Child & Adolescent Therapy
(Ages 8-17)
Providing a supportive, age-appropriate virtual space for New Jersey kids and teens to navigate anxiety, stress, and major life transitions.
Overview
Child and adolescent therapy provides a supportive and age-appropriate space for children and teens to express emotions, build coping skills, and strengthen emotional regulation. At Waves of Change Counseling and Healing, we provide telehealth child and adolescent therapy for children and teenagers across New Jersey experiencing anxiety, behavioral challenges, school stress, peer and social difficulties, trauma, emotional overwhelm, family conflict, and major life transitions.
Our therapists help children and adolescents improve communication skills, manage stress and emotions, build confidence, and develop healthier coping strategies that support emotional wellbeing, relationships, school functioning, and overall mental health.
Treatment Approaches
Our clinicians use evidence-based and systems-focused approaches tailored to the needs of children and adolescents, including:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):
Helps children and teens understand how thoughts influence emotions and behaviors.
Play and Creative Therapy Techniques:
Age-appropriate methods that allow younger clients to communicate feelings through play, art, and storytelling.
Family-Informed Therapy:
Involves parents or caregivers when appropriate to support positive communication and behavioral change.
Skills-Based Interventions:
Focus on emotional regulation, problem-solving, and social skills.
Therapists Who Provide This Service
Amanda Gonzalez
LAC Candidate
Holly Fisher
LAC
Robert Hennessy
LAC, 16+ preferred age
Get Started with Child & Adolescent Therapy
Child and adolescent therapy supports emotional wellbeing, behavior, relationships, and healthy development. Whether a child or teen is experiencing anxiety, emotional overwhelm, behavioral challenges, stress, or life transitions, therapy can provide support, coping tools, and a safe space to navigate emotions and build resilience.
Still have questions? Contact us and let us know how we can help!