Child therapists in Ceres, CA
Find experienced child therapists in Ceres, California who provide testing, counseling and support for children, and their families. Our directory features detailed therapist profiles so you can compare specialties, experience, and treatment approaches to find the provider that’s right for you.
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Child/Teen
Dr. Irit Goldman
Marriage and Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
I can help you gain the tools to live the life you deserve. We will work together as a team to have you accomplish your goal! You should not go through your difficulties alone. I will be there for you every step of the way! I am very passionate about helping you achieve personal growth and happiness
24 Years Experience
In-Person Near Ceres, CA
Child/Teen
Chad Cryder
Psychologist, PhD
Dr. Chad has been trained to work with adolescents and the underlying challenges related to body image, acceptance, and self-esteem and the intersecting phase of life challenges adolescents face.
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near Ceres, CA
Online in Ceres, CA
Child/Teen
Brooke Taylor
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, AMFT
Adolescence is a real developmental upheaval, not just a phase to get through. Identity is under construction, friendships carry enormous weight, the relationship with parents is being renegotiated whether anyone agreed to it or not, and all of it is happening in a body and brain that are still changing. Most teens handle a lot of this on their own. Sometimes they need more support than the people around them can give.
I work with teens on the ordinary-but-hard parts of this stage: friendship conflict and social pressure, questions about who they are and where they belong, school stress and perfectionism, self-esteem, screens and comparison, conflict at home, first relationships, and the general sense of being off without knowing why.
A lot of what makes this work is having one adult who isn't grading them, parenting them, or trying to fix them. Therapy gives your teen a space that's theirs, where they can think out loud and be met with curiosity instead of correction. That often changes things at home too, not because we're working on you, but because a teen who feels less alone tends to have more room for everyone around them.
5 Years Experience
Online in Ceres, CA (Online Only)
Child/Teen
David Strah
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
I have worked with several adolescents listening to them and helping to empower them.
Online in Ceres, CA
Child/Teen
Jonathan Kruger Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Your child is the most precious vessel in your life, and finding a trusted therapist to address your child’s emotional challenges is one of the toughest decisions a parent can face. Engaging with children in a safe, supportive way has been a lifelong passion of mine. I was blessed to be raised in a household that was joyous, accepting, filled with music, and also filled with children. My mother was a music therapist for children with special needs and disabilities, and observing her connect through music to deeply impaired youth had a profound impact on my life. Her example taught me to understand and engage children at their level, and I have taken those lessons into my therapeutic process, whether it be working closely with troubled children and teens throughout the Los Angeles County Unified Schools district, or engaging with children in my private practice.
My approach to child therapy is two-pronged. First, I seek to engage the child as an active participant in the therapeutic process. Deploying imagination, play, art, music, breathing, dancing, and energy work, the purpose is to build deep trust and communication at a level the child can embrace and that feels authentic to the child’s experience. Since children clearly do not have the communication skills of adults, building this connectivity, sense of safety, and environment of trust is vital. This is often accomplished through transitional objects, such as toys, dolls, and musical instruments. This signals to the child that our communication will take place at a level which is understandable to them, as well as comfortable and trusting. Once this attachment has taken place, it then becomes possible to infuse and suggest different thought and behavior patterns that address the child’s underlying issues.
Building this foundation of trust with the child is vital, but it is often just the first step. The second element of my child therapy practice is to fully enlist the family in understanding, supporting, and resolving the child’s emotional challenges. Clearly, the family and parenting dynamic is critical to the child’s behavior. Yet truly understanding that family dynamic is a sensitive process, especially given the enormous pressure parents are under in today’s world to be, simply put, perfect. My approach with parents is to, first, actively defuse this “perfection pressure.” No parent is perfect, and a key step is to uncover and explore the internal parenting dynamic absent the external pressures parents face today. Another key step is active “re-parenting” where I work closely with parents to identify different parenting techniques that will help support the child’s therapeutic process.
A holistic approach to child and family therapy is critical to long term healing and opening new, positive behaviors. Crafting a trusting, safe, and child-centric environment is a lifelong passion and a key part of my overall practice.
13 Years Experience
Online in Ceres, CA
Child therapists in Ceres, CA Statistics
Child therapists in Ceres, CA average 18 years of experience and charge around $208 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (77%), Family Systems Therapy (42%), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) (39%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$208
Accept insurance
46%
Offer sliding scale
49%
Gender ID
| 65% |
Female |
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| 29% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 81% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 18% |
Online Only |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 77% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 42% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 39% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 38% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 35% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 33% | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
| 32% | Behavioral Therapy |
Ages Served
| 93% | Adult |
| 91% | Teen |
| 68% | Young Adult |
| 63% | Children |
| 49% | Senior |
Client Focus
| 56% | Women |
| 46% | LGBTQ+ |
| 38% | Men |
| 32% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 29% | Black / African American |