Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy

Warning Signs Your Child Needs Help

As a parent/legal guardian, you can play an essential role in helping your child by identifying his/her problems before they get worse. Here are warning signs that may indicate your child needs counseling. If you answered yes to several of these questions below, then you may find HopeSpring Child & Family Clinic’s psychotherapy services can be very beneficial.

• Delayed development
• Feeling fatigued
• Recent changes in sleeping and eating patterns
• Major weight loss or unexplained weight loss
• Eating too much or major weight gain
• Low self-esteem
• Lacking interest in things once enjoyed
• Regression (baby talk, bed-wetting, or thumb-sucking)
• Frequent temper tantrums
• Excessive complaints about aches and pains
• Excessive fear and often worried
• Unexplained fears and anxiety
• Frequent nightmares or bad dreams
• Separation anxiety
• Excessive anger or aggressive behaviors
• Overreacting to things
• Poor concentration
• Inability to sit still or maintain attention
• Hyperactivity
• Persistent disobedience
• Poor Grades/ a sudden drop in grades
• School refusal
• Not completing school work/tasks
• Daydreaming
• Frequent fights or arguments with family members
• Frequent fights or arguments with peers
• Problems at school (disrespectful behaviors, class-cutting, and absenteeism)
• Serious depression (Listlessness, loneliness, withdrawal, or difficulty making friends)
• Feeling overwhelmed by life
• A need to wash, count, or perform certain rituals many times per day to avoid unsubstantiated danger
• Inappropriate sexual comments and/or behaviors

Problems Addressed for Children and Adolescents

Children and adolescents have many mental health issues as adults. They may also need professional therapy and support. HopeSpring Child & Family Clinic provides effective therapy for children with diverse problems as follows:

• Anxiety
• Mood Disorders
• Depression
• Trauma (Child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, and school or/and community violence)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
• School-related Problems (behavioral and academics)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Attachment
• Low Self-Esteem
• Pervasive Developmental Disorder
• Poor Social Skills
• Grief and Loss
• Learning Problems
• Conflicts with Parents
• Conflicts with Peers
• Conflicts with Siblings
• Anger Management
• Adjustment and Transition issues (moving, medical procedures, serious accident, separation, divorce, deployment-related or a new sibling)