Is your child . . .
Angry, aggressive, explosive? Addicted to attention? Easily distracted, unable to focus for 30 seconds, can’t sit still? Worried, whiney, excessively emotional?
Or …
Can’t get along with other kids and/or doesn’t fit in? Can’t or won’t follow directions and/or doesn’t do work? Has difficulty expressing feelings and communicating? Has family, peer, or school issues that impact the ability to form relationships and learn?
These children need help! Recognizing and starting therapeutic intervention when it is necessary, especially in the early stages of problematic emotional and behavioral trouble, can nip difficulties in the bud, provide strategies and tools for change and development, and prevent the need for more intensive and extensive psychological care.
Child, Adolescent Emotional and Behavioral Concerns/Symptoms
- Makes negative comments about self
- “Whiney,” frequently tearful
- Worries, seems excessively fearful
- Difficulty expressing feelings
- Inappropriate displays of emotion
- Anger/explosive outbursts
- Oppositional/defiant
- “Bad attitude,” uncooperative
- Frequent fighting with peers/siblings/adults
- Difficulty concentrating/staying on task
- Easily distracted
- Poor problem solving/coping skills
- Over/under controlling
- Intimidating/threatening to others
- Lots of physical complaints/ frequent illness
- Poor body image
- Agitated or sluggish
- Wetting/soiling issues
- Sleep/eating difficulties
- Sexualized behavior
- High risk behavior
Social Interactions / School Problems
- Poor peer relationships
- Difficulty making/keeping friends
- Cliques, bullying, teasing
- Poor adult relationships: lack of trust, defiance
- Manipulates others
- Is taken advantage of
- Frequent attention seeking
- Poor grades / work habits
- Disruptive in class
- Lacks interest in school: “School is boring”
- Frequent absences / illnesses
- Disciplinary history
- Family Life Skills and Issues
Parenting Skills/Concerns/Solutions
- Getting your family off to the best start: how to build a solid personal and family foundation
- Creating family dynamics that balance the needs of all members
- Family organization and time management – “keeping it all together”
- Family Communication and Relationship Skills
- Developing and enhancing depth, being and creativity in all family members
- Divorce
- Adoption/Attachment
- Grief/Loss
- Death/Dying
Emergent Issues
- Self-harm – suicidal ideation/gestures, cutting
- Harms others – threatening acts
- Trauma
- Abuse
- Neglect
