Child Therapists in Austin, TX
Your child's well-being is my ultimate concern and am devoted to providing provided children in the Austin area and beyond a wide range of psychological + counseling services to suit them.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working with children, adolescents and teens from the ages of 4-18. My specialties are grief and loss, anxiety, social skills, and depression. I use a variety of treatment modalities including: child-centered play therapy, sandtray, expressive arts, EMDR and yoga/mindfulness. Play helps kids make sense of their world so they can process their feelings in a non-verbal way so that they don't have to carry them inside their bodies. Kids yoga has been shown to increase focus, self-esteem, and reduce anxiety in all aspects of their lives.
Your child's well-being is my ultimate concern and am devoted to providing provided children in the Austin area and beyond a wide range of psychological + counseling services to suit them.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working with children, adolescents and teens from the ages of 4-18. My specialties are grief and loss, anxiety, social skills, and depression. I use a variety of treatment modalities including: child-centered play therapy, sandtray, expressive arts, EMDR and yoga/mindfulness. Play helps kids make sense of their world so they can process their feelings in a non-verbal way so that they don't have to carry them inside their bodies. Kids yoga has been shown to increase focus, self-esteem, and reduce anxiety in all aspects of their lives.
This is a safe space for you or your child to share & look at your goals.
Christie works with children, adolescents, and adults. Some of her specialties include phobias, selective mutism, autism, and dealing with traumatic experiences, as well as anxiety, depression and other emotional issues.
This is a safe space for you or your child to share & look at your goals.
Christie works with children, adolescents, and adults. Some of her specialties include phobias, selective mutism, autism, and dealing with traumatic experiences, as well as anxiety, depression and other emotional issues.
Alison Pelz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RD, CDCES
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78746
Is your child or teen struggling with an eating disorder? Or has "extreme picking eating", a fear of choking or vomiting? Are you unsure how to help or what to say to your child? Maybe you have tried everything and nothing is getting better. Or maybe your teen has been to an eating disorder treatment center and then upon returning home they slowly start struggling again. Whether your teen or child has an eating disorder or "extreme picky eating" or has already tried treatment I work collaboratively with you and your child to provide a path forward.
Is your child or teen struggling with an eating disorder? Or has "extreme picking eating", a fear of choking or vomiting? Are you unsure how to help or what to say to your child? Maybe you have tried everything and nothing is getting better. Or maybe your teen has been to an eating disorder treatment center and then upon returning home they slowly start struggling again. Whether your teen or child has an eating disorder or "extreme picky eating" or has already tried treatment I work collaboratively with you and your child to provide a path forward.
I enjoy working with children, adults, couples and families who are seeking support with relationships, managing emotion, co-parenting and navigating the obstacles of everyday life. Transitions can be challenging whether it be starting a new grade, adjusting to divorce, or leaving home to begin college. Mental health issues can complicate productivity making it difficult to experience happiness, joy and success. I enjoy working with the complex dynamics of couples and families. This might include helping children to improve peer or sibling relationships, adjust to a parent's divorce, or navigate their own powerful emotions.
I enjoy working with children, adults, couples and families who are seeking support with relationships, managing emotion, co-parenting and navigating the obstacles of everyday life. Transitions can be challenging whether it be starting a new grade, adjusting to divorce, or leaving home to begin college. Mental health issues can complicate productivity making it difficult to experience happiness, joy and success. I enjoy working with the complex dynamics of couples and families. This might include helping children to improve peer or sibling relationships, adjust to a parent's divorce, or navigate their own powerful emotions.
Dr. Julia Clark
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78748
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome! I feel honored to work with children, teens, and young adults who are going through some of the most difficult times of their lives. I specialize in therapy for suicidality and nonsuicidal self-injury. People engage in self-injury and experience suicidality for a variety of reasons, but some of the commonalities tend to be dislike of yourself, feeling isolated, and feeling that your psychological pain is unbearable and unsolvable. I work with clients to find ways to feel hope again, start to like themselves, and find alternative ways to cope.
Welcome! I feel honored to work with children, teens, and young adults who are going through some of the most difficult times of their lives. I specialize in therapy for suicidality and nonsuicidal self-injury. People engage in self-injury and experience suicidality for a variety of reasons, but some of the commonalities tend to be dislike of yourself, feeling isolated, and feeling that your psychological pain is unbearable and unsolvable. I work with clients to find ways to feel hope again, start to like themselves, and find alternative ways to cope.
Everyone wants to be heard, seen, and understood. However, we often don't feel those things in life, especially when we have experienced trauma. It is easy to feel alone as you struggle in silence. However, you are not alone. I aim to create a safe, warm, empathetic space so you or your child/adolescent can find relief and power in sharing your story. I specialize in working with children and adolescents, as well as with adults who have experienced trauma. Working with children and adolescents gives me a unique perspective to help adults addressing childhood trauma. I provide individual and family therapy and parent coaching.
Everyone wants to be heard, seen, and understood. However, we often don't feel those things in life, especially when we have experienced trauma. It is easy to feel alone as you struggle in silence. However, you are not alone. I aim to create a safe, warm, empathetic space so you or your child/adolescent can find relief and power in sharing your story. I specialize in working with children and adolescents, as well as with adults who have experienced trauma. Working with children and adolescents gives me a unique perspective to help adults addressing childhood trauma. I provide individual and family therapy and parent coaching.
Self-improvement is a unique & individualized path! Stress, anxiety, depression, family issues, & children’s behavior problems can be overwhelming & difficult to process. With over ten years’ experience Katheryn can help find the path best suited for your success. Utilizing an integrative approach, Katheryn can help you find the path to achieve your individualized goals.
Self-improvement is a unique & individualized path! Stress, anxiety, depression, family issues, & children’s behavior problems can be overwhelming & difficult to process. With over ten years’ experience Katheryn can help find the path best suited for your success. Utilizing an integrative approach, Katheryn can help you find the path to achieve your individualized goals.
Quinn K Smelser
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, PhD, LCPC, RPT
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78745 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
You have taken a very courageous step in seeking therapy. I have counseled children, families, and individuals at all stages of life. Over the course of my career, I have worked in urban, rural, and suburban communities, under government-funded grants, and through private funding in homes, schools, and residential treatment. Using an integrative approach that is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and family systems oriented, I draw from attachment theory, neurobiology research, systems theory, cognitive-behavioral theory, and existentialism. I also am an approved clinical supervisor in Maryland.
You have taken a very courageous step in seeking therapy. I have counseled children, families, and individuals at all stages of life. Over the course of my career, I have worked in urban, rural, and suburban communities, under government-funded grants, and through private funding in homes, schools, and residential treatment. Using an integrative approach that is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and family systems oriented, I draw from attachment theory, neurobiology research, systems theory, cognitive-behavioral theory, and existentialism. I also am an approved clinical supervisor in Maryland.
A developmental framework guides me in my work with children and adolescents. I take an integrative approach to therapy which allows me to tailor therapeutic services to the unique needs of each individual child and family. I specialize in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma, generalized anxiety, school related anxiety, depression and disruptive behaviors.
A developmental framework guides me in my work with children and adolescents. I take an integrative approach to therapy which allows me to tailor therapeutic services to the unique needs of each individual child and family. I specialize in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma, generalized anxiety, school related anxiety, depression and disruptive behaviors.
Kellyn June Lappinga
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78759
Not accepting new clients
I work with ages 3-18 using strengths-based, child/youth-centered play and expressive arts therapy, with a specialty in trauma.
My goal while working with children is to open up their capacity to grow more self-aware and socially and emotionally intelligent. This allows me to focus on them as a person and who they are capable of becoming. This approach can help with a variety of concerns your child may face including: anxiety, social-emotional issues, depression grief, behavioral concerns, and trauma-related symptoms.
I work with ages 3-18 using strengths-based, child/youth-centered play and expressive arts therapy, with a specialty in trauma.
My goal while working with children is to open up their capacity to grow more self-aware and socially and emotionally intelligent. This allows me to focus on them as a person and who they are capable of becoming. This approach can help with a variety of concerns your child may face including: anxiety, social-emotional issues, depression grief, behavioral concerns, and trauma-related symptoms.
Antonia Calabrese
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCDC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78722
It It is my mission to team up with children, teens and adults to improve confidence, positivity and emotional regulation. As children, we are taught math, science and reading, but not how to feel or to express our feelings. This can come out as aggression or anxiety or with-drawl. It is my goal to help my clients target problem behaviors, process past events, and learn new skills while providing guidance and support each step of the way.
It It is my mission to team up with children, teens and adults to improve confidence, positivity and emotional regulation. As children, we are taught math, science and reading, but not how to feel or to express our feelings. This can come out as aggression or anxiety or with-drawl. It is my goal to help my clients target problem behaviors, process past events, and learn new skills while providing guidance and support each step of the way.
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I work with adults and children. I consider my client’s cultural context and values, so that our work together is sensitive, relevant, and respectful of your individuality. My practice is also inclusive and affirming of queer-identified people. I am aware of the ways that one’s intersecting identities can shape their experiences, I am here to offer guidance, validation, and understanding. With children, I provide a space for kids to learn about their feelings, and how to process them. I draw from child-centered play therapy techniques and tailor my approach to honor your child's agency, individual preferences, and interests.
I work with adults and children. I consider my client’s cultural context and values, so that our work together is sensitive, relevant, and respectful of your individuality. My practice is also inclusive and affirming of queer-identified people. I am aware of the ways that one’s intersecting identities can shape their experiences, I am here to offer guidance, validation, and understanding. With children, I provide a space for kids to learn about their feelings, and how to process them. I draw from child-centered play therapy techniques and tailor my approach to honor your child's agency, individual preferences, and interests.
I enjoy working with children and adolescents of any age. Listening to children and teenagers is so important as they often can tell us what we need to know to support them. I use both talking and play to facilitate connection and communication. Interpersonal experiences affect our relationships and the way in which we interact with others. I have a strong background in family systems, school collaboration and developmental and attachment theory which is instrumental in my work with clients. I also work with families to facilitate communication when there is a disruption in the family system due to divorce or adoption.
I enjoy working with children and adolescents of any age. Listening to children and teenagers is so important as they often can tell us what we need to know to support them. I use both talking and play to facilitate connection and communication. Interpersonal experiences affect our relationships and the way in which we interact with others. I have a strong background in family systems, school collaboration and developmental and attachment theory which is instrumental in my work with clients. I also work with families to facilitate communication when there is a disruption in the family system due to divorce or adoption.
Rachel Lee
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78750
Mental healthcare is the most valuable gift a person can give themselves or a loved one. A decade of work as an educator and school counselor has given me experience supporting children, adolescents, and families through life's challenges. No one is immune from change and you deserve a source of empathy and compassion to help you process what's passed and look forward to new possibilities.
Mental healthcare is the most valuable gift a person can give themselves or a loved one. A decade of work as an educator and school counselor has given me experience supporting children, adolescents, and families through life's challenges. No one is immune from change and you deserve a source of empathy and compassion to help you process what's passed and look forward to new possibilities.
My hopes are to help school aged children and youth as well as their families overcome past or current traumas, work on attachment issues, and offer general support to all the curveballs life throws at us. I work well with children who have need help with emotional and behavioral regulation. I utilize interpersonal neurobiology, play therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy principles to help guide your child to a more regulated self! I offer parent coaching so you feel in the loop and support throughout your child's therapy process.
My hopes are to help school aged children and youth as well as their families overcome past or current traumas, work on attachment issues, and offer general support to all the curveballs life throws at us. I work well with children who have need help with emotional and behavioral regulation. I utilize interpersonal neurobiology, play therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy principles to help guide your child to a more regulated self! I offer parent coaching so you feel in the loop and support throughout your child's therapy process.
Hi there! I’m Kat and I’m so glad you’re reaching out. Grief, loss, and other significant life changes can feel all-consuming and overwhelming. I'm here to offer a safe space for navigating big emotions and new circumstances. I work closely with you (or your child), helping with emotional regulation, staying grounded in the body, and building resilience. We’ll use play, creativity, mindfulness, movement, storytelling, and talk therapy to feel into the hard parts of grief, loss, trauma, and relationships. I'm here to walk with you, to be an empowering companion, and to bear witness to your resilience and sense of self.
Hi there! I’m Kat and I’m so glad you’re reaching out. Grief, loss, and other significant life changes can feel all-consuming and overwhelming. I'm here to offer a safe space for navigating big emotions and new circumstances. I work closely with you (or your child), helping with emotional regulation, staying grounded in the body, and building resilience. We’ll use play, creativity, mindfulness, movement, storytelling, and talk therapy to feel into the hard parts of grief, loss, trauma, and relationships. I'm here to walk with you, to be an empowering companion, and to bear witness to your resilience and sense of self.
Emma Forsyth
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMFT, RPT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78752
I use play therapy and filial therapy with children and parents, including Child Centered Play Therapy, Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) and Theraplay® principles.
I believe everyone has the potential and resources for positive change. My role is to help clients access their own strengths and resilience to make desired changes. I use an experiential, emotion-focused approach to treatment. I work with clients to reduce distress and enhance interpersonal relationships by resolving negative emotional experiences and strengthening attachment bonds.
I use play therapy and filial therapy with children and parents, including Child Centered Play Therapy, Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) and Theraplay® principles.
I believe everyone has the potential and resources for positive change. My role is to help clients access their own strengths and resilience to make desired changes. I use an experiential, emotion-focused approach to treatment. I work with clients to reduce distress and enhance interpersonal relationships by resolving negative emotional experiences and strengthening attachment bonds.
My name is Maria Monte and I am a Spanish-speaking licensed professional counselor offering online therapy to children and adults. I treat an array of conditions, however, my specializations include trauma, PTSD, child and adolescent therapy, grief counseling, anxiety, and depression.
My name is Maria Monte and I am a Spanish-speaking licensed professional counselor offering online therapy to children and adults. I treat an array of conditions, however, my specializations include trauma, PTSD, child and adolescent therapy, grief counseling, anxiety, and depression.
I am passionate about helping my clients make positive changes in their lives, using a collaborative, client-centered, and solutions-focused approach. I have worked primarily with children and adolescents for more than twenty years, often helping them overcome significant trauma and obstacles to happiness. I also work with adults.
I am passionate about helping my clients make positive changes in their lives, using a collaborative, client-centered, and solutions-focused approach. I have worked primarily with children and adolescents for more than twenty years, often helping them overcome significant trauma and obstacles to happiness. I also work with adults.
Jill Latonick Flores
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S, LSOTP
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78701
To learn and grow, children require a tapestry of love, safety, and challenge. When the challenges youth face exceed the amount of resources available, therapy can be helpful. Private, goal oriented, engaging and fun activities can motivate youth to participate in a process they might otherwise avoid. In my practice, I help children address anger, depression, trauma, school related difficulties, divorce, and adjustment issues. With over 20 years of clinical expertise, I understand that children's therapy is most effective when the process is safe and interesting. In my practice I help youth and families embrace needed change by using their strengths to solve problems.
To learn and grow, children require a tapestry of love, safety, and challenge. When the challenges youth face exceed the amount of resources available, therapy can be helpful. Private, goal oriented, engaging and fun activities can motivate youth to participate in a process they might otherwise avoid. In my practice, I help children address anger, depression, trauma, school related difficulties, divorce, and adjustment issues. With over 20 years of clinical expertise, I understand that children's therapy is most effective when the process is safe and interesting. In my practice I help youth and families embrace needed change by using their strengths to solve problems.
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Child Therapists
Child psychologists in Austin, TX provide mental health therapy to children and are experts in child development.
Every comprehensive review of therapy with children shows that all credible approaches, when performed by a competent mental health clinician, produce almost the same results. About half of all kids will get better. Of those that improve, 80% will show progress in a relatively short time, while the remaining 20% will need longer-term support.
The best child therapists in Austin build great relationships with the child and the parent. They also see the child's strengths and are open to hearing the child's possible solutions to the challenges the child faces. Finally, a good therapist appreciates the child's culture and is sensitive to the values of the child's community.
Every comprehensive review of therapy with children shows that all credible approaches, when performed by a competent mental health clinician, produce almost the same results. About half of all kids will get better. Of those that improve, 80% will show progress in a relatively short time, while the remaining 20% will need longer-term support.
The best child therapists in Austin build great relationships with the child and the parent. They also see the child's strengths and are open to hearing the child's possible solutions to the challenges the child faces. Finally, a good therapist appreciates the child's culture and is sensitive to the values of the child's community.