1:1 Mental Health Services

Young children often express emotional needs through behavior—not words. That’s why our work with younger clients is play-based, visual, and hands-on.

Using a skill-building approach, our therapists may incorporate storytelling, games, imaginative play, and visual routines, to teach your child how to:

• Understand and name their feelings

• Strengthen social-emotional learning skills

• Manage frustration, transitions, and anxiety

• Solve social problems and develop flexibility

• Use calming tools and communication strategies

Play Therapy with young children should always involve the parent to ensure the strategies and skills are being implemented outside of therapy sessions for best results!

We make therapy fun, safe, and engaging!

Children in this age group are beginning to develop a stronger sense of self—but emotional regulation, frustration tolerance, and flexible thinking can still be difficult. Our approach balances play-based learning with more structured skill-building, helping kids develop a practical emotional toolkit they can use at school, home, and with peers.

Sessions may include:

• Social problem-solving through games and role play

• Visual tools, movement-based regulation strategies, and story-driven learning

• Coaching on navigating peer conflict, disappointment, and perfectionism

• Early executive functioning and self-monitoring skills

• Activities that incorporate your child’s interests, humor, creativity, and imagination

We keep sessions engaging, safe, and empowering—so kids can practice new skills while feeling successful, understood, and in control.

Tween years can be especially challenging, kids are caught between the desire for independence and the need for support. Many begin to experience stronger emotions, peer pressure, identity exploration, or anxiety about school and social situations.

Our therapy for tweens blends creative expression, values-based reflection, and concrete skill-building to support:

• Emotional awareness and self-regulation

• Anxiety management and flexible thinking

• Coping with peer dynamics, exclusion, or self-doubt

• Building routines, motivation, and problem-solving

• Understanding and advocating for their unique needs (especially for neurodivergent kids)

• Puberty, dating, social media and other tween issues.

• We also support depression, eating disorders, substance use, or other challenges - let us know during your free consultation call!

We use tools like journaling, metaphor, movement, games, and special interests to keep therapy relatable, relevant, and empowering—helping tweens feel heard and supported through this transition.

Teens need a space that’s safe, non-judgmental, and respectful—where they can show up as they are.

Our work with teens is collaborative and deeply personalized depending on the challenges they are experiencing. We offer flexible session formats such as:

• Typical counselling / psychotherapy

• Art based Therapy

• Walk N’ Talk in the community

• Virtual sessions

Some Goals may include:

• ACT and CBT-based tools for anxiety, low mood, and thought spirals

• Exposure strategies for OCD or phobias

• Honest discussions around self-image, perfectionism, and pressure

• Mindfulness, grounding, and regulation tools

• Art, music, writing, or humor as therapeutic tools

• Special interests, fandoms, or cultural references to make therapy engaging

• Space to explore values, identity, and direction—with support, not pressure

We see your teen as a whole person—not just a diagnosis—and walk alongside them in building skills to navigate life with more confidence, flexibility, and self-trust.