Welcome to Growth Therapy, your premier resource for child and adolescent counseling. You are the expert about your child, and no one knows your child's unique strengths and weaknesses better than you. Children demonstrate behaviors for a variety of different reasons, some of which are completely normal and some which may be concerning. If you are concerned about your child's behavior you are right to look for more information.
Together, you and I can work to help your child improve socially, academically and emotionally. Growth Therapy is a part of Athens Center for Counseling and Play Therapy. In 2015 Leigh Ellen and Leslie Schwartz formed Athens Center for Counseling and Play Therapy as a physical space for therapists who want to focus on working with children and families.
As far as we know, it's the only therapy practice in town that was created for, and caters to, families and kids. Over the last 15+ years as a child therapist, I have learned a lot about what children's behaviors can tell us about them.
Together, you and I can work to help your child improve socially, academically and emotionally. Growth Therapy is a part of Athens Center for Counseling and Play Therapy. In 2015 Leigh Ellen and Leslie Schwartz formed Athens Center for Counseling and Play Therapy as a physical space for therapists who want to focus on working with children and families.
As far as we know, it's the only therapy practice in town that was created for, and caters to, families and kids. Over the last 15+ years as a child therapist, I have learned a lot about what children's behaviors can tell us about them.
Services
Through It Takes A Village, I offer online parenting support specifically surrounding changing behaviors in the home.
If you want support in helping your child to change certain behaviors without shaming or yelling, this is a cost-effective and time-efficient way to get that information and support.
Individual counseling is offered for children and teens beginning at age 3, as well as for their parents.
For children younger than age 3 I am happy to provide parent consultations or parent support sessions.
If you want support in helping your child to change certain behaviors without shaming or yelling, this is a cost-effective and time-efficient way to get that information and support.
Individual counseling is offered for children and teens beginning at age 3, as well as for their parents.
For children younger than age 3 I am happy to provide parent consultations or parent support sessions.
Introducing It Takes A Village, a new training and support system for parents.
This series will be on understanding and changing behaviors with your child.
These may be behaviors that are oppositional in nature, but they may just be innocent behaviors that are a result of a lack of skill in a particular area.
Want to help your sensory seeking child learn to keep their hands to themselves?
Want to help your impulsive child slow down and think before hitting a friend?
Want to help your anxious child be able to go to bed on their own?
This series will be on understanding and changing behaviors with your child.
These may be behaviors that are oppositional in nature, but they may just be innocent behaviors that are a result of a lack of skill in a particular area.
Want to help your sensory seeking child learn to keep their hands to themselves?
Want to help your impulsive child slow down and think before hitting a friend?
Want to help your anxious child be able to go to bed on their own?
No matter what the issue, if your child is under 18 I will always want to speak to parents for the initial intake session.
I will be gathering pertinent information, family history, and parental concerns, and providing information as to how I work.
Young children will not need to be present for this appointment (they usually find it boring).
Knowing that you are the expert in your child's life, you and I will determine a basic plan for what best meets your child's needs and how we should proceed.
I will be gathering pertinent information, family history, and parental concerns, and providing information as to how I work.
Young children will not need to be present for this appointment (they usually find it boring).
Knowing that you are the expert in your child's life, you and I will determine a basic plan for what best meets your child's needs and how we should proceed.
I will get back to you promptly to offer you an appointment slot and send you an invitation to the online client portal, where you can access paperwork and schedule an appointment.
Briefly describe why you are seeking counseling or consultation services (divorcing, problems with peers, etc) and if you are seeking specific services (consultation, well child check up, etc.).
Some clients may choose to prepay for sessions, or parents may choose to make a payment in advance if they won't be attending the session.
Briefly describe why you are seeking counseling or consultation services (divorcing, problems with peers, etc) and if you are seeking specific services (consultation, well child check up, etc.).
Some clients may choose to prepay for sessions, or parents may choose to make a payment in advance if they won't be attending the session.
Social story for elementary students who will be returning to school via distance learning.
Okay, play therapists, we've got this.
We are pros at flexibility and coming up with ideas in the moment, right?
Social distancing offers quite the challenge for play therapists who do child-centered work, but we are a creative bunch.
We are trained to meet our clients where they are, and right now they happen to be at home via screen.
They may be anxious about the state of the world and need reassurance that things are going to be okay, and we still know how to provide reassurance.
Okay, play therapists, we've got this.
We are pros at flexibility and coming up with ideas in the moment, right?
Social distancing offers quite the challenge for play therapists who do child-centered work, but we are a creative bunch.
We are trained to meet our clients where they are, and right now they happen to be at home via screen.
They may be anxious about the state of the world and need reassurance that things are going to be okay, and we still know how to provide reassurance.
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