Online Counseling for Kids

Several types of therapy can help your child, even in virtual counseling. Online therapy offers easy access to essential professional help for kids and parents. With this service, our highly trained therapists have the opportunity to deliver various forms of counseling to children in need quickly.

Many children and families we work with at Courageous Kids Counseling report improvements within three months of beginning children’s therapy online. While this will vary depending on your child’s motivation throughout the process and how consistently we meet, among other obstacles that arise, we promise you will see movement toward your child’s goals with the following therapeutic approaches:

Biofeedback

Through biofeedback therapy, your child will learn how to relax the body and gain control over otherwise uncontrollable functions, such as body tension, nausea and rapid heartbeat. These symptoms are often caused by anxiety and depression, as well as other mental health conditions. Children especially find these symptoms distressful, making biofeedback therapy crucial in online child therapy. 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

A cognitive behavioral approach examines how thoughts and emotions affect our behavior. Your child can learn how to replace negative thoughts with healthy, productive ones in CBT. Each method can help your child learn new ways to handle stressful situations and feelings, from sudden life changes to low self-esteem, grief or school-related issues. 

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

DBT combines mindfulness techniques with a CBT approach. Your child will learn how to identify and handle difficult emotions in these therapy sessions. While it’s often used to address borderline personality disorder, the approach works with various other mental health conditions. 

EMDR is often used to help children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Therapy sessions address the distressful symptoms of PTSD, including intrusive thoughts, hostility, hypervigilance, anxiety and nightmares. EMDR can also treat dissociation, self-regulation and attachment issues in children.

Play Therapy

Sometimes, the best way to get to the root of your child’s problem is to tell stories and ask if the situations match their experience. This way, they feel comfortable sharing with us and opening up about how their issues might differ or compare. Play therapy might involve imaginative or pretend play, storytelling or drawing. Each of these methods can give your child distance from their emotions and help them share feelings in a positive way. 

Even in online child’s therapy, we use these activities to inspire your child, make them feel comfortable and identify issues to address. 

The Online Children’s Therapy Approach

When you’re seeking an online child therapist, you want someone who “gets” them — someone who understands how fragile they are and how urgent it is to act quickly. When your child is vulnerable, they may feel alone and believe no one understands them. Perhaps they don’t even know why they are feeling this way. They may lash out or retreat into themselves, and you are desperate to draw them out and fix the problem.

Navigating your child’s challenges can be difficult, especially when dealing with them alone. Many parents see the value of engaging in online therapy for their kids, and our therapists have witnessed the transformative power of this therapy approach firsthand. Our compassionate and expert online child counseling services help both you and your child have access to the support you need.

When you find someone who truly cares about your child and has answers, it’s a relief. You don’t have to try to help them on your own. We can work together to uncover solutions to alleviate their pain. You can be assured there’s a path forward and a partner in helping your child get there.

To get help for your child, you used to rely on general referrals from pediatricians, schools or friends. Sure, the internet has made it easier to search for a therapist, but finding someone in your neighborhood who specializes in your child’s particular issue is still challenging. Courageous Kids Counseling is committed to ensuring our online therapy for kids remains as engaging, nurturing, and effective as in-person counseling sessions.

Our dedicated team takes the following approach to help your child or teen.

Comfort

Even in online therapy, we aim to create a warm and comfortable environment. We invite your child to choose a relaxed communication style and typically end our sessions with a fun game. We can work through any discomfort or uncertainty through patience and gentle reassurance. 

In their first therapy session, you and your child can share as much information as you’re comfortable sharing. As our relationship strengthens, your child will set the pace as we dive deeper into various obstacles, recognize strengths and identify helpful insights and strategies we can translate into lasting change. 

Education

Education is a force for empowerment in online therapy for teens and children. At Courageous Kids Counseling, we’ll spend a few sessions discussing how the brain affects their feelings and actions and the challenges keeping them from overcoming these negative patterns. Learning how to identify these issues can help your child feel less confused and give them a greater sense of control over how to reach solutions.

Develop New Ways of Thinking

Together, we will build healthy habits and ways of overcoming challenges. For instance, perhaps your child or teen is struggling with low self-esteem. They’ve likely developed negative thought patterns or feelings of worthlessness and compare themselves to other teens.

By helping them retrain the brain to build self-esteem and gain self-worth with positive affirmations, they can learn to see others and themselves in a positive light. Developing healthy thought patterns to replace negative ones can help your child thrive in school settings and beyond.

Practice

After developing valuable skills with your child, we’ll help them put them into practice in the “real world.” Your child will work toward specific goals each session, applying what they’ve learned to everyday situations. For instance, a child who fears social problems could learn how to overcome anxiety by practicing calming and mindfulness techniques learned in online therapy.

We use imagination and roleplay at Courageous Kids Counseling to help them implement these strategies in social situations. Each time they practice, they’ll begin to experience success, learning how to adjust their approach to get optimal results. We provide flexibility as we help your child adjust their strategies as needed. And remember — there’s never any judgment, so if it takes longer to learn or apply a skill, we will go at your child’s pace.

Teamwork

We also use a team approach to help your child in the most effective, comprehensive way possible. That involves parents, caregivers and family members. It also helps to work with key players like school teachers, school counselors, principals or community leaders — anyone actively involved in your child’s life. And, of course, when sharing the strategies and information for your child’s best interest, we ensure confidentiality is respected.

Online Therapy FAQs

Is online therapy effective for teenagers?

At Courageous Kids Counseling, we have found our online therapy to be extremely effective, especially for teenagers. In fact, some teenagers find there to be an amount of pressure associated with going to a physical building for an in-person therapy session. Online therapy for teenagers can be a highly effective way to encourage your teen to try therapy without having to experience anxiety around an in-person experience. Whether in person or online, we encourage parents to explore therapy options for their teenagers.

How much does teenage therapy cost?

Our session rates are the same for children and teenagers. We offer standard 45-minute sessions and extended 60-minute sessions. You can learn more about the cost of teenage therapy via our pricing page.

How do you get therapy as a teenager?

Oftentimes parents seek therapy for their teenagers, but sometimes teenagers want to seek out therapy on their own. As a teenager, a great first step in pursuing therapy is to do your research on different ways therapy can help, as well as the different need-to-knows associated with therapy (cost, location, duration, etc). At Courageous Kids Counseling, we have opportunities for free consultations before scheduling that first appointment, and we have an extensive resource page to help any teenager who is considering therapy learn about the therapy process.

Schedule Online Child Counseling at Courageous Kids Counseling

Whether you’re looking for flexible scheduling and convenience or simply an easy way for your child to get treatment, online kids counseling is a great fit. Courageous Kids Counseling is a mental health practice located in New City, New York. Our staff consists of licensed social workers who provide online kids therapy and counseling to children, teens, and families.

While it may be challenging to access specialists in your area, our flexible, confidential, and effective treatment can help you wherever you’re located in New York. We specialize in various forms of online counseling for kids, from CBT and DBT to biofeedback, EMDR and play therapy, to help your child process their emotions and learn healthy coping skills for stressful situations.

Through our compassionate online child counseling services, we keep your child’s unique needs in mind to promote a positive, empowering, and enjoyable experience. To learn more about our online therapy for kids, contact us today or schedule an appointment to get started with your child’s online counseling.