Many children with developmental problems display social and behavioral traits that impact their ability to develop meaningful relationships with others and impact school and family life. Counseling support is often recommended by professionals in your child’s life or it may be a concern to parents who experience challenges in raising children with unique needs. Counseling support can build effective interaction patterns between parents, teachers and children, provides children with new strategies for coping and achieving, and creates a context for enhanced developmental outcomes in all facets of the child’s life. Children who participate in social skills support services tend to enhance their abilities for self-regulation, greater focus, and increased use of prosocial behaviors that improve overall developmental outcomes. Counseling services are particularly appropriate for children with difficult temperaments, attentional problems, anxiety disorders, relationship problems with peers and families, and children with developmental delays associated with diagnosed conditions, such as those on the autistic spectrum.

Available Services:

Individual counseling                         Social skills groups

Family counseling                              Sibling Support Groups   

Child guidance                                   Parent Workshops

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