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Services

Child services

Kids often communicate through play, creativity and movement rather than words. We meet them there.

Registered psychotherapists · St. Catharines and Fort Erie

Therapy

Child and youth therapy

All three of our therapists work with children and young people, using play therapy and other developmentally appropriate approaches so that a child can express what is going on without having to find adult words for it. Behaviour is a form of communication, and our job is to help uncover what lies beneath it.

Parents and caregivers are part of the work. Child therapy usually begins with a parent intake session, and along the way we help families understand behaviours, respond with confidence, and make changes that hold at home.

For teens, sessions look more like adult therapy: a private, non-judgmental space to understand the why behind thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and to build insight and healthier ways of coping.

Often helpful for

  • Anxiety, fears and phobias
  • ADHD
  • OCD
  • Low mood
  • Anger, frustration and big emotions
  • Behavioural challenges
  • Bullying and school-related stress
  • Family changes, including separation and divorce
  • Self-esteem and confidence

Who you could see

Fees are set per therapist. Child therapy usually begins with a parent intake session at the same fee. The exact fee shows in Jane before you confirm.

Counselling

Help for children who have something hard coming, or something hard behind them, from a specialist whose whole profession is helping kids cope.

Child life is a distinct profession from psychotherapy. Certified Child Life Specialists work in children’s hospitals and in the community, helping children understand and cope with medical procedures, diagnoses, hospital stays, and the stress and change that come with them. Kayla Cialini, CCLS, offers child life sessions at our St. Catharines office.

Sessions use the tools of child life: play, preparation, simple honest explanations, and coping plans a child can actually use, matched to the child’s age. Parents and siblings are included, because a child copes better when the whole family knows what is coming and has a plan.

Please check with your extended health benefits provider about coverage before you book. If your child needs psychotherapy, our registered therapists work with children from age four, and Kayla can work alongside them.

Often helpful for

  • Preparing for a procedure, surgery or hospital stay
  • Coping with a new diagnosis in the family
  • Medical fears and needle anxiety
  • Big feelings around change
  • Support for siblings
  • Helping parents explain hard things

Who you would see

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