Mental Health, Parenting & Family Therapy
Validation: The Parenting Tool that Helps Kids Learn Emotion Regulation Skills
Validation is one of the most powerful parenting tools, and yet it is often left out of traditional behavioral parent training programs. In general, behavioral parent training programs focus on…
Mental Health, Parenting & Family Therapy
Treating Children with Anxiety: A Case Presentation using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with a 12 year old girl
I look at my schedule and see I have a new patient intake this week. I am going to meet with the parents of a girl in middle school and…
Mental Health, Parenting & Family Therapy
Parent Modeling: Helping parents improve their children’s behaviors
This pandemic has been hard on families in a lot of ways. Being an employee, a chef, a maid, a home repair expert, a teacher and a parent 24 hours…
Adult & Couples Therapy, Mental Health, Parenting & Family Therapy
The Power of Talking
As the new school year approaches and families begin to feel the stress of having to decide, among other things, which learning option is best for them, there is one…
Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health, Parenting & Family Therapy
8 Week Emotion Regulation Group for Parents and Children Ages 8-10
Over the course of 8 weeks, children ages 8-10 will meet virtually in a group of no more than 5 children and 2 clinicians once per week for 30 minutes…
Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health
Helping Your Toddler Manage Their BIG Emotions: A 5 Step Supportive Plan
Join our webinar, “Helping Your Toddler Manage Their BIG Emotions: A 5 Step Supportive Plan.”. Psychologist, Erika Stapert, PSYD, will discuss a set of research-based positive parenting skills that have…
Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health, Parenting & Family Therapy
School Closings Due To COVID-19 Present Potential For Increased Risk Of Child Exploitation
SUMMARY Due to school closings as a result of COVID-19, children will potentially have an increased online presence and/or be in a position that puts them at an inadvertent risk….
Mental Health
Managing Behaviors while Homeschooling During COVID-19
With COVID-19 running rampant, we are living in unusual times. Parents of young children face a particular set of challenges. With schools in New York (and elsewhere) closed indefinitely, children…
Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health
Talking To Kids About Mass Shootings
In so many ways, the world our children are growing up in is very different from the world that we may remember growing up. There are some wonderful changes, such…
Child & Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health
Advocating For Your Child
Whether your child is neurotypical or not, there will be times during your role as their caregiver when they will need you to advocate for them. It could be a…
