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Parents can find themselves frazzled, with less time and energy to keep consistent family routines or to spend quality, technology-free time with their children. Managing this family stress shouldn’t have to be a full time job. Creating a cooperative communication style when children are young can help families form a united front to manage busy schedules with more ease and less stress. Behavioral therapy helps parents and children become an effective team. https://www.melissamarquardtphd.com/assesments daily 0.75 2020-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5824fd2aa1030a16f3a697/1584912651172-G1395N2R8AYKPBQCIKED/image-asset.jpeg Comprehensive Assessments - Comprehensive Assessments I provide comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational assessments for children and adolescents. My goal with assessments is to collaborate with the entire family to help you and your child gain increased understanding of their learning and emotional/behavioral style, awareness of strengths and weaknesses, and to identify specific strategies to facilitate changes. A thorough assessment helps us to understand of your child’s learning style, identify any diagnoses that may be relevant, and to collaborate on a plan for change. It also provides information that may be used to request accommodations in school if your child qualifies. Often the assessment acts as a therapeutic intervention in and of itself. Assessments may be helpful for children who: · Have difficulties focusing · Procrastinate · Can’t complete work on time · Are underachieving in school · Don’t following directions · Have difficulty with reading, writing, or math · Show behavioral problems · Have social problems · Experience anxiety or frequent worry · Are frequently sad or depressed https://www.melissamarquardtphd.com/school-age-and-teen-therapy daily 0.75 2025-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5824fd2aa1030a16f3a697/1584975842400-21ORK775PXF38Z1RXRJJ/image-asset.jpeg School Age and Teen Therapy - Therapy for School Aged Children and Teens I provide individual and family therapy for elementary aged children and adolescents who are experiencing difficulties in their home, school, or social environments. The children I work with may have difficulties due to anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, or ADHD. I view therapy as an active and collaborative process. I take an eclectic approach, utilizing principles from motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral activation, and social learning theory. When providing therapy for children, I view parental involvement as crucial to children’s therapeutic success for several reasons. First, parents provide important information about their children’s past and present experiences which informs the identification of specific therapy goals and helps determine targeted interventions. Second, parental involvement is essential in order to help parents fully understand their children’s emotional experiences and behaviors. Third, it is difficult for anyone, especially children, to generalize skills learned in the therapy room to their natural environments; including parents in the therapeutic process allows for parents to help their children generalize and practice skills to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. 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