Individual Therapy

Virtual therapy for kids, that’s positive, engaging and effective.

From the comfort of your home (or wherever you may travel to), we offer individual and family therapy sessions that help children (and families) recognize strengths and build skills to promote resilience and overall psychological wellness. Our therapy sessions are:

• Customized: Therapy doesn’t always have to be long-term. For certain individuals, short-term therapy is super effective and all that is needed.
• Goal-Driven: With a data-based approach, we set clear goals and track them to determine our progress.
• Fun: We use interactive programs and engaging activities through screen-sharing on Zoom, and home practice.
• Collaborative: We prioritize parent communication and collaborate with other providers and professionals.
• Effective: Research shows that virtual therapy is just as effective as in-person therapy for most children, and comes with many additional benefits — no driving, no waiting, and a comfortable home environment.

Some of the issues we address in individual therapy include:

Anxiety

Some common diagnoses might include Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, School Refusal, and Performance/Test Anxiety. Treatment for anxiety-related disorders typically focuses on helping the individual become more mindful of thinking errors and challenge faulty cognitions that perpetuate anxiety. Additionally, fears and avoidance behaviors are diminished through gradual exposure. Clients are also taught to incorporate the use of mindfulness and relaxation techniques in their daily lives to not only reduce stress, but also to help them diffuse or unhook from unhelpful or intrusive thoughts.

Depression and Low Self-Esteem

Treatment for depressive disorders focuses on increasing awareness of negative thinking patterns and challenging those thoughts. Clients are encouraged to engage in activities that they value and bring them joy. Another primary focus is placed on recognizing client strengths and working on increasing self-compassion and acceptance.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Deficits in Executive Functioning 

The more we learn about individuals with neurodivergent brains, the more we realize the incredible gifts they provide to society with their creative minds and kind, generous hearts. However, in our modern fast paced world it is common to struggle with difficulties related to executive functioning. Since these children often present with unique strengths and areas of weakness, interventions are formulated based on their specific needs. Areas of intervention may focus on executive functioning, including behavioral regulation/ impulse control, emotional regulation/ frustration tolerance; cognitive regulation skills such as the ability to focus attention and to plan/organize. Clients may also benefit from social skills training and parent support/training for increasing motivation and decreasing defiant or non-compliant behaviors.

Social Skills Deficits

Many children today find themselves struggling to navigate their social environment and could greatly benefit from social skills training. This includes learning to express oneself assertively, rather than being passive or aggressive, social problem-solving skills, and increasing perspective-taking. Through role-play, children and adolescents can solidify skills taught.

Emotional Intelligence and Self-Regulation

These interventions aim to increase awareness of the variety of emotions and their intensities while providing clients with frustration tolerance skills to better cope with difficult emotions. Clients become more resilient as they learn skills to help them become more flexible in their thinking and in their ability to adapt to change. These are foundational skills that every child (and adult) should have.

At Hamptons Mindful Youth, we also provide:

Parent Support and Training

Parenting is no easy feat. We work  with parents to provide nonjudgmental support and training. Areas of focus include non-compliant/defiant behaviors, anxiety-based behaviors including school refusal and sleep training, establishing healthy boundaries and habits, and developing a positive behavior support program for the home, individualized to the child’s developmental level and a variety of family factors — such as whether there are other siblings in the house, or the parent’s ability to remain consistent.

Lifestyle Medicine for the Child or the Entire Family

Lifestyle Medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions to create whole-person (and family) wellness by applying research-based, prescriptive lifestyle change in areas such as diet, exercise, sleep and stress. Discover more at Hamptons Embodied Wellness.

 

 

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