Watson Institute’s Behavioral Health Services offers a variety of therapy services for children and adolescents. Watson’s experienced therapists and clinicians provide outpatient therapy clinic for individuals and their families.
How can Outpatient Therapy help my child?
You may be wondering if therapy services are necessary for your child. Some common symptoms and stressors that may indicate that mental or behavioral health therapy services could be beneficial to your child include:
- Excessive worries
- Sleep issues due to worry
- Anger/aggression
- Inappropriate behaviors
- Social difficulties
- Lack of motivation
- Traumatic experience
- Withdrawal or isolation
If any of these symptoms appear in your child, consider reaching out to the Watson Institute and inquiring about our therapy services.
Therapy for Children and Adolescents
Watson’s therapy services for children and adolescents focus on selecting interventions that are tailored to meet the child’s needs, based on their diagnosis, strengths, and areas of opportunity.
Your child’s therapist will perform a clinical assessment during their first appointment. The assessment will serve as the roadmap for your child’s subsequent therapy appointments and will outline the recommended therapeutic interventions and treatment plan. Therapy is typically provided on a weekly basis but may be revised based on the needs of your child.
Therapeutic Approaches
Watson’s experienced clinicians draw upon practices that are informed by the following therapy approaches:
- Trauma-Informed Care: a therapy approach that seeks to increase awareness of the impact of trauma on your child’s life experiences and relationships. It recognizes how trauma can change the trauma survivor’s outlook, emotions, and behaviors.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): a therapy technique that influences behavioral changes by understanding thoughts and feelings and examining thought patterns.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): helps individuals examine and challenge unhealthy patterns of coping (such as self-injurious behaviors or thoughts of self-harm) and learn new skills that help them achieve overall wellness and healthy coping strategies.
As a parent or guardian of a child receiving individual therapy, you will receive education about your child’s diagnosis, the symptoms, and treatment options that are available. You may also be invited to participate in family group therapy sessions along with your child as part of the treatment process.
If you think your child could benefit from Watson’s child therapy services, request an appointment with a Watson Outpatient Behavioral Health Services expert today!