin to feel overwhelming. A trained and qualified counselor can guide you in the right direction to take some of the stress out of your life. Both you and your child will benefit from a consultation with one of our qualified child therapists.

Schedule Child Therapy with Thriveworks Orlando Counseling

Thriveworks Orlando Counseling is here to help and we have child therapy appointments available now. We know that your child’s health and wellness is of utmost importance to you—which is why we’ve partnered only with the best of the best professionals to provide your child with the dedicated care they deserve. If your child is struggling with one of the previously mentioned mental health conditions or challenges, our team is able to help. And we are here to provide that help when your child is ready to receive it.

We can function in an in-person or an online environment. In other words, if you’d prefer that your child meet with his or her counselor in a virtual sphere, via video counseling, we can make that happen. Or, if you’d prefer that they come in for a traditional in-person counseling session, we can make that happen too. We want your child to feel comfortable in counseling, and we’re happy to accommodate their needs.

To schedule a child therapy session, contact our office or book a session right from the website! Either way, we look forward to meeting you.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Orlando therapists and counselors accept 23 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Carelon

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

  • First Health Network

  • Florida Blue | BCBS | Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • Florida Blue | Medicare Advantage

  • Humana Exchange

  • Humana HMO/POS

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Self-pay costs at Orlando
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Hear from our clients

4.5 Learn about verified reviews
★★★★★
Always on time. Greatest sessions I’ve attended! Thankful for the opportunity to be part of the satisfied community! Thank you so much! Therapist: Sindy Castro
Read more Always on time. Greatest sessions I’ve attended! Thankful for the opportunity to be part of the satisfied community! Thank you so much! Therapist: Sindy Castro
Emmanuel Feb 2024
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★★★★★
I'm 1000% better than I was 3 weeks ago...
Emmanuel Feb 2024
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Yeah, therapy is subjective so it's hard to rate a company based on one therapist encounter but I do have to include the company overall because it's essential to my comprehensive review. My therapist tried, was friendly and accommodating but just didn't work for me. The company overall is disjointed and maybe a little too big for proper management. You call a central number to get set up but when it comes to quitting the therapist it is up to you as the patient to do it all. Any attempt to log into the site gets redirected to an email link. The latest CSR I had unfortunately had a thick accent and was not really listening to me and my responses.
Read more Yeah, therapy is subjective so it's hard to rate a company based on one therapist encounter but I do have to include the company overall because it's essential to my comprehensive review. My therapist tried, was friendly and accommodating but just didn't work for me. The company overall is disjointed and maybe a little too big for proper management. You call a central number to get set up but when it comes to quitting the therapist it is up to you as the patient to do it all. Any attempt to log into the site gets redirected to an email link. The latest CSR I had unfortunately had a thick accent and was not really listening to me and my responses.
Shawn Dec 2023
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★★★★★
I was feeling very low missing my family. Brett gave me a new perspective felt very hopeful after speaking to him .
Read more I was feeling very low missing my family. Brett gave me a new perspective felt very hopeful after speaking to him .
Orlando Nov 2020
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★★★★★
I was feeling really down about Being separated from my loved ones due to COVID . Brett gave me hope and a whole new outlook. Very wise man .
Read more I was feeling really down about Being separated from my loved ones due to COVID . Brett gave me hope and a whole new outlook. Very wise man .
Orlando Nov 2020
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★★★★★
Hi I was a prior supervisor for Margaret in California where she did her post degree internship. She was a very skilled clinician who had many kids that were high-risk and lived in low-income families. Her relationship and interactive approach was very successful with these children and families. I was impressed with her skill and abilities. I would highly recommend her. Vicci
Read more Hi I was a prior supervisor for Margaret in California where she did her post degree internship. She was a very skilled clinician who had many kids that were high-risk and lived in low-income families. Her relationship and interactive approach was very successful with these children and families. I was impressed with her skill and abilities. I would highly recommend her. Vicci
Orlando Sep 2020
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Orlando is off of Metrowest Blvd and Metro Park Circle. We share a building with Metro Park, and located near Marks Tile.

Phone number

(407) 512-8596

Languages spoken by FL providers

  • English
  • Spanish
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