Adolescent and Child Therapist Northwest Chicago Suburbs
It can be difficult for your entire family when your child is struggling. As child, adolescent, and family therapists, we have expertise in helping get your family life back on track. We offer therapy for adolescents virtually and in our Chicago and South Barrington offices (convenient to Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates) and child counseling in our South Barrington office (Northwest Suburban area). Our skilled youth and child therapists help families with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues including:
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Temper Tantrums
- Oppositional or Defiant Behaviors
- Trauma History
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
- Eating Disorders (bulimia, anorexia, binge-eating)
- Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
- Anger-Management
- School Refusal/School Anxiety
- Major Depression and other Mood Disorders
- Coping with Divorce
- Coping with Juvenile Diabetes
- Learning Disabilities
- Family Conflict
- Parenting Challenges
- Trichotillomania (hair pulling)/ Excoriation Disorder (skin picking)
- Picky eating/sensory issues around food
As family, adolescent, and child therapists, we know that each family and child is unique. We will work together to develop an individualized treatment plan to address your family’s needs. Because we utilize evidenced-based practice – therapy methods that have been researched and demonstrated to be efficacious – you can be sure that your treatment plan is comprised only of reputable treatments that work. We offer a variety of clinical services including:
Play Therapy
- engage in important emotional processing
- gain creative problem-solving skills
- develop stronger empathy
- expand and strengthen relationships
- replace maladaptive behaviors
- increase self-esteem and self-efficacy
- learn to experience and express emotions
Individual Therapy for Teens and Children
As experienced cognitive-behavioral therapists, we will work with your child and teen individually to help them learn to communicate more effectively, identify and cope with their feelings, identify and change negative thinking patterns, and learn to solve problems effectively. Individual therapy can be a valuable and comfortable place where youth can express themselves, without judgment. In the absence of judgment, children and adolescents can feel free to explore their feelings and patterns non-defensively.
Adolescent Therapist Chicago: Learn more about adolescent therapist Grace Moloney.
Parent and Caregiver Coaching
Incorporating family members and caregivers into child and adolescent therapy experience can be instrumental to their healing process. Family member and caregiver involvement will be collaboratively discussed with your child or teen’s therapist to ensure the best support possible. It is important for caregivers to communicate regularly with their child’s team in order to share progress updates, collaborate on strategies of support, and work together to generalize new skills across environments. Our clinicians hold separate caregiver sessions for all kids to promote honest, problem-solving conversations. Managing behavioral and emotional challenges alone can feel overwhelming. An approach that honors parents and caregivers as the experts on their children/teens, combined with the knowledge of a skilled therapist, kids can be the most authentic, successful versions of themselves.
Family Therapy
When a child is struggling, it influences the entire family. We believe that parents much be closely involved in treatment for maximum effectiveness. We support and encourage the entire family to communicate effectively and find solutions together. With a respectful, solution focused, goal-directed approach, we collaborate with parents to work toward the best outcomes for your family. Sometimes, it can be difficult for the entire family to come in for therapy, so we are flexible and will work with whichever family members are able to attend.
Home and School Observations
We provide observations at home and school to assess problems, as they occur, in their natural contexts. Based on these assessments, we can provide more tailored interventions to meet your child’s needs.