Counseling for Anxiety

Helping your child learn to find his or her calm when life is overwhelming.

Anxiety and worries are a normal part of life, but for some individuals, it can be overwhelming and disrupt the pattern of one’s daily life.

These might be some relatable struggles in your child’s life:

  • Having panic attacks

  • Experiencing frequent and/or disproportionate emotional meltdowns to triggers

  • High expectations for him/herself and negative self-talk

  • Difficulty leaving parent(s) and/or needing constant reassurance and contact with parent(s)

  • Worries over germs, situations, or new environments

  • Difficulty completing school work and/or chores

  • Generally more tense, “on edge”, or hyper vigilant

  • Feeling disconnected from others or stating that nobody likes them

  • Resists trying new activities because of the potential of failing

There is hope for a different normal that is more relaxed. Read on to see if we might be a good fit.

Overwhelmed child trying to manage the worries in her life.

I see your worries for your child, and I can understanding how exhausting it must be.

I help children find a voice for their worries and anxieties, and better understand them so that they feel more in control of their situation.

I provide tools for children to learn to be in control of their worry and anxiety rather than the other way around.

Art and play therapy for anxiety

How will play therapy help with anxiety?

Through play therapy, I can help your child develop a different perspective of thinking and provide them with tools to be present with their anxiety and worry.

The combination of play therapy and coping skills helps them to change their narrative and viewpoint to become less fixated, less self-critical, and more optimistic and compassionate.

A note on faith and culture:

I am a Christian therapist, and I believe that faith plays a significant role in our lives and can serve as a coping mechanism. However, if you and your child choose to not explore your belief system in session, I will respect that.

I am also a first generation Asian American, so I understand that emotions are often not talked about openly in Asian culture. Instead emotions and anxieties can show up in the body in aches, pains, and illnesses.

I hold space for all cultures and belief systems to be safely explored in the counseling office.