Therapy for Children and Families
Whether it’s therapy for your child or your family, the right provider matters.
As a licensed psychologist, I focus my practice on helping children, adolescents, and young adults. Much of that work often involves one-on-one engagement with the individual client, but there are often situations in which the most effective approach is working with parents/guardians or the whole family.
Ages Served
Preschool-Age Children (3-5)
School-Age Children (6-12)
Adolescents (13-17)
Young Adults (18-25)
Therapy Interventions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Exposure Therapy
Family Systems Therapy
Grief Counseling
Habit Reversal Training (HRT)
Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT)
Play Therapy
Sand Tray Therapy
Social Skills Training
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Therapy that is Evidence-Based
Evidence-based mental health treatment refers to therapeutic approaches that have been scientifically studied and shown to be effective for specific conditions or challenges. These treatments are informed by research, structured protocols, and clearly defined goals, ensuring that interventions are purposeful, targeted, and measurable. Evidence-based therapies are designed to address the underlying mechanisms contributing to a client’s difficulties, rather than focusing solely on providing general support or emotional validation.
In practice, evidence-based treatment often involves skill-building exercises, coping strategies, and structured interventions tailored to the individual. For example, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients recognize and reframe unhelpful thought patterns, exposure therapy supports gradual confrontation of fears and anxieties, and grief-focused interventions guide healthy processing of loss. Progress is monitored over time, allowing the therapist and client to adjust the treatment plan as needed to maximize effectiveness.
This approach differs from supportive therapy, which primarily emphasizes listening, empathy, and encouragement without consistently using techniques shown to produce measurable improvement. Similarly, interventions that have not been empirically validated may provide temporary relief or comfort but lack evidence that they reliably lead to lasting change in functioning, emotional regulation, or overall well-being.
By choosing evidence-based treatments, clients can have confidence that the therapeutic strategies being used are backed by research and proven to be effective. These approaches provide a structured, results-oriented path toward meaningful improvement while remaining personalized to each client’s unique needs. Ultimately, evidence-based treatments empower people to build skills, manage challenges, and achieve long-term mental health and resilience.
