About Us
The Counseling Center of Child Development is dedicated to providing therapeutic services to children and families as well as providing behavioral consultations and supportive services to teachers and child care providers. Our mission is based on the understanding that early assessment and intervention leads to the best possible outcome for children and families. While initially our goal is to address and reduce presenting problems, our long-term goal is to guide the client in functioning effectively and positively within the family and the community.
The Counseling Center Offers
- Evaluations: Provides comprehensive assessment of social-emotional and behavioral functioning.
- Play Therpy: Counseling that uses the child’s natural medium of play to express and resolve issues and concerns.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Emphasizes the role of thinking on behavior and feelings and focuses on changing negative thought patterns.
- Family Therapy:Treats the whole family and helps families identify and resolve family conflicts.
- Parent Counseling: Provides parents with support and guidance on managing their child’s emotionaland behavioral concerns.
- Parent Support Groups: Parents meet together under the guidance of a trained clinician in order to improve their parenting skills.
- Family Consultation: Consists of collaborative meetings with parents on behalf of the child in therapy.
- Professional Consultation: Consultation to teachers and early childhood educators and providers.
The Counseling Center provides quality care for people struggling with a number of life issues. Services are offered to people at all lifestages - children, teens, and adults. Recognizing the tremendous needs of children and families who are affected by violence, loss, substance abuse, divorce, trauma, poverty, and the general difficulties of raising children during these challenging times, The Counseling Center provides a comprehensive, integrated continuum of quality care.
The Counseling Center’s licensed clinicians have specialized training and experience in providing therapy to families and children as young as three years old. Treatment is tailored to meet each individual’s specific needs. Individual, couples, and family counseling is available for children, adolescents, and adults to help with difficulties including depressed or anxious feelings, troubling behaviors, life changes, trauma, and relationship issues.
