Children & Teens

It can be overwhelming when you see that your child needs support & are unsure what to do.

Many of the clinicians at Driftwood Therapy Collective are passionate and highly experienced in working with children and Teens.

Children

We happen to think kids are amazing! And funny, and interesting, and beautiful, and also a little strange (we know this, because some of us have our own) But kids are people, too - with hearts that are impressionable, and vulnerable, and they depend on parents for...almost everything. That said, it is practically impossible for a child to know how to manage their inner life and hold their emotions without guidance.

We help children understand what is happening inside their hearts and minds, and come alongside parents to help them develop and keep a secure attachment.

We work with children and adolescents ages 7-18. We support youth with issues such as grief and loss, developmental/complex trauma, divorce, and difficult relationships at home or school. We also support parents and the family system with interventions that help the individuals in the family, and the family functioning as a whole. We use a relational paradigm, with play therapy, sand tray, paints, games, art, and sometimes talk therapy for the talkers out there. Together, we will work, as a team, to help you and your child find hope, relief, and security on the inside, to weather the storms of life.

Teens

No doubt the teenage years can be so much fun! It is also a time in life where the entire self is changing and emerging. Teens start coming into their own during adolescence; but as it is with every transformation, these years can be clunky, awkward, exhilarating, and frightening. Parents often experience a big push-pull during this stage of development, and aren't sure how to help their teen navigate through it all, because parenting a teen is different from parenting a child.

We help teens who are in the midst of this struggle, and who are looking for outside support through it all. Bearing the new, complex emotional experiences of adolescence are quite different than they were just a few years back in childhood. For a teenager, the world is now more complicated; hence, they see more, and grapple with much more. We help teenagers transition into adulthood with curiosity, grace, and grounding.

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