Child therapists in Mercedes, Texas TX
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Child or Adolescent Issues
Dawn Nelson
Counselor/Therapist, LCSW-S, ACSW, SAP, CART
With a Specialization in Children and Families, I focus on age-appropriate methods for children and teens. Play therapy creates a comfortable atmosphere for younger children, and I offer a safe, trusting environment for teens to work within themselves and learn to communicate with their parents.
34 Years Experience
Online in Mercedes, Texas
Child or Adolescent Issues
Maria T. Alonso, Ph.D.
Psychologist
I use a strength-based approach to support children and adolescents in therapy, by focusing on their inherent strengths, passions and potential rather than solely addressing problems or deficits. My therapeutic approach emphasizes identifying and harnessing each young person’s unique abilities, talents, and resilience in order to foster personal growth and improve problem-solving skills. Understanding the current landscape and challenges faced by youth today—such as academic pressures, social media influences and evolving family dynamics—is crucial for tailoring interventions that are relevant and impactful. I intentionally integrate the child’s or adolescent’s imagination and creativity into therapy as well, in order to create a therapeutic process that is interesting, engaging and ultimately empowering. Working with children and adolescents also requires a multidisciplinary approach which can involve parents, extended family, teachers, school counselors and pediatricans in the process. Parents understand the child’s home environment and family dynamics, teachers have insights into the child’s academic and social performance at school, and pediatricians offer medical, historical and developmental perspectives. Combining these viewpoints provides a more comprehensive understanding of the child’s situation and provides information that guides the therapeutic process and ensures greater treatment efficacy across the child or adolecent's environments.
27 Years Experience
Online in Mercedes, Texas
Child or Adolescent Issues
Heidi Sawyer, LPC & Career Exploration Coach
Licensed Professional Counselor
The teenage years can be a scary stage of parenting, but with a unique understanding of adolescent development and the challenges that teens face today, I believe it can be an opportunity for parents and teens to find connection. I work with parents who are looking to build a healthier relationship with their adolescent and I work with adolescents ages 15 & up.
10 Years Experience
Online in Mercedes, Texas
Child or Adolescent Issues
RGV Cross Over Counseling
Counselor/Therapist, ALC under supervision of Craig Boesch (AL), LPC (TX), M. ED.
Children and adolescents are an essential part of our future. There are various factors why a child and adolescent may seek counseling/therapy, including life skill building, anger management, bullying, and image. As an educator and school guidance counselor for 17 years, I have worked with children and adolescents from academic and behavioral interventions, and college and career counseling. You may reach out to me and in collaboration with parents and guardians, we can set goals for student success.
20 Years Experience
Online in Mercedes, Texas (Online Only)
Child or Adolescent Issues
Kimberly Hansley-Parrish
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Early on, Kimberly received training with acute children and adolescents in PHP and IOP services. She has used that training to help children and adolescents with emotional regulation, self-harm, suicidal ideation, anxiety, mindfulness, impulsivity, child/parent relationships, trauma, anger, aggression, and ADHD/executive functioning. Kimberly uses play therapy and age-appropriate techniques while working with kids and adolescents to help them express themselves during therapy.
7 Years Experience
Online in Mercedes, Texas