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In my experience, by the time parents begin investigating treatment options, they are already feeling frustrated with or distressed about their child, and often a bit undermined in their ability to parent effectively.
I strongly believe that therapy with children should also be an empowering, positive experience for parents that allows them to learn new, more adaptive ways to relate to their child and to themselves as parents. I view parents as experts on their children and feel that their love, support, and knowledge of their child are crucial elements to successful treatment. Though the process of starting therapy with children and adolescents often involves some parental coaxing, i have found that once it begins kids discover that they can be remarkable students of their internal life and behaviors, and ultimately greatly value their experience in treatment.
If you are seeking an active, goal-directed treatment that can help your child develop skills to better cope with their worries, self-criticism or depressive feelings, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy might be a good match…
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a relatively short-term, active treatment for a wide range of mental health issues including: depression, anxiety, anger, loneliness, panic attacks, perfectionism, procrastination, discomfort in social situations, and self-criticism. CBT has been found to be an effective form of treatment for children, adolescents and adults through decades of clinical trials. The focus of treatment is on identifying how you are thinking, feeling, and behaving in your daily life and then understanding how each dimension of these thoughts, emotions and behaviors impact one another. CBT helps children identify patterns of biases in their thinking, or “thinking traps”, and provides guidance on how to challenge and change these distortions that are negatively impacting their mood and/or behavior. CBT is an empowering treatment that encourages your child to test out ways to challenge negative patterns of thought or behavior in between sessions, during real-life situations and stressors, so that they can increase their competency and sense of efficacy in dealing with emotional issues on their own.
If you are a parent who is struggling to address your child’s or teen’s behavioral issues and you’ve already tried star-charts and behavioral reward systems, you might be interested in learning more about Collaborative Problem Solving…
Collaborative Problem Solving offers a new perspective on the treatment of children and teens with challenging behavior, which is that “children do well when they can”. First, CPS understands kids’ “challenging” behavior as the byproduct of lagging skills NOT the result of being manipulative, attention-seeking, or trying to drive their parents crazy (though it can certainly feel that way). Children and teens who routinely exhibit “difficult” behavior, like screaming, defying adults requests, hitting, throwing, and breaking things are displaying these behaviors because they really have no other, more effective way of expressing distress, communicating fearful feelings, or tolerating frustration. CPS focuses on resolving these lagging skills, like black and white, rigid thinking and difficulty making transitions, by proactively identifying the situations that typically trigger these lagging skills and then working collaboratively with the child to resolve the underlying problems that are setting the stage for conflict.
A practicing Counsellor and Psychotherapist based in Mumbai with an experience of over 25 years and over 20,000 happy minds.
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