Child Therapy 4-10 yrs

Child and Adolescent Therapy

Childhood is a time for growth and exploration, this journey of discovery is rarely a straight line or a clear path. Children can thrive with proper supports and skillsets when navigating particular milestones, transitions, social, emotional and academic situations. Our team guides children through these experiences and uses them as teachable moments, opportunities for growth and ways to build self-confidence. 

- Tania DaSilva, Clinical Director.

 Individual Counselling Sessions for Children

Individual therapy (sometimes called “psychotherapy” or “counselling”) is a process through which children work one-on-one with a trained therapist in a safe, caring, and interactive environment. Children will explore and learn about their feelings, beliefs, and/or behaviours, work through challenges they face or influential memories and experiences, learn to identify problems and opportunities for growth and strategy use, better understand themselves and others, work towards therapeutic goals, desired changes and overall happiness and success.

We specialize in: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Social Skills Training, Art Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, Mindfulness Training, Life Coaching, Behaviour Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Play Therapy, Executive Functioning Coaching, Peer Groups and Programs, Parent Coaching, Virtual Offerings + more.

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“My 9 year old son has come a long way since starting at Behaviour Matters. Always nervous and in his head, Behaviour Matters has helped him to communicate his feelings out loud and grow more confident in who he is. Tania’s expertise and guidance has been top notch from the very beginning. She has opened his eyes to his see his own strengths and work on growing new ones. He always looks forward to their sessions where he can ask her questions and get her thoughts on things that he is wondering or struggling with. At the end of their chats, he always has a smile on his face and works hard to attempt the things she advises him to try. He trusts her and her guidance. I can, with confidence, recommend Behaviour Matters without hesitation.”

— S.M

The Behaviour Matters Process

Discover

Speak to an intake specialist, learn more about our offerings and decide what the best fit would be for you and/or your family.

Match

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Get matched with a program coordinator or one of our therapists for an intake or interview session.

Commit

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Attend regular sessions and/or groups and reap the rewards of the therapeutic process.

Unlock

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Celebrate the unlocked potential and continue to grow into happy and successful individuals each and every day.

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Children who benefit from therapy may experience: 

  • Extreme sadness, irritability or hopelessness 

  • Excessive fears and/or worries

  • Self-regulation and emotional regulation difficulties

  • Behaviour issues, aggression and outbursts

  • Sensory or processing difficulties

  • Difficulty focusing, impulsivity or hyperactivity 

  • Extreme shyness and social skill difficulties 

  • Obsessive thoughts and rituals

  • Learning challenges or exceptionalities 

  • Transitions and flexibility issues

  • Social and peer difficulties (e.g., bullying, relationships issues)

  • Other…

Child and Adolescent Therapy

Children who work with a therapist might have:

  • Anxiety and/or Depression

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

  • Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD)

  • Behavioural Issues

  • Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues

  • Learning Disabilities or Exceptionalities

  • Experienced Trauma or Life Changes

  • Experienced Separation and Divorce 

  • Emotional Regulation Issues

  • Social Struggles or Low Self Confidence

  • Other…

Start Child Therapy with a Child Therapist in our Toronto North York office

or Virtually from the comfort of your own home anywhere in the world!