How to Support your Child or Teen With Mental Health

How to Support your Child or Teen With Mental Health

Mental health challenges often surface during the teenage years, which is why it is crucial to already have an open and honest relationship with your child. The earlier you equip your child with coping strategies and options, the easier it will be for them to navigate...
What are the Benefits of Child and Teen Therapy in Sacramento?

What are the Benefits of Child and Teen Therapy in Sacramento?

Imagine how much easier your life would have been if, at a young age, you were taught about emotions and how to manage them. Child and teen therapy in Sacramento teaches youngsters this — and a whole lot more. If you’re wondering whether therapy is appropriate for...
Therapy for Children with Big Emotions

Therapy for Children with Big Emotions

As much as people like to romanticize childhood and paint it as this magical time, it can also be scary. For the most part, children have little control over the course of their lives.  Really, the only defense a child has is their emotions, and when you’re little,...
Why Do Children Need Behavioral Therapy?

Why Do Children Need Behavioral Therapy?

You’re at Target with your little sidekick. You just said “no” to a tantalizing endcap displaying pastel Easter eggs and yellow marshmallow Peeps, and brace yourself for what’s coming.  Your hissed commands, negotiation, and desperate attempt to make it stop are no...
What is Childhood Emotional Neglect?

What is Childhood Emotional Neglect?

Childhood emotional neglect (CEN) is something parents often unwittingly put their kids through. They don’t understand what it is, or how crippling the consequences are.  Many parents were emotionally neglected as kids themselves. Which makes it even more of a...
Why Therapy Over Summer Vacation is Best for Your Child

Why Therapy Over Summer Vacation is Best for Your Child

Summer is the perfect time to get your child into therapy. If your kiddo is struggling, or if your family life feels chaotic, the summer months are ideal for getting back on track. What better time than fall to turn over a new leaf and start the school year off on the...