What to Expect from Child Counseling in St. Louis
As a parent, you want to provide your child with all the tools to be successful.
Child counseling can be an effective tool in achieving not only immediate goals, but can also provide your child with skills that will last long after they have graduated from counseling.
What is child counseling in St. Louis?
Child counseling is focused on providing the support and tools to kids to help increase their emotional, behavioral and developmental needs.
Some common reasons to seek out child counseling include anxiety, anger, trauma, behavioral concerns and social skills. Child therapists use approaches like CBT, TF-CBT, play therapy and art therapy to provide age-appropriate interventions to work on reaching the goal that you have for your child.
At Compassionate Counseling St. Louis, our therapists are committed to real-time changes and know that the best child counseling is the counseling that is tailored specifically to your child.
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What happens in session with child counseling St. Louis?
Child counseling begins with a parent check-in so that the therapist can best understand what is currently going on in the child's life as well as set goals for what the parent and child would like to gain from counseling.
Each session, the therapist will work to build a therapeutic relationship with the child and work on building the skills to meet the goals that have been set with age appropriate interventions. Your child will leave each session with skills they can use at home, at school and in social situations.
At Compassionate Counseling St. Louis, our therapists use a feedback-informed approach to ensure that the skills that are being worked on in session can be learned and used outside of session.
Is it your child who needs help, or is it you too?
When your child is struggling to cope with big emotions, you want to know how to help your child. 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.
What you can expect from child counseling in St. Louis
When your child is engaged in child counseling, you can expect your child’s therapist to provide a judgment-free zone where your child can express themselves and work on meeting the goals that brought them to counseling. Child therapy can help kids grow their emotional regulation skills, self-confidence and social skills.
At Compassionate Counseling St. Louis, you can expect that your child’s therapist will do weekly check-ins with you to make sure everyone is on the same page. Our therapists also include relaxation skill-building and creative mediums to help kids process their world and build the skills they need to navigate it. Our therapists are also there for your child to help them make a plan to move forward.
What if I want help to support the counseling my child is getting?
You want to help reinforce and support the skills that your kids are learning, but aren’t always sure how. Therapeutic parent coaching offers an opportunity to discuss and plan for how to best engage with your child and support them at home.
Parent coaching is a collaborative approach with your therapist to increase your communication skills, coping skills and self-regulation skills. These skills will all contribute to your ability to parent at your best.
At Compassion Counseling St. Louis, we understand that being a parent can come with unique challenges. Our parent coaches are ready to dig into what is going on in your situation and help you focus on the skills you feel that you need most.
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.
