Children and Adolescence

-As a parent you want the best for your child. However, no matter what you have tried to shield your child from, hurt, frustration and depression, unfortunately children and adolescents are still exposed to many issues such as eating disorders, peer pressure, depression, broken families and even suicide attempts.

-Children can become exposed to circumstances or situations which they are not prepared for and haven’t yet created coping skills for. This can then have a negative impact on their lives.

-Children and adolescents experience many social, physical, and psychological changes all throughout their lives. Situations that art therapy and counselling can help with are: Divorce, parents loss of job, moving school or home, being bullied or weight problems to name a few thing that kids are exposed to.

-Children are now often labelled to make categorizing easier for adults and schooling, this can have an effect on the child or adolescent and they may need help understanding what this label means to them.

-Adolescents are faced with a lot of new experiences and challenges. This is the time that they start to transition to adulthood while they are still developing maturity. They will start to make their own decisions and take more control of their own lives- they may need help making these decisions in a therapy environment while still maintaining their independence from parents or others.

-Therapy will assist children and adolescents to unpack their emotions helping them create understanding, while managing and overcoming many different personal challenges.

-Art therapy is a fantastic way to create rapport with teens as the focus isn't on themselves so much as the artwork. So it doesn't feel like they are in the spotlight. This gives them the space to explore their feelings in a safe environment.

-The first session can be with a parent without the child present if needed so we can discuss all the issues openly and form a therapy plan for the child/adolescent.

-Call now for a 15 minute chat to see how we can work together.