The Top 5 Truths About Child Therapy in St. Louis
As a parent, it’s hard to see your child struggle and not know how to help. Child therapy is a valuable resource for families and kids in St. Louis.
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With so many resources available in St. Louis for your child, it might be hard to identify what could be helpful in your situation. Here are 5 truths about child therapy to help you decide if this might be a good fit for your child.
Child therapy helps kids in St. Louis build crucial skills for success.
Child therapists can help children build skills to navigate anxiety, classroom dynamics, trauma and more. Child therapy has been shown to help children learn coping skills that they can use at home, in the classroom and in social situations like birthday parties and soccer games.
The child therapists at Compassionate Counseling St. Louis tailor our unique approaches to each child they work with to ensure that the skills are being learned, practiced and used outside of the therapy session.
Our child therapists are trained in several different therapeutic approaches. This allows them to engage with your child and identify the skills to build that will be most helpful.
Child therapy in St. Louis helps kids navigate their emotional experience
Child therapy can help kids identify and manage their emotions instead of having their big emotions manage them. Child therapy approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and play therapy have been shown to help children regulate their emotions, build their social skills and increase their self-esteem.
Child therapists work with children to find interactive and age appropriate ways to learn what their emotions are and how they impact them. As they build these skills in session, the therapist is helping them learn how to use these skills outside of the therapy room too.
Is it your child who needs help, or is it you?
When your child is struggling with big emotions, you often struggle to know how to help. Child therapy makes a big impact on kids - and parents need support, too, which is why we offer Therapeutic Parent Coaching at Compassionate Counseling St. Louis.
Child therapy helps St. Louis kids grow their confidence
Child therapists can help children grow their self-confidence through validation, building and using coping skills, setting achievable goals and learning to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Child therapists can help children to use their coping skills and brainstorm what gets in their way from using their skills as well as how to navigate those challenges. Child therapists help kids to set appropriate goals and celebrate their ability to work towards them. This helps kids to be aware of and proud of their strengths.
We use evidence based treatment during our Child Therapy sessions.
Studies have shown that show the positive impact that child counseling can have on kids.
Research has shown that early therapy interventions can have a positive, long-lasting impact on kids by growing their problem solving abilities, social skills and emotional regulation.
Commonly used evidence based approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Play Therapy and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). These approaches have been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression, ADHD and other mental health disorders.
Working with a child therapist in St. Louis does not mean that you are bad at being a parent
Just like going to the doctor when your child is sick does not mean that you are failing as a parent neither does working with a child therapist.
Working with a child therapist is a tool that is available to help your child develop and grow to their potential. Looking for a child therapist to work with your child demonstrates your commitment to your child and their well-being.
At Compassionate Counseling St. Louis, we are glad to partner with you to help your child grow and develop. Not only do we offer child therapy services, we also offer parent coaching sessions because we know that parenting can be challenging and having someone to support you in your parenting journey is also a valuable resource.
Curious to hear more, or are you a little reluctant about counseling? Compassionate Counseling St. Louis provides specialized anger management and anxiety therapy in St. Louis 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.
