Child therapists in Laguna Woods, California CA
Child or Adolescent Issues
Dr. Carla DeFraine
Therapist, M.Ed, Ph.D.
I trained at Harvard and Vanderbilt, I have a sense of humor, and I am dedicated to the people who enter my office. If things were fine the way they are you would not need me, so be prepared to be challenged, and be prepared to work hard. I will be with you every step of the way.
34 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Karen Rippy - Relationship Expert - office and online: Family, couple/marriage, extended family, students).
Marriage and Family Therapist, Ph.D., LMFT
Kids and emerging adults are handling a great deal of stress and transition. I am here to help students and the parents (as needed) online or in my Missio Viejo office.
39 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Connie Taylor, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Certified Imago Therapist, Depth Psychologist
Emotional and intellectual development is both typical and unique. Many personalities experience greater distress during pre-adolescence or adolescence. I work with parents and their child to help both develop a stronger bond and communication that eases the distress for all.
43 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Dr. David Shapiro
Psychologist, California Licensed Psychologist (License# PSY17495)
Historically I worked a lot with children and adolescents. In recent years I have shifted away from working with young kids but still work with quite a number of adolescents. Very often this work involves meeting individually with the teen, but often too do I also hold sessions with the teen and their parent. Other times, I coach parents of teens without necessarily working directly with the teen themselves. My approach tends to involve helping adolescents learn to make healthy decisions by assisting them in thinking through their choices, consequences, and essentially assisting them in becoming more effective in finding strategies that will get them the results they want while minimizing negative outcomes. In general I avoid sharing much information about them with their parents directly unless there is a concern about safety. Rather, my approach is to help the teen to communicate with their parents themselves. When it would be helpful I often help the teen to have these healthier communications with there parents in family therapy sessions. As a parenting coach, I try to assist parents in shifting to age appropriate parenting strategies when possible.
24 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Barry Ross
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I am a psychologist, marriage family therapist, bioenergetic analyst, and psychoanalyst with more than 30 years of clinical experience in treating adolescents, adults, and marital couples. I am skilled in helping a person to feel understood and related to in a new and helpful way.
40 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Shellee Moore
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.F.T., M.S., M.A.
Don't spend more time in therapy discussing your childhood than it took to live it! Learn problem solving techniques to reduce: depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, ADD, behavior problems. WALK AND TALK THERAPY IRVINE; office location Irvine; or phone sessions. Please call for a free consultation.
32 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Mona Eakin
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, AMFT
I have experience working with adolescents and teens. I enjoy coming along side adolescents and walking with them and understanding what it is like to be them.
6 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
John Fry
Psychologist, Ph.D.
My first specialty out of grad school was working with children and teens and I have kept up with research on what works with kids.
47 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Burdetta Honescko Psy D
Marriage and Family Therapist, Bachelors in Elelmentary Education, Master for Azusa Paific in Counseling, Psy D in Psychology
Parenting an adolescent is a challenge. Small children need a great deal of structure and guidance, however, as a child reaches the teen years they need to be allowed more self control, less parent control. Parents need to be aware of their behavior and activities while letting go.
26 Years Experience
Child or Adolescent Issues
Inner Wisdom Psychotherapy Associates, INC.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Naomi Babcock LCSW is a trained play therapy supervisor and has developed unique approaches to working with children and adolescents and their family systems to address concerns unique to this age group. She has also received post-graduate training in Infant Toddler Mental Health.
27 Years Experience