Psychotherapy For Children
Expert Psychotherapy for Children & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapy is a highly specialized field focusing exclusively on children and young people aged 0-25 and their families. Our practitioners are trained within the NHS and are registered as core integral psychological professionals in child mental health services. At Children in Mind, we understand the unique challenges faced by young people and offer comprehensive psychotherapy services to support their mental health and wellbeing.
Holistic Understanding and Treatment
Our psychotherapists are adept at understanding and treating a variety of behaviors and symptoms displayed by young people, often encompassing multiple diagnoses. They adopt an approach that considers the child’s age, developmental stage, and environmental influences, ensuring a holistic understanding of the child and family.
We use the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire – Parent Report to help identify signs of depression in children.
Comprehensive Services
We provide a wide range of services, including:
- Assessments
- Direct interventions (short-term and long-term)
- State of mind assessments
- Critical evaluations
- Audits and extended assessments
- Consultations
- Training and supervision
- Mental health assessments and risk formulations
We may use assessment tools such as the HoNOSCA form to better understand your child’s mental health and progress.
Addressing Complex and Comorbid Conditions
Our team is equipped to work with complex and comorbid conditions, including developmental breakdown and systemic complexities. We treat a wide range of mental health disorders and difficulties, offering dynamic specialist interventions tailored to each child’s needs.
We use the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ-Parent) to assess depressive symptoms in children from a parent’s view.
Multifaceted Therapeutic Modality
Child psychotherapy is not confined to a single therapeutic modality. Instead, it is a powerful combination of skills, knowledge, and experience applied to various patients, groups, and work contexts. Our psychotherapists provide specialised interventions to parents, enabling them to understand and address their child’s presenting difficulties effectively.
Advancing Child Mental Health
We are committed to advancing child mental health through continuous learning and professional development. Our practitioners contribute to and stay informed by the dedicated child psychotherapy journal, ensuring they are at the forefront of the latest research and developments in the field.
We use tools like the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-Child) to assess anxiety in children.
We use the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-Parent) to assess anxiety from a parent’s perspective.
Our Commitment to Your Child’s Wellbeing
At Children in Mind, we are dedicated to providing compassionate, expert care for children and adolescents. Our psychotherapists work closely with families to ensure comprehensive support tailored to each child’s unique needs. Contact us today to learn more about our child psychotherapy services and how we can support your child’s mental health journey.
For children dealing with obsessive-compulsive thoughts or behaviours, we use evidence-based tools like the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) to guide treatment.