门诊 Therapy

很多时候，当孩子表现出情绪或行为问题时, a parent is told by family members, 朋友，甚至是儿科医生，让他们放松和等待——他们会长大的. Sometimes this is good advice…but sometimes it’s not. 然而, if there is a specific issue going on, the earlier they get treatment, the easier it is to help them. Individual therapy focuses on young children, 青少年, 还有患有一种或多种精神疾病的青少年，目的是帮助他们更好地解释他们正在经历的问题和/或已经发生的创伤——以一种他们能够处理和理解的方式. 心理健康专业人员为脆弱的青少年提供许多服务，他们无所不知，可以帮助你的孩子获得他们需要的帮助，恢复健康和富有成效的生活.

We are all members of some type of a family, whether it is comprised of blood relatives, adopted parents, or a foster family. 这个家庭单位影响着我们生活的方方面面，它教会我们如何去爱，如何与他人互动——即使他们不是最健康的. If a family becomes dysfunctional and struggles to connect, children may also find it difficult to connect with others. 几乎所有的家庭都有某种功能障碍，家庭治疗可以用来解决冲突. 通过改善其成员之间的沟通和互动, a family can also regain a sense of wholeness, 幸福, and healthiness.

皮亚杰, a famous Swiss psychologist, is credited with coining the phrase, “play is the work of children.“成年人认识到，治疗需要在情感和精神意志力上进行巨大的投入，也就是改变思维和行为模式的力量. 这些概念对于孩子们来说，通过谈话治疗来掌握要困难得多，因为他们还没有掌握这些抽象的概念. 游戏疗法让孩子们有机会“处理”不舒服的想法, 感情, 并以一种与他们的理解水平相适应的方式进行行为. 例如, 用布娃娃或木偶扮演角色可以帮助孩子谈论困难的话题, rehearse new communication skills, or practice new coping behaviors. 游戏可以提高孩子控制冲动或解决问题的能力. 游戏治疗不仅对孩子来说是一种有益的体验，对看护人来说也是如此!  

Like individual work, groups occur once a week, usually for a defined period of time, such as 6 weeks. 当一个年轻人需要同伴的支持来学习一套特定的应对技巧时，团体治疗是有帮助的. 例如, CCGC usually offers teenage girl empowerment groups, 当同龄人给她积极的反馈时，女孩的自尊心就会提高. 类似的, some children need support learning how to manage their bodies in a classroom; these skills are better enhanced when the child can actually practice them with peers, as opposed to a one-on-one setting in individual treatment. Another example is a parenting group, in which caregivers receive support from the group, 无论是在养育有行为问题的孩子的挑战中团结一致, 或者把一些新的策略带回家，让他们可以进行实验! 有关CCGC当前团体的更多信息, please contact Steven Graham, LCSW at (860) 643-2101 ext. 124.