Specialized Psychotherapy & Mental Health Services

As a Certified Complex Trauma Therapist and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist, I offer specialized child psychotherapy services using trauma-based therapeutic approaches. These services are grounded in play-based interventions, which are highly effective for assessing, diagnosing, and treating trauma in children. Through play, children are able to express their emotions and experiences in a developmentally appropriate way, allowing for a deeper understanding of their needs and challenges.

Therapeutic approach and orientation includes the following:

• Assessment and Diagnosis: Using trauma-informed assessment tools and techniques, I evaluate the child’s emotional, behavioral, and developmental status to identify any trauma-related concerns. This includes considering the child’s developmental history and current environmental factors.

• Therapeutic Interventions: Play-based therapy is central to my work, as it provides a safe space for children to process their trauma. Through techniques like play, art, and storytelling, I help children explore their feelings and experiences, promoting emotional healing and resilience.

• Developmental Support: In addition to addressing trauma, I focus on supporting the child’s overall developmental trajectory. This includes creating individualized treatment plans aimed at fostering emotional regulation, social skills, and healthy attachment relationships.

• Recommendations: Collaboration with caregivers, educators, and other professionals to provide tailored recommendations that support the child’s healing process, ensuring that the therapeutic approach is integrated into the child's daily environment.

These services are designed to promote healing, resilience, and healthy development in children affected by trauma, with a focus on nurturing their mental, emotional, and developmental well-being.

Child-parent psychotherapy services are designed to strengthen the relationship between children and their caregivers, using trauma-based approaches. This form of therapy supports both the child and parent in navigating challenges stemming from trauma or relational disruptions, promoting healing within the family system.

Key components of child-parent psychotherapy include:

• Assessment and Diagnosis: I assess the dynamics between the child and parent, focusing on how trauma or other stressors have impacted their relationship. Through observation and structured interviews, I identify relational patterns that may be affecting the child's emotional and developmental well-being.

• Relational Interventions: Utilizing play-based and relational techniques, I work with both the child and parent in joint sessions. This therapeutic approach allows them to interact in a safe, structured environment, where they can express their feelings and experiences, repair attachment disruptions, and rebuild trust.

• Trauma Processing: Both the child and parent are supported in understanding how past traumatic experiences may be influencing their current interactions. I guide them in processing these experiences, fostering empathy, understanding, and emotional regulation within the relationship.

• Strengthening Parent-Child Bonds: The primary goal of child-parent psychotherapy is to enhance the caregiver-child bond. I help caregivers develop more effective, attuned responses to their child’s needs, which is critical in promoting secure attachment and emotional resilience.

• Developmental and Environmental Support: I provide tailored recommendations to support the child’s emotional and developmental growth. This includes strategies for caregivers to continue fostering a nurturing environment at home, reinforcing the therapeutic work done during sessions.

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Trauma-informed family therapy services are designed to address the relational dynamics within the entire family system. This approach helps families navigate the impact of trauma or relational challenges, promoting healing, communication, and healthier relationships among all members.

Key aspects of family therapy include:

• Family Assessment and Dynamics: I conduct a comprehensive assessment of family dynamics, identifying how trauma or other stressors affect individual members and the family as a whole. This includes understanding each family member’s role, communication patterns, and emotional needs.

• Systemic Interventions: Family therapy involves working with all family members in a safe, collaborative environment. Through structured dialogues, activities, and play-based interventions for younger children, family members can openly express their experiences and feelings, allowing for greater empathy and understanding within the group.

• Addressing Trauma and Relational Disruptions: Trauma can affect family relationships in complex ways. I help families process how trauma impacts each individual and the family system as a whole, guiding them through relational repair and emotional healing. This can include working on trust, safety, and open communication.

• Improving Communication and Emotional Regulation: A key focus of family therapy is to improve communication among family members, fostering healthy ways to express emotions, needs, and concerns. I help families develop strategies for resolving conflicts and responding to stress in a way that strengthens their connections.

• Supporting Developmental and Emotional Well-Being: I offer guidance and recommendations for creating a supportive family environment that promotes emotional and developmental health for all members, particularly children. This includes strategies for reinforcing positive interactions, creating a sense of security, and maintaining consistent, nurturing routines at home.

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Therapeutic Parent Coaching  services are typically utilized in domestic relations cases, with a focus on helping parents navigate the complexities of co-parenting and addressing the nuances of challenging family dynamics. This coaching supports parents in fostering a healthy co-parenting relationship that prioritizes the well-being of their children, especially in the context of conflict, separation, or divorce.

Key components of parent coaching include:

• Co-Parenting Assessment and Guidance: I begin by assessing the current co-parenting relationship, identifying areas of strength and concern. This includes evaluating communication patterns, decision-making processes, and the emotional impact of the family dynamics on the children.

• Communication Skills and Conflict Resolution: A significant focus of parent coaching is to improve effective communication between co-parents. I provide strategies for resolving conflicts in a way that reduces tension and promotes cooperative decision-making, ensuring that discussions center on the best interests of the child.

• Child-Focused Co-Parenting Strategies: I help parents keep their children’s emotional and developmental needs at the forefront of their co-parenting relationship. This includes developing consistent parenting plans, routines, and behavioral expectations across both households, ensuring stability and minimizing confusion for the child.

• Addressing Complex Family Dynamics: In cases where family dynamics are particularly challenging—such as in high-conflict situations, parental alienation concerns, or blended family transitions—I provide nuanced guidance on managing these complexities. I help parents recognize and address how their own emotions, past trauma, or conflict with the other parent may impact their ability to co-parent effectively.

• Emotional Support and Self-Regulation: I also work with parents on emotional regulation, helping them navigate their own stress, frustration, or grief in a healthy way. This allows them to model positive coping mechanisms for their children and create a more emotionally stable co-parenting environment.

• Long-Term Parenting Goals: Beyond immediate issues, I assist parents in establishing long-term goals for their co-parenting relationship and their child’s development. This ensures that both parents are aligned in supporting their child’s growth, even as their own relationship evolves.

Parent coaching in domestic relations cases provides the tools and support necessary for parents to effectively co-parent, reduce conflict, and ensure that their children thrive despite complex family dynamics.

Post-Reunification Family Therapy is specifically designed to support families after a child returns home to their parents or transitions to family or kinship care following time in foster care. This therapeutic approach helps the family adjust to the new dynamics, address the emotional and behavioral challenges that may arise from the change in caregivers, and work through any residual trauma or attachment issues.

Key components of post-reunification family therapy include:

• Adjustment to New Family Roles: After reunification or transition to kinship care, family members often need to readjust to new or continued roles and routines. I help both the child and caregivers navigate these changes by fostering open communication, establishing clear expectations, and supporting the family in developing healthy relationships.

• Processing Past Trauma and Separation: The experience of separation, foster care, and reunification can leave emotional scars on both the child and caregivers. I work with the family to process these experiences, helping them understand how trauma may be affecting behavior, emotional responses, and family interactions. This allows for the healing of old wounds while fostering a deeper understanding of one another.

• Rebuilding Attachment and Trust: Post-reunification, the parent-child relationship may be strained due to time spent apart or past disruptions in attachment. Through therapeutic interventions, I guide parents and children in rebuilding trust, improving emotional connections, and repairing attachment bonds, which are essential for long-term stability and well-being.

• Managing Behavioral Challenges: It is common for children to exhibit behavioral challenges after a change in placement. I work with the family to identify and address these behaviors, offering strategies that promote positive coping, emotional regulation, and more effective parenting approaches that align with the child’s developmental needs.

• Supporting Kinship and Caregiver Transitions: When children transition into kinship care, both the child and extended family members face unique challenges. I provide support to kinship caregivers in understanding the child’s emotional and developmental needs while also helping the child adjust to their new caregivers. This includes managing the emotional complexities that can arise from these transitions, such as feelings of loyalty conflicts or divided attachments.

• Stabilizing the Family Environment: My therapy also focuses on creating a stable, nurturing environment that promotes the child’s long-term development. This includes helping the family establish consistent routines, effective communication, and a supportive emotional climate that encourages the child to feel safe and secure in their new or reunited home.

• Long-Term Family Goals and Support: Beyond immediate adjustment, I assist families in setting long-term goals for maintaining a healthy, resilient family dynamic. This ensures that the family is prepared to face future challenges with confidence and that the child continues to thrive in their home environment.

Post-reunification family therapy is essential for helping families successfully navigate the emotional and relational adjustments after a child returns home or transitions into kinship care, ensuring stability, healing, and a strong foundation for the future.

A therapeutic out-of-home placement transition involves changing a child’s home and caregiver while a mental health professional facilitates the process. This transition is carefully managed to ensure that the child’s mental health needs are addressed and that the change in environment is as smooth and supportive as possible. The mental health professional helps plan and coordinate the transition, providing guidance and support to both the child and the new caregivers. They also work to maintain continuity of care, ensuring that the child continues to receive appropriate mental health services and support throughout the transition. The goal is to minimize disruption, support the child’s adjustment to the new setting, and promote positive outcomes in their overall well-being.