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Santa Monica, California therapist: Nicole Bermensolo, marriage and family therapist
Child or Adolescent Issues

Nicole Bermensolo

Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., AMFT
If being a parent in 2022 is difficult, being a kid in 2022 is near impossible. I am passionate about working with children and adolescents in close collaboration with parents/care-givers to assist in a myriad of issues, including anxiety, depression, school avoidance, bullying, self-esteem, divorce, co-parenting, and trauma. I utilize a unique combination of interactive play therapy, relational therapy, and EMDR (if appropriate) in order to give your child the most effective therapy experience.  
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5 Years Experience
Santa Monica, CA
San Francisco, CA 94122
Online in California
Los Angeles, California therapist: Jonathan Kruger Therapy, marriage and family therapist
Child or Adolescent Issues

Jonathan Kruger Therapy

Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Your child is the most precious vessel in your life, and finding a trusted therapist to address your child’s emotional challenges is one of the toughest decisions a parent can face. Engaging with children in a safe, supportive way has been a lifelong passion of mine. I was blessed to be raised in a household that was joyous, accepting, filled with music, and also filled with children. My mother was a music therapist for children with special needs and disabilities, and observing her connect through music to deeply impaired youth had a profound impact on my life. Her example taught me to understand and engage children at their level, and I have taken those lessons into my therapeutic process, whether it be working closely with troubled children and teens throughout the Los Angeles County Unified Schools district, or engaging with children in my private practice. My approach to child therapy is two-pronged. First, I seek to engage the child as an active participant in the therapeutic process. Deploying imagination, play, art, music, breathing, dancing, and energy work, the purpose is to build deep trust and communication at a level the child can embrace and that feels authentic to the child’s experience. Since children clearly do not have the communication skills of adults, building this connectivity, sense of safety, and environment of trust is vital. This is often accomplished through transitional objects, such as toys, dolls, and musical instruments. This signals to the child that our communication will take place at a level which is understandable to them, as well as comfortable and trusting. Once this attachment has taken place, it then becomes possible to infuse and suggest different thought and behavior patterns that address the child’s underlying issues. Building this foundation of trust with the child is vital, but it is often just the first step. The second element of my child therapy practice is to fully enlist the family in understanding, supporting, and resolving the child’s emotional challenges. Clearly, the family and parenting dynamic is critical to the child’s behavior. Yet truly understanding that family dynamic is a sensitive process, especially given the enormous pressure parents are under in today’s world to be, simply put, perfect. My approach with parents is to, first, actively defuse this “perfection pressure.” No parent is perfect, and a key step is to uncover and explore the internal parenting dynamic absent the external pressures parents face today. Another key step is active “re-parenting” where I work closely with parents to identify different parenting techniques that will help support the child’s therapeutic process. A holistic approach to child and family therapy is critical to long term healing and opening new, positive behaviors. Crafting a trusting, safe, and child-centric environment is a lifelong passion and a key part of my overall practice.  
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11 Years Experience
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Online in California
Berkeley, California therapist: Dr. Fernando Castrillon, psychologist
Child or Adolescent Issues

Dr. Fernando Castrillon

Psychologist, Psy.D.
Work with children or adolescents is significantly different than therapeutic work with adults. My extensive training and experience with children and teenagers allow me to work effectively and with care, staying attuned to the singularities of each child's world and subjectivity.  
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21 Years Experience
Berkeley, CA 94709
Online in California
San Francisco, California therapist: Misty Johnson, counselor/therapist
Child or Adolescent Issues

Misty Johnson

Counselor/Therapist, LCSW
I work with adults and young adults.  
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6 Years Experience
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Online in California
Calabasas, California therapist: Dana Fogel-Stark, therapist
Child or Adolescent Issues

Dana Fogel-Stark

Therapist, M.S., LMFT
I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents & their families in a crisis program through the Los Angeles Country Dept. of Mental Health. Crisis intervention services consisted of providing CBT treatment services as well as case management services aimed at stabilizing the crisis and referring to long-term treatment agencies upon stabilization.  
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28 Years Experience
Calabasas, CA 91302
Online in California

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