Therapeutic Interventions

• Mindfulness, meditation, and relaxation techniques are taught to support anxiety reduction.

• Trauma-Focused CBT is evidence-based and focuses on supporting children to address the negative effects of trauma. This therapy supports children to overcome problematic thoughts and behaviors associated with traumatic experiences.

• EMDR therapy, founded by Francine Shapiro, is a form of psychotherapy for both children and adults, that uses bilateral eye movements as part of therapeutic intervention to help people heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences.

• Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce, by Liana Lowenstein helps to guide a foundation of therapy for children who have experienced a divorce. This positive and engaging program is designed to capture and sustain children’s interest and motivation in therapy and to help them deal with divorce within the context of a safe and neutral therapeutic environment.

• Think Good - Feel Good, by Paul Stallard helps to guide a foundation of therapy for children struggling with challenges with emotions and self-image. Engaging characters guide this Cognitive Behavioral process to identify thoughts and feelings and actions and how each plays a role in self-identification in interactions with others.

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Angry and Aggressive Children, by Sukhodolsky and Scahill was created to support a therapeutic process for children and adolescents aged 8 to 16 years with significant levels of anger, aggression, and noncompliance. Portions of this program can be used for younger children while the authors note that parent training is most effective in younger age ranges.

• Positive Parenting Strategies/Working with Parents