Learn to spotlight the incredible in your kid again and to empower the incredible parent in you!
Child Therapy
Child therapy offers older children a safe place and an opportunity to speak with a trusted, caring and culturally-sensitive adult to learn additional skills to thrive and experience life circumstances with greater confidence. Parent participation allows valuable members in your child’s life to engage in necessary change, while helping to generalize what your child learned in other aspects of their lives .
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If your child is experiencing:
Anxiety separating
Facing various behavioral or social challenges at school or home
Struggling to regulate their emotions or mood
Difficulty sticking to routines
Challenges with follow-through with instruction
Finds it hard to organize their time and attend to tasks at hand
Facing a new medical diagnosis and need additional support
THEN mental health services may be important for your family! Seek a free consultation today to see how our mental health services could be tailored in support of your family goals.
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Child therapy occurs weekly and via a virtually and secure telehealth/HIPAA compliant platform through SimplePractice.
Because we know change happens when all important members are involved, we encourage parent participation!
Typically sessions start with a check-in, delves into new strategies needed to promote change such as learning coping skills or problem solving strategies, and transitions into parent participation at the end to allow the child to teach their parent the focus for this week—which promotes generalization of skills at home.
In child therapy sessions, Dr. Sandra frequently leans on evidence-based practices to inform her work while also pulling in child-friendly and fun activities to teach complex topics. Don’t be surprised if you see your child playing games, watching videos, creating art or even singing out loud! It’s all part of the fun and learning! And you can join too!
Parent Coaching
Do you find your relationship with your child stressful and you’re unsure about how to respond? Are you seeking ways to better support your child in their phase of life? Is your child showing signs of depression, anxiety or experiencing strong emotional and behavioral outbursts and you’re not sure where to start?
Helping our children make sense of the world, their emotions and their behaviors can feel difficult, let alone our own personal emotions about them. Dr. Sandra offers parents a safe and culturally-sensitive space to tune in on their personal strengths and challenges as parents, identify their parenting goals, and openly discuss strategies to support their child’s social and emotional well-being.
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Childhood anxiety (social anxiety, specific phobia, separation anxiety, generalized anxiety)
Social skills building and problem solving strategies
Parent-child stress
Childhood ADHD
Child behavioral problems (at home, school or community)
Medical management and response to medical course for a child
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Incredible Years
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (Certified Therapist)
Family Systems Theory
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Coping Cat
Mindfulness Therapy
A person displaying this mark has met the certification requirements by PCIT International to provide PCIT.
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PCIT is aimed at children (ages 2-7 years) who display behavioral and emotional difficulties. Talk to Dr. Sandra whether PCIT may be an appropriate treatment for your family.
Typically, PCIT targets:
Hyperactivity and challenges with attention-span
Child self-esteem
Aggression towards others or objects
Emotional regulation and negative attention-seeking behaviors (e.g yelling, screaming, etc.)
Need for increased compliance
Challenging public behaviors
Tantrums or whinning behaviors
Respect for household rules
Parent confidence in limit setting
Need for increased warmth and bonding in the parent-child relationship
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Length of treatment?
A common range is 16-20 sessions although some families may need more or less time. Dr. Sandra will help you identify the appropriate pace for your family.
How long are appointments?
Sessions take place weekly for 50 minutes
Can others who care for my child regularly join appointments?
YES! Multiple caregivers can join treatment sessions. We simply ask that caregivers interested in joining have consistent weekly availability in order to see the most gains from treatment. Otherwise, one consistent caregiver is also appropriate. Talk with Dr. Sandra to see what works for your family.
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PCIT can be delivered via Telehealth and works great for generalizing all the skills you are learning in the comfort of your home! We will be using a space familiar to your family and toys familiar to your child and family which can increase your confidence implementing this at home.
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Access to two electronic devices—one with video capacity (e.g. iPad or computer) and one with audio capacity (e.g. cellphone with headphones)
Some of your child’s favorite toys (details of which toys may be appropriate will be discussed with Dr. Sandra)
Access to private space for appointments ( Speak with Dr. Sandra about flexibility around how to create this space if not easily available).
One consistent caregiver for weekly appointments.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is an evidence-based intervention for young children (2-7 years of age) with behavioral concerns and strong emotional outbursts. Parents will have live and direct audio support (e.g headphones), while learning strong positive parenting strategies that help to improve parenting stress, increase parent confidence in responding to their child’s behaviors, reduce behavioral challenges, and bolster the parent-child bond. This unique and dynamic approach ensures that you have live help when you need it most!
PCIT is broken down in to two phases— Phase 1 is centered around increasing warmth and bonding in your relationship, while Phase 2 delves into limit setting and follow-through with directions and rules. We will walk with you every step of the way!
Fees
Free 15 minute consultation for all new families
Intake 90 mins/ $300
Sessions 50 mins/ $250
Insurance
Incredible Kids Mental Health Center and Dr. Sandra are not contracted with any insurance companies and is considered an “out-of-network” provider. We highly recommend checking with your insurance provider to verify that your health plan covers “out-of-network” behavioral health or mental health services. Families are encouraged to check with their insurance carrier as fees may be covered in-full or in-part by your health insurance or employee benefits plan. Please note that insurance carriers vary considerably with regards to reimbursement rates and we, therefore, encourage families to reach out directly to their insurance provider.
Incredible Kids Mental Health Center is happy to provide receipts or “super bills” for completed appointments. Super bills can then be submitted to insurance providers for reimbursement.
By law, families also have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of what services may cost. Dr. Sandra will provide this and answer remaining questions to ensure families have an understanding of course of treatment and associated costs. Please visit https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises to learn more.