Child therapists in Whitehouse, Texas TX
Child or Adolescent Issues
Olivia-Beth Horak
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Specializing in addressing the unique challenges and concerns of children and adolescents, providing a safe and supportive environment for exploration and growth.
13 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Lisa H Lang, Ph.D.
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMFT, CCBT, CCHT
There are a lot of choices for teens to deal with in today's world.
Teenagers and their parents are struggling with the teens wanting independence while still needing parental guidance.
Teenagers often have problems expressing their thoughts, feelings and needs to parents.
These communication conflicts often result in behavioral problems that can be long lasting.
Parents and loved ones may feel frustrated, scared, angry, and wonder how to help their teen.
Teen Crisis Management using cognitive behavioral skills will achieve a positive solution for all members of your family.
TEEN AND YOUTH CRISIS SKILLS PROGRAM -
Learn to:
IDENTIFY your power struggles,
DEFINE your communication conflict areas,
ACQUIRE skills to negotiate conflict or crisis,
RESOLVE anger, blame, guilt and fear issues,
CREATE a healthier and happier family
44 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Utah Center for Evidence Based Treatment
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Our expert child therapists provide quality, Evidence Based Care for Children and Adolescents. We treat a range of common childhood difficulties (e.g. school refusal, separation anxiety, self-harm, depression, ADHD, encopresis, PTSD, etc).
We work with children and their parents across the lifespan. In our experience, we find that a combination of working both with child and parents leads to the most effective and lasting results. As such, our team will carefully craft a treatment plan that best suits the needs of your family, which may include individual child treatment, parent coaching, or both. In this way, we take a collaborative approach to help your family navigate complex developmental challenges.
Treatment Services
Common treatment focuses:
Parent-child/family relationships
Positive parenting
Following directions
School attendance
Homework completion
Anxiety/Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): perfectionism, social, generalized
Depression
Attention/concentration
Emotion/behavioral regulation
Social skills
Suicidal ideation/self-harm
Eating disorders
Trauma/resilience
Other behavior concerns for young children (e.g., sleep, feeding/eating)
Individual therapy approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Social Skills Training
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Other evidence-based treatments
Adolescent DBT Program:
For 12-18-year-old adolescents and their parent(s) or caregiver(s).
Teaches skills for the adolescent and their family to improve family relationships, reduce conflict, and help the adolescent to thrive.
Includes individual, family, and group therapy
Parent Coaching and Behavior Management:
Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Brief Behavior Intervention (BBI)
Parent coaching for tweens and teens
Group-based programs
Helping our Children, Developing our Children’s Skills (HOTDOCS) (birth to 5 years old)
Developing our Children’s Skills, K-5 grades (DOCS K-5)
Psychological Testing:
2 years+ (includes university testing)
Referral questions:
Autism
ADHD
Developmental delays
Learning problems
Emotional and behavioral functioning
Giftedness & twice exceptional
Psychoeducational Evaluations
When offered through the school district, these are only considered an “educational classification” and not a medical diagnosis.
UCEBT determines specific clinical diagnoses and examines other areas that may be impacting academic functioning.
Consultation & Community Outreach:
Parenting Webinars/Workshops
School-based collaborations (e.g., behavior plans)
Coordination of section 504 plans/IEPs
11 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Lisa Saponaro, PhD Inc
Psychologist, Ph.D
Each of us faces obstacles and difficulties in life differently, and at times we can all use help. Individuals frequently seek my services during times of transition, when decision making appears to have a greater impact on our future directions.
26 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Therapy Solutions, LLC
Psychologist
We offer therapy and psychological assessment to children and adolescents ages 6-18. We are also pleased to be able to provide fully virtual, comprehensive ADHD evaluation and intelligence testing for this age group.
22 Years Experience