Is therapy for children the same as for adults?
Younger children may be counselled during play, providing a bridge between verbal and physical expression. Teenagers may attend a similar session to an adult. Parents may or may not be present during counselling depending on the method.
Why does my child need counselling?
Children can suffer from many of the same psychological problems and symptoms as adults, although it may be expressed differently. Anxiety, depression and self-confidence issues are all common in children, unfortunately.
A psychologist can help a child deal with many issues including:
- Abuse (sexual, physical, emotional)
- Parental separation and other parenting issues
- Separation anxiety
- Understanding boundaries
- Bedwetting
- Bullying and other school-related problems
Expert Insight: When a Child’s Behaviour May Be Communicating Something More
When a child shows behaviour such as anger, defiance, withdrawal, aggression or avoidance, it can be easy to focus only on how to stop the behaviour.
But sometimes behaviour is a signal that a child is overwhelmed, worried, anxious, scared, confused, sad, disappointed, tired, hungry, struggling socially, adjusting to change, or finding it hard to communicate what they are feeling.
In this Expert Insight, the Endeavour Wellness clinical team explores why it may help to ask, “What could this behaviour be communicating?” and how child counselling may support children and families to better understand what is happening beneath the surface.
Read the full Expert Insight: When a Child’s Behaviour May Be Communicating Something More.
