If you are sick of getting calls from your child’s principal, we can help create a plan for better behavior at school and home.
Perhaps, your little one has regressed, worse than he or she was before. Your child is smart, and started off the year strong. However, now your little one is now always on the verge of tears, is clingy, tired, and anxious. Furthermore, your child is waking up with bad dreams. Your daughter is not the same bubbly little girl she once was. And, it is like you little one is feels worrisome, withdrawn, or is having mood swings about big topics. Further, you are looking into options for anxiety management for children. Let the team at Wisdom Within Counseling in East Lyme, Connecticut help your family find and create calmness and connection.
We offer play therapy, outdoor movement therapies for children with ADHD and higher energy levels, and creative art for emotional expression and self-confidence.
Coping skills for childhood anxiety
To start, if it is tiring getting emails from your child’s principal, we can help implement a plan for better behavior at school and at home. Further, we help children with anxiety, ADHD, worry, trauma, frustration, pet loss, kids that “won’t talk.” So, at Wisdom Within Counseling in Southeastern Connecticut child therapy is creative and teaches anxious, children coping skills. Call or text 860-451-9364 for a child therapy phone consultation. Wisdom Within Counseling offers play therapy, outdoor movement therapies for children with ADHD and higher energy levels, and creative art for emotional expression and self-confidence.
Anxiety and anger management for children
Further, anxiety management for children and anger management can often go together. your son has withdrawn. And, he shows anger so easily, with kicking you. But, you know that anxiety management skills would be helpful too. Now, his angry kicks are wearing your down as a parent. Often, anxiety and anger are two of the easiest emotions for a child to express. Right now, with parenting, it is easier to give in to your frustrating child than be firm. Now, these emotional aspects are starting to impact school and learning how to read confidently. Recently, your school psychologist became involved. Likewise, you’ve wondered, does my son have autism?
Or, does he just have a lot of anger and need anger management therapy for children?
Why does a young child in counseling need anger management skills creatively specialized for children in Niantic?
Often, children know how to be frustrating to get their way. And, children with anger issues often don’t know any other way of getting their needs met. For instance, anger management for children in Niantic teaches how to use words to express. And, in addition to learning to use words to communicate, children can process emotions under the anger. Further, the anger iceberg is a good example of how anger works.
More about anger and anxiety in children
Children show anger and anxiety most easily. So, with an iceberg, you only see the top, so you only see the frustration. But, under the iceberg is 80% more ice you can’t see. Therefore, when a child is angry, in anger management for children, we help children uncover the 80% of stuck emotions under the anger. Plus, anger management for children helps your child communicate better and your whole family function better. Call or text 860-451-9364 for a child therapy phone consultation. Wisdom Within Counseling offers play therapy, outdoor movement therapies for children with ADHD and higher energy levels, and creative art for emotional expression and self-confidence.
How Do Creative Child Therapists in New London County at Wisdom Within Counseling Help?
First, your anxious child is feeling fearful of situations. And, he or she has gotten really quiet or hyper. Both ends of the spectrum can mean your child has anxiety. Further, anxiety management for children at Wisdom Within Counseling is holistic and strength based. Moreover, our team of child anxiety specialists help teach child positive coping skills. Now, your anxious child used to be friendly and more outgoing. But, now with anxious tendencies and rigid thinking, your little one is missing out on making good friends.
Does your child do and art project and then destroy it out of perfectionism?
Further, anxiety management for children and anger management go hand in hand. Often, when your child is anxious about art work being perfect, your child will rip up their work. And, with tunnel vision, you want your child to learn about anxiety management for children. At Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic, we specialize with anxious children. Then, we work with your child’s school to create a plan for better behaviors, peer interactions, and academic success. Additionally, anxiety management for children in Southeastern Connecticut includes art, yoga, music, animals, and outdoor therapies. Read more below to learn about childhood anxiety and how we help support you and your family.
To get your child with anxiety started in creative child counseling in Niantic, call or text 860-451-9364.
How does anger management for children work?
First, talk therapy and anger management for adults is very different. With young ones, anger management for children involves play therapy, art therapy, music, outdoors, and animal therapies. Therefore, anxious children need highly specialized, creative outlets and nurturing, playful support to feel safe. So, at Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic, Connecticut, we offer anger management for children using art therapy and the outdoors. And, the team of creative therapists offer more than only talk counseling to help children with anxiety learn how to relax using art, yoga, music, and animal therapies alongside talking. Call or text 860-451-9364 for a child therapy phone consultation. Wisdom Within Counseling offers play therapy, outdoor movement therapies for children with ADHD and higher energy levels. Plus, we go beyond just talk counseling for behavior therapy and offer creative art for emotional expression and self-confidence.
Anxiety and anger management for children in Niantic
Now, your child with anxiety is really feeling stressed. First, your gut told you to be concerned about nail biting. Then, you noticed that your child with anxiety was picking at their skin. Later, your child’s teacher emailed you at work noticing skin pinching behaviors in class. Furthermore, you now your child needs support, positive coping skills around anxiety. Also, you want anger skills. Anger and anxiety can go hand in hand in children. Sometimes, you see worry and anxiety. Other times, you observe your child thrashing in anger. In anger, he or she says mean things to their siblings, kicks, and becomes frustrated to tears. When it comes to anger management for children in Niantic, your child can use art, play, yoga, music, and being outside to express their negative feelings. Your child can learn how to take it easy and let go of competitiveness and perfectionism.
Call or text 860-451-9364 for a child therapy phone consultation.
Wisdom Within Counseling offers outdoor play therapy and walking and movement therapies for children with ADHD and higher energy levels. Overall, holistic, alternative, creative art supports positive coping outlets, healthy, emotional expression, and self-confidence.
Do children really self-harm like teens as a sign they are asking for a safe place?
Yes, children from a young age will show negative behaviors as a sing they are asking for specialized therapy help. And, children deeply benefit from the specialized creative, art and play therapies we use that don’t require talking, unless they choose to open up. There are many emotions underneath their behaviors from guilt, to anger, to anxiety. And, only from a therapist, a safe person, outside of your family, will your child with anxiety release emotions related to family changes. Call or text 860-451-9364 for a child therapy phone consultation.
How do negative behaviors, like anxiety tics stop?
As a parent, you are feeling concerned, but also exhausted. For one, you have a variety of specialist medical appointments weekly for your child. And, you often have to go into work later or leave work early to bring your child to these appointments. So, the team of child and young adult creative therapists know exactly how to step into your worried, anxious child’s world. Call or text 860-451-9364 for a child therapy phone consultation.
How do the specialists in Niantic help children feel safe in order to let go?
Often, children need specialized ways of “talking it out,” such as through art, yoga, music, animals, and play. To add, anger management for children in Niantic helps to lift your child’s spirits. It is likely your child is already feeling like a problem a a result of bad behavior at school. And, you child with anxiety may be internalizing shame around being different. More, anger management for children is healing and supportive for your whole family. Anytime, you and your partner can schedule a parent-only session, which is like a parent-teacher conference, with your child’s therapist in Niantic. Lastly, parent-only sessions allow you and your child’s therapist in Niantic to have an adult-to-adult conversation about counseling goals and family changes.
Call or text 860-451-9364 for a child therapy phone consultation. Wisdom Within Counseling offers a child centered approach for teacher better behavior, positive social skills, and conversational skills for self-confidence.
Does your child with anxiety like art and being active?
Because, when your child with anxiety feels safe opening up and letting go of negative feelings, old, negative behaviors will stop too. From learning positive coping skills through anger management for children in Southeastern Connecticut, your child can feel resilient, strong, and accepted. Finally, art, yoga, music, animal therapies, and the outdoors offer lifelong holistic coping skills and many avenues for self-confidence. To get your child with anxiety started in creative child counseling in Niantic, call/text 860-451-9364.
What Do Child Therapists Do In Childhood Anxiety Counseling?
Also, as creative, holistic child therapist in New London County, we help using more than just talking. When it comes to child anxiety help in Niantic, our team of child and family therapists understand a child’s world. Using play, art, yoga, music, and animals, we help your child feel self-confident and let go of rigid behaviors holding them back. Likewise, child therapy is a vehicle for positive growth and transformation which allows your child to develop social skills for empathy in adult years. Read about how child therapy specialists, like us, are different than adult counselors, here.
How does divorce impact a child? Child therapy in Niantic
Sometimes, if a child goes through a divorce, he or she may be sad, guilty, and self-blaming. Most importantly, in divorce or separation, if a child is resentful towards his or her parents, it can help to have a third party, such as a child therapist in Niantic. Seeking child therapy allows your child to talk to someone outside of your family who is professional and neutral. Lastly, when enrolled in weekly child therapy sessions, your child has a safe place to process their feelings about their life changes, and let go.
Free Parenting Resource For You! Below is a PDF for you to download with Four Tips For Helping Your Anxious Child be Calm: Try these tips, have fun, be creative, and be amazed at the possibilities surrounding your new perspective and relationship with your child/student.
When Is Childhood Anxiety Normal?
On the first day of school, it is normal for your child to experience anticipation and excitement. And, getting ready in a new outfit, sharpening pencils for the first time since summer, and seeing friends again are normal parts of the first day. But, often, children develop chronic anxiety that can help them back from making friends, doing well in school, and having confidence. Furthermore, when considering child anxiety help and support in Niantic, you may have tried other therapists before. To note, not all therapist work well with children nor are educated in the most effective ways to help a child with anxiety.
Text/Call us at (860) 451-9364 to get started in holistic therapy today.
When Should You Seek Professional Support For Child Anxiety?
Furthermore, a child with anxiety will often present with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder) or very quiet. Secondly, anxiety can cause over active behaviors, rambunctiousness, and hyper activity. In other children, anxiety can cause withdrawing behaviors. For instance, a child that was once talking and playful could close up, get quiet, and feel shy when experiencing anxiety. In all situations, childhood anxiety will only get worse if it goes unaddressed. Moreover, your child may already be having issues with friends, peers, and in school as a result of their anxiety. Essentially, child anxiety help in Niantic at Wisdom Within Counseling supports your child by allowing them to identify their anxiety, listen to their body, self-regulate, and then let go of their anxiety.
Does your child experience any of the following?
- Avoidance of specific activities, like school, dogs, or situations or people
- A tendency to worry, thinking the worst, and concerns about what can go wrong in any scenario
- Worries or fears that interfere with normal daily activities
- Persistent distress even though an adult is offering reassurance
- Trouble sleeping at night, nightmares, night terrors, or insisting on sleeping with parents
- Physical symptoms, such as headaches, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) or stomach pain, that don’t stem from other medical conditions.
What does Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic do to help children with anxiety?
Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic helps a child with anxiety learn positive coping skills. And, we help children understand other emotions such as anger, guilt, and jealously. Also, anger management for children at Wisdom Within Counseling is creative and holistic. Further, these positive techniques allow your anxious child to release their anxiety and let it go in a healthy way. From releasing anxiety, your child will develop self-confidence to know they are stronger than their anxiety. Also, your child will have a variety of skills to use outside of their therapy session at school and home. Help for anxious children in Niantic is typically a six to nine month process of weekly therapy sessions integrating art, yoga, music, and animal therapies. Call or text 860-451-9364 for a child therapy phone consultation.
What we offer in Niantic for children with anxiety is unique and different. Lastly, it helps your child learn essential skills they can use their whole lives to overcome anxiety and feel positive about him or herself. Read more about how and why children get anxiety and how we help children with anxiety, here.
Text/Call us at (860) 451-9364 to get started in holistic therapy today.
