When Might a Child Benefit from Therapy























          When a child has experienced:

  • Abuse; physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional,
    Abandonment,
    Witness to family violence,
    Death or loss of a family member and/or pet,
    Death or loss of a family member and/or pet,
    Chronic illness, or
    Hospitalization or painful medical procedure(s)
  • When a child demonstrates:
    Behavior which interferes with a child's ability to learn or make friends.
    Excessive anger, sadness, anxiety, or fears.
    Behavior which is immature or mature for the child's age, particularly with reference to sexualization nor parentified behaviors.
    Physical symptoms which have no medical cause such as headaches, poor sleep patterns, or somatic complaints where there are no injuries, etc.
    Preoccupation with sexual behaviors.
    Talking about not wanting to live.
    Withdrawal behaviors such as a lack of interest in life/school/activities, isolation, or perhaps an excessive desire to sleep.
    Difficulty adjusting to common family changes.

     
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