Child and Adolescent Therapy

 What is Child and Adolescent Therapy?

Psychotherapy helps children and adolescents in a variety of ways. They receive emotional support, resolve conflicts with people, understand feelings and problems, and try out new solutions to old problems. Goals for therapy may be specific (change in behaviour, improved relations with friends or family), or more general (less anxiety, better self-esteem). The length of psychotherapy depends on the complexity and severity of problems.

Parents should ask the following questions about psychotherapy for their child:

• Why is psychotherapy being recommended?
• What results can I expect?
• How long will my child be involved in therapy?
• How frequently will the therapist see my child?
• Will the therapist be meeting with just my child or with the entire family?
• How will we (the parents) be informed about our child’s progress and how can we help?
• How soon can we expect to see some changes?