Therapy for children and teens
I work with children and teens dealing with anxiety, ADHD, learning differences, or stress at school or at home.
How I work with children and teens
The first call is with the parent. After that I meet your child. With younger children I use play and creative activities; with teens, sessions are mostly conversation, with skills to try between sessions. I explain how confidentiality works to both of you at the start.
Before training as a psychotherapist I spent 20 years working with children and youth, including several years as a teacher and work in psychoeducational assessments with autistic and ADHD children and their families. School is where a lot of childhood difficulty shows up, and it is familiar ground.
Fees
$150
per 60-minute session, in person or online. Receipts for extended health benefits. A limited number of reduced-fee spots.
How it starts
- 1A free 15-minute consultation call. You describe what is going on and I explain how I would approach it.
- 2If it makes sense, a first session in person in Peterborough or online anywhere in Ontario.
- 3How often we meet depends on what we are working on, and we review it together.
Questions
- How does it work with children and teens?
- The first call is with the parent. After that I meet your child. With younger children I use play and creative activities; with teens, sessions are mostly conversation. I explain how confidentiality works to both of you at the start.
- Do you see children under 10?
- Ask when you get in touch. The right approach depends on your child's age and what is going on, and the consultation call is the place to work that out.
- Is therapy covered by insurance?
- Most extended health benefits plans cover Registered Psychotherapists up to a yearly amount. You pay for the session, I give you a receipt with my CRPO registration number, and you submit it to your plan.
Who you would be talking to
Sara Tribe, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. Twenty years working with children and youth, several of them as a teacher. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy first, with CBT, DBT and Internal Family Systems where they fit.
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