Beyond Evaluation: How St. Louis Therapists Offer Healing Alternatives to Child Psychology
As a child therapist in St. Louis, I know how important it is to find the right fit for what’s going on with your child, your unique situation, and your family.
You know that your child needs help, but you’re not sure what kind of help you’re looking for in St. Louis.
During our consultation call we always want to talk about what’s going on, our approach, and figure out if we’re the best fit. And if Compassionate Counseling St. Louis is not the best fit for what’s going on, we’re always going to refer you out to other awesome resources in St. Louis.
But often, parents aren’t sure about WHAT they’re looking for or what they need - they just want their kids to feel better. So let’s walk through a common question that we get during our free phone consultations, which is - how do I know if you’re the best fit for what I’m looking for?
What’s the difference between a child therapist and a child psychologist in St. Louis?
Generally, child psychologists focus more on evaluation and testing, and child therapists focus more on therapeutic interventions. Child psychologists can dig in to what is the problem, and child therapists explore how to help the problem.
Read more: FAQs About Child Psychologists in St. Louis
Seeking out a Child Psychologist for an evaluation and diagnosis can provide a lot of clarity for parent.
If there are sudden behavioral changes, or the issues your child struggles with just don’t seem to get better, it can be helpful to schedule an evaluation with a child psychologist.
The diagnosis they provide can lead to you seeking out modifications at your child’s school to accommodate their mental health diagnosis.
Our therapists provide diagnoses as well, as part of your out of network insurance reimbursement paperwork, but the diagnosis we provide and LCSW’s and LPC’s in St. Louis cannot be used for school accommodations.
Complementing Child Psychology: The Therapeutic Touch of St. Louis's Child Therapists
Instead of deciding between child psychology and child therapy, we can work with your child pscychologist, and dig into tailoring our therapeutic approach to the diagnostic information they’ve found.
Or, we can work with the diagnosis and make suggestions to your child’s teachers about how best to accommodate, or what accommodations you should or even could advocate for.
If you have questions about meeting with a child therapist or child psychologist St. Louis, let’s schedule a call.
We can talk more about what’s going on, your therapy goals, and connect you with resources in St. Louis - including child psychologists that we highly recommend and work closely with.
Curious to hear more about Child Psychology in St. Louis, or wondering if you need anxiety therapy for your kid or teen?
Compassionate Counseling St. Louis provides specialized anxiety and anger management therapy for kids, teens, and college students. We work in Clayton, MO and serve kids, teens, and college students throughout St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Ladue, University City, Town and Country, Webster Groves, Creve Coeur, Kirkwood, Richmond Heights, and Brentwood. You can set up your free phone screening to see if we’re a good fit for your needs right on our website.
