Child therapists in South Portland Gardens, Maine ME
Find experienced child therapists in South Portland Gardens 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.
Eve Palmatier
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I have spent the last 7 years working with children and families. It's a really rewarding age group to support. This is a time when children are building their sense of self, figuring out how they want to engage with their world, and building an understanding of how society works. When I'm able to connect with someone so early on in their life, and provide them with the skills to understand and address whatever mental health struggle they're dealing with--it can change the trajectory of their lives. Therapy for this age group is so incredibly powerful, especially when parents and families are pulled in to reinforce the work being done in sessions. It is a rare chance to get ahead of difficulties before they become deep seated and difficult to uproot. I often feel that I'm trying to help my young clients figure out who they want to be, and support them in growing into the healthiest and strongest version of themselves.
7 Years Experience
Online in South Portland Gardens, ME Maine (Online Only)
Dr. Danielle Goodwin
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I have had the privilege to work with children and adolescents for many years in the school, outpatient, residential and inpatient setting. I enjoy helping children to identify and build on their strengths and learn skills at a young age so they can feel more confident about who they are and grow to be the best version of themself. Integral to working with children or adolescents is involving parents so they can learn how to work together to create a harmonious home environment and guide their children or adolescent through difficult situations. I also may collaborate with schools so that interventions can be implemented that focus on their strengths.
25 Years Experience
Online in South Portland Gardens, ME Maine
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.
24 Years Experience
Online in South Portland Gardens, ME Maine
Maria T. Alonso, Ph.D.
Psychologist
I use a strength-based approach to support children and adolescents in therapy, by focusing on their inherent strengths, passions and potential rather than solely addressing problems or deficits. My therapeutic approach emphasizes identifying and harnessing each young person’s unique abilities, talents, and resilience in order to foster personal growth and improve problem-solving skills. Understanding the current landscape and challenges faced by youth today—such as academic pressures, social media influences and evolving family dynamics—is crucial for tailoring interventions that are relevant and impactful. I intentionally integrate the child’s or adolescent’s imagination and creativity into therapy as well, in order to create a therapeutic process that is interesting, engaging and ultimately empowering. Working with children and adolescents also requires a multidisciplinary approach which can involve parents, extended family, teachers, school counselors and pediatricans in the process. Parents understand the child’s home environment and family dynamics, teachers have insights into the child’s academic and social performance at school, and pediatricians offer medical, historical and developmental perspectives. Combining these viewpoints provides a more comprehensive understanding of the child’s situation and provides information that guides the therapeutic process and ensures greater treatment efficacy across the child or adolecent's environments.
29 Years Experience
Online in South Portland Gardens, ME Maine
Stuart Hellebrand, M.S., C.Ht.
Hypnotherapist
I began a 32 year career with Los Angeles County in 1970. During the entirety of my career I worked in residential and community based treatment programs providing treatment services to youth ages 13-18. My responsibilities ranged from having counseling and supervision responsibility for a caseload of twenty-four 15-18 year old minors, to having administrative responsibility for a 130 bed residential treatment program. In between these vastly different areas of responsibility, I served as a consultant to 24 residential treatment programs providing treatment services to roughly 2,100 adolescents. Despite that I have been retired from LA County for 23 years, I still work with 10-18 year old youth on a selective basis.
59 Years Experience
Online in South Portland Gardens, ME Maine
Child therapists in South Portland Gardens, Maine Statistics
Child therapists in South Portland Gardens, Maine average 21 years of experience and charge around $208 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (83%), Family Systems Therapy (49%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (39%).
Average years in practice
21 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$208
Accept insurance
32%
Offer sliding scale
37%
Gender ID
| 69% |
Female |
|
| 31% |
Male |
|
Session Type
| 68% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 32% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 83% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 49% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 39% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 37% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 36% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 32% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 32% | Eclectic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 93% | Adult |
| 93% | Teen |
| 83% | Young Adult |
| 63% | Children |
| 44% | Senior |
Client Focus
| 63% | Women |
| 49% | Men |
| 41% | LGBTQ+ |
| 29% | Jewish |
| 29% | Military / Veterans |