Child therapists in Calipatria, California CA
Child or Adolescent Issues
Stella Zweben Samuel, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
My majority of my clinical experience and practice is working with adolescents, young adults and college students. I love working with adolescents as they have a unique and creative perspective on life and what they are struggling about. Adolescents often do not feel heard or seen and my work includes understanding of what they are trying to express to those within their life. Much of my clinical work allows for adolescents to gain some understanding of their situation and how to communicate with their parents and those within their circle of support.
31 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Misty Johnson
Counselor/Therapist, LCSW
I work with adults and young adults.
6 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Nicole Bermensolo
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., AMFT
If being a parent in 2022 is difficult, being a kid in 2022 is near impossible. I am passionate about working with children and adolescents in close collaboration with parents/care-givers to assist in a myriad of issues, including anxiety, depression, school avoidance, bullying, self-esteem, divorce, co-parenting, and trauma. I utilize a unique combination of interactive play therapy, relational therapy, and EMDR (if appropriate) in order to give your child the most effective therapy experience.
5 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Dr. Linda Haack, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Dr. Linda Haack, Ph.D has worked with children, youth and families both in psychiatric facilities (inpatient and outpatient) and in her own private practice setting. She has supervised pre-doc and post-doc interns in a variety of family clinics for many years. She helped develop the child/family wrap around services program in both the Chula Vista and Sweetwater School district, Sand Diego County.
She has extensive training and experience working with children and adolescents going through transitional periods-- such as the transition from high school to college.
33 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Campbell Teen & Family Therapy, Inc.
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, ACSW, APCC, AMFT
Interpreting teens behaviors can be extremely challenging for a parent!
Teens are known to be moody and to not talk to their parents. It can be hard to tell when a teen’s behaviors are just normal teen angst or when they are a sign that your teen may need help. A Mental Health Crisis has been brewing for years and the pandemic seems to have ignited the flames. Some signs that your teen might need therapy are if their grades are dropping, if they are isolating more than usual in their room, if they are acting out in school, if they seem to be losing interest in things they used to enjoy or if they are constantly irritable or moody.
Parenting a teen can be difficult and knowing what is “normal” is hard. This is the time they need support and advice more than ever, but is also the time in their lives where they may be the least likely to talk to a parent. No fault or blame on the parents, teens want to be autonomous and they are trying to develop their own sense of identity, trying to solve problems on their own, or have shame around their problem.
Having a therapist for your teen to talk to has never been so important.
As a parent of a teen myself, I am aware that I can’t solve my teens problems. It drives me nuts as I remind them that I do this for a living and people pay for my advice, yet they are stubborn and want to figure it out on their own or will believe the advice of others readily even if it’s the same advice I already told them and they refused to listen to.
I remember what it was like. There were many things I would have never gone to my parents about and wish I had. In my home, I try to make sure that my kids have lots of other adults to talk to as I can’t rely on them always turning to me, and in the end, I want a safe person for them to talk to.
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At Campbell Teen & Family Therapy, Inc. we are experts in helping teens and their families! With our specialty on adolescents, we are competent at not just helping your teen with the difficult challenges they face, but also with helping parents know what to do, when to back off, when to draw the line and to just know they aren’t alone. Call now (408) 628-0532 to schedule and assessment to see if therapy is right for your teen, we are happy to help and believe that raising a teen takes a village!
13 Years Experience