Children

The role of play therapy in children’s counselling

Posted on 21/11/2011 in Children, Parenting, Tips for Therapy

Insights therapists in Red Deer use play therapy during children's counseling to facilitate communication and access to raw emotions that young children frequently are unable to verbalize. Play therapy involves such items as dolls, drawing utensils, crayons, paints and clay. Children readily use these items to tell stories which a therapist then interprets and applies to the child's particular situation. Therapists also gain insight into the child's emotional state by using play therapy because children easily transfer the difficult emotions they are experiencing to deliberately staged scenes in pictures or making dolls act out what they are feeling. Will play… Read More Here!

What does a child psychologist do?

Posted on 21/11/2011 in Children, Parenting, Tips for Therapy

A child psychologist in Edmonton is a trained counsellor who specializes in helping children who suffer with mental health issues that are serious enough to interfere with family relationships, peer relationships and academic work. Is there a 'right' age to seek counselling? Child psychologists may treat children as young as three years old - or as old as 18 years of age. Generally speaking, the 'right' time is when parents simply do not know what to do when a child begins acting differently. Parent-Child Connection Often, the parents are experiencing problems in their lives as well and are having difficulty… Read More Here!

Should I take my Child to a Psychologist?

Posted on 21/11/2011 in Children, Parenting, Tips for Therapy

Taking your child to a professional child psychologist in Red Deer can make all the difference in the emotional and mental well-being of a troubled child. When a child begins exhibiting behaviours such as aggression, impulsiveness, fighting or withdrawing from friends and family, something may be happening in the child's life of which parents may not be aware. Parent-Child Communication Even within a strong Parent-Child relationship, children often do not want parents to know of problems going on in their lives for fear of being blamed for the problem or because they do not want to contribute to an existing… Read More Here!

Prepare your kids for Child’s Therapy

Posted on 21/11/2011 in Children, Parenting, Tips for Therapy

Preparing your kids for children's therapy in Calgary simply means letting them know how much you love them and want them to be happy. Explain how much better they will feel better about themselves by talking to someone who can help them deal with intense and overwhelming feelings. More importantly, be honest about why you're taking your child to a therapist and about the reasons why he or she needs to make adjustments to certain behaviors that are causing anger or unhappiness. Children should also be told they are not being singled out for creating problems but that therapy is… Read More Here!

Enriching your family with family counselling in Calgary

Posted on 21/11/2011 in Children, Family Issues, Parenting

Family counselling with Insight in our Calgary location can help families who are having difficulty communicating with each other. Generally, this is one of the main reasons that families suffer problems intense enough to force them to seek assistance in the first place. With counselling, family members learn about each other in ways that they could not learn without the assistance of Insights team. Our counselors act as a mediator, psychologist and guide to helping family members live and grow together in peace. Family counseling, like individual counseling, offers a variety of coping techniques meant to facilitate the healing process… Read More Here!

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The role of play therapy in children’s counselling

What does a child psychologist do?

Should I take my Child to a Psychologist?

Prepare your kids for Child’s Therapy

Enriching your family with family counselling in Calgary

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