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Services for each age

Each age has its own clinician and its own way of working. Every card says who it is for, what sessions look like, what the work is not and how it is paid.

  • A small wooden rake on swirled sand in a tabletop zen garden

    Ages 5 to 8

    For young children who show what is hard through play more than words. Sessions happen in a playroom with toys, drawing and stories. A parent joins at the end or meets the clinician separately.

    • Play therapy, with drawing and storytelling

    • Not an evaluation, testing or school placement

    • Sessions are 50 minutes; your clinician sets the pace

    How fees work
  • A yellow swallowtail butterfly hangs from a branch beside empty chrysalises

    Ages 9 to 12

    For children who can talk about school, friends and home, and who think better with something to do with their hands. Sessions mix conversation, games and practice. Parents hear a short update on a schedule you set.

    • Cognitive behavioral skills, taught through games

    • Not a diagnosis visit, and not custody work

    • Sessions are 50 minutes; your clinician sets the pace

    How fees work
  • A wooden desk with a vase of flowers and a lamp in front of a large bright window

    Ages 13 to 17

    For teens who want a place to talk with someone outside the family. The first visit covers what stays private and what a parent is told. After that, the sessions are the teen's to use.

    • Talk therapy, with skills practice when a teen wants it

    • Not a way to report everything said to parents

    • Sessions are 50 minutes; your clinician sets the pace

    How fees work
  • An office with a marble desk, a leather chair, a floor lamp and a plant against a textured brick wall

    Parent sessions

    For parents and caregivers who want help responding at home, whether or not their child is in treatment. You and the clinician talk through what you are seeing and try out ways to respond.

    • Parent guidance, drawing on parent management training

    • Not a review of how you parent

    • Sessions are 50 minutes; your clinician sets the pace

    How fees work
  • A tan sofa with pink and cream throws against a dark painted wall

    Family sessions

    For a parent and child, or a whole household, working on how you talk with each other. Everyone who comes is asked what they want from the session.

    • Family systems therapy

    • Not a way to decide who is right, and not a custody evaluation

    • Sessions are 50 minutes; your clinician sets the pace

    How fees work
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What this is not

What we do not do

Some requests belong somewhere else, and we would rather say so before you book.

  1. Step 1: Custody evaluations

    We do not write reports or give opinions for custody or court cases, so that sessions stay a place your child can speak freely.

  2. Step 2: Testing and school plans

    We do not do psychological testing or write school plans. When you ask and sign a release, we can talk with your child's school.

  3. Step 3: Medication

    We do not prescribe. When you ask, we talk with your child's pediatrician or psychiatrist.