It’s hard to watch your child struggle and not know how to help. Big emotions, anxiety, mood swings, sleep issues, school challenges, or withdrawal aren’t always “just a phase.” They can be signs your child needs more support.
We help children and teens understand their emotions, build coping skills, and gain confidence navigating everyday challenges. We also support you with tools and guidance along the way.
Help Your Child or Teen Thrive at Home, in School, and with Friends
With the right support, children and teens can manage anxiety, improve focus and behavior, build stronger friendships, and grow into confident, resilient young adults.
Our therapists who specialize in children and teens use a range of evidence-based approaches to support young people through the challenges they’re facing.
We commonly help children and teens with:
In sessions, we help children and teens understand their emotions, build healthy coping skills, and feel more in control. Therapy is tailored to your child’s age and personality—using play and creative activities for younger children, and more direct conversation and skill-building (like CBT tools) for older kids and teens. When appropriate, EMDR may also be used to safely process distressing experiences.
Our goal is to help your child build confidence, improve relationships, manage stress, and function better at home, school, and socially. We also work closely with parents, providing guidance and tools so you can confidently support your child between sessions and create lasting change at home.
Dr. Jamie Diamond
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Diamond brings extensive expertise in child and adolescent mental health, with a focus on trauma, emotional dysregulation, depression, anxiety, and self-harm. What sets Dr. Diamond apart is her extensive background in child and adolescent psychology, including her training at the prestigious Child Mind Institute, where she treated some of the most complex cases of trauma in youth. She integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to provide developmentally sensitive, evidence-based care. Through this integrative approach, she helps young people process painful experiences, build resilience, and restore balance, while also supporting families in creating environments that nurture healing and growth.
Dr. Micah Zylstra
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Zylstra works with children and teens navigating depression, as well as grief and loss. He brings a thoughtful, compassionate approach and connects easily with young clients through humor and genuine understanding, helping them feel comfortable and supported.
Drawing from EMDR, attachment-based therapy, and a psychodynamic approach, Dr. Zylstra helps children and adolescents process complex emotions, explore underlying patterns, and build a stronger sense of self. His work creates a safe, engaging space where clients can heal, gain insight, and develop greater emotional resilience.
Dr. Nicole Arias
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Arias is deeply passionate about working with children and teens, which is where much of her training and experience lies. She specializes in helping young people navigate depression, anxiety—including social anxiety—as well as ADHD and the challenges that come with major life transitions.
She is especially skilled at supporting children and adolescents whose emotional or behavioral struggles are impacting their school performance and social lives. Through a warm, developmentally attuned approach, Dr. Arias helps her clients build confidence, strengthen coping skills, and feel more successful both in and out of the classroom.
Sometimes behaviors like anxiety, meltdowns, or withdrawal are signs that a child has experienced something overwhelming and hasn’t fully processed it. When appropriate, EMDR is one of the approaches we may use to help children and teens work through these experiences so they feel calmer, more regulated, and less stuck.
Not every child needs EMDR—therapy is always tailored to your child’s specific needs and comfort level. For those who are a good fit, EMDR can be especially helpful because it doesn’t require kids to talk through everything in detail, making it easier for them to process difficult experiences and move forward with more confidence and resilience.
Help your child find calm amid big emotions, thrive in social settings & grow resiliency through sessions with our children & teen specialists.
