Play therapy is an evidenced based model of child therapy. The Association for Play Therapy defines play therapy as a powerful tool to address the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional challenges in childhood. Licensed professionals use play therapeutically to help clients better process their experiences and develop more effective strategies for managing their worlds. For additional information regarding play therapy and its benefits, please see https://www.a4pt.org/page/PTMakesADifference  

Adolescents are at a unique point in development and often are juggling a lot of demands with school, family, and friends. The changes teens are going through in adolescence are complex but also necessary for optimal growth and development. Making them vulnerable to the challenges they may encounter during this phase of their development. Therapy that understands their developmental needs along with their specific circumstances can help them address, handle and overcome their struggles. If you are concerned your teen has not been acting like themselves and may have experienced some of the above, then you are in the right place.

The family unit is a powerful tool that supports the development of resiliency in the lives of all its members. Making more apparent that when families face challenges each and everyone can be affected.  Often making them more vulnerable in their individual lives. Families encountering difficulties often feel distress within the unique relationships they have with each other. Family counseling focuses on evidenced based attachment focused therapy to resolve conflict, restore safety, build healthy and effective communication with appropriate roles and boundaries.