As parents or caregivers, it can be heartbreaking to watch a child struggle and not know how to help. Childhood and adolescence are times of growth and discovery, but they can also be periods of deep vulnerability. When children and teens go through painful or overwhelming experiences, the effects often show up not in words, but in behaviors—sudden outbursts, shutting down, intense anxiety, trouble sleeping, or falling behind in school. What may look like “just a phase” can actually be a sign of unresolved trauma that a young person simply doesn’t yet have the tools or language to explain.
Help Your Child or Teen Heal and Regain Balance
Give your child or teen the chance to move past trauma, calm anxiety, and bloom into adulthood with the supportive power of EMDR therapy.
Dr. Diamond integrates EMDR with other evidence-based therapeutic approaches to help children and adolescents overcome challenges rooted in trauma. She works with young people facing a wide range of issues—emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, self-harm, and difficulties at school—that often trace back to unresolved painful experiences. Her goal is not only to reduce troubling symptoms, but to help children and teens break free from the cycles of fear, shame, and emotional overwhelm that trauma can create.
She applies EMDR’s powerful strategies to help children reprocess distressing memories in a way that feels safe and manageable. At the same time, she draws on CBT, DBT, and family-focused therapy to address the emotional, behavioral, and relational patterns that accompany trauma. This integrative, developmentally sensitive approach allows children and teens not only to heal from past wounds but also to build the resilience and confidence they need for a healthier future.
Dr. Diamond works closely with parents and caregivers, ensuring that the skills and progress developed in therapy extend into the home. By supporting families as a whole, she helps strengthen bonds, promote understanding, and create an environment where healing can continue to grow.
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.
It is a common misconception that a child’s emotional struggles—whether tantrums, withdrawal, panic, or persistent anxiety—are simply “behavioral problems” or phases they will outgrow. In reality, these reactions are often rooted in unresolved trauma or overwhelming experiences that the child has not yet been able to process. Many parents seek support after trying different therapies that may have provided temporary relief but did not address the deeper causes of their child’s distress. This is where Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can make a profound difference. EMDR works by targeting the brain’s stored trauma responses, going beyond surface-level behaviors to help children and teens heal at the source.
Extensive research supports the effectiveness of EMDR in reducing symptoms of childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress. Studies consistently show that EMDR helps children and adolescents feel calmer, more emotionally regulated, and less burdened by the painful memories that once overwhelmed them. Because EMDR allows young people to process distressing experiences without needing to recount them in detail, it is especially well-suited for those who struggle to find the words for what they’ve endured. By reframing and resolving these painful experiences, EMDR empowers children and teens to move forward with greater confidence, resilience, and a renewed sense of hope.
Support your child in processing trauma, easing anxiety, and building resilience with the gentle, developmentally sensitive approach of EMDR therapy.
