Adolescent Psychotherapy

Sessions in Person / Online (via the secure zoom platform)

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist - A child and adolescent psychotherapist is a qualified professional that works with children and adolescents from the age of six to twenty-five years providing developmental psychotherapy in assessing and treating psychosocial challenges. The therapist supports the child through the gentle nature of play and creativity where they can express and understand their feelings.

Working therapeutically with adolescents it is important to understand the nature of their stage of life, the developmental process, and the unique challenges that they have experienced. When the psychotherapist has established this, they can then integrate the therapy appropriate to the adolescent’s developmental stage encompassing the appropriate communication that the young clients understand. This can include alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Creative Therapy including sand therapy, art, collage, poetry, story writing and music. Not only does this assist the therapeutic process but the aim is also to equip the young person with confidence and skills going forward.

This therapeutic approach and process can help children and adolescents experiencing sadness, anxiety including separation, social and school attendance anxiety, aggression, concentration, bereavement, eating distress, self-harm, suicide distress, gender identity LGBTQIA+.

I encompass, equality, diversity, and inclusion irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, race, or ethnicity.

I am based in Edenderry, Co Offaly bordering Kildare, Meath and Westmeath. I am only a 45 minute drive from the M50 in Dublin

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you GREATER than any obstacle”

Christian D Larson