I HELP CHILDREN & THEIR PARENTS
​​UNDERSTAND, MANAGE AND OVERCOME ANXIETY
SO THEY CAN IMPROVE
​THEIR RELATIONSHIPS, FUNCTIONING, CONFIDENCE & PEACE OF MIND
Do you wish your child could be happy, confident and kind?
Despite the chaos that the world seems to bring?

I help children (and parents of children) who:
  • seem anxious and worried.
  • have a hard time paying attention because they are anxious and worried.  This can make life at school and home hard!
  • have unpredictable  tantrums and melt downs.
  • can be moody, irritable and impulsive.
  • seem to do things without thinking, especially when frustrated or sad.
  • struggle to cope with change and unpredictability.
  • can't leave what they're doing so they can do what needs to be done next (e.g. getting ready for school, bedtime).
  • avoid things that seem hard (e.g. homework).
  • have sleep disturbances ranging from trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or waking up with nightmares.
  • have a hard time separating from parents when dropped off at day care or school.
  • become upset when they can't do things "perfectly", or as well as they think they should.
  • worry about everything and anything.  They can need more reassurance than you'd expect to have to offer.
  • have a hard time making and keeping friends.
  • fight with their brothers and sisters when they don't do things the way they want them done.
  • have a hard time attending medical and dental appointments.
  • have unusual fears.
  • need to engage in highly specific routines and behaviour patterns.
This includes (but is not limited to) individuals with symptoms or diagnoses of:
  • Anxiety including panic attacks, separation anxiety, test/performance anxiety, generalized anxiety and OCD
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder/Social Communication Disorder
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
  • Oppositional Defiance Disorder.
  • Learning Disabilities.
  • Sensory Processing Disorder.
  • Developmental Coordination Disorder.
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder.

​Using a blended approach of direct therapy and caregiver consultation (including sensory processing, the neurophysiology of stress & anxiety, attachment and functional solutions for daily living) I help children:
  • express their feelings and needs.
  • see their strengths and use them in their daily lives.
  • learn to problem solve and cope with challenges in daily life
  • work through the big feelings associated with major life changes like parental separation & divorce.
  • experience self-acceptance, healing and growth.
  • accept the support and encouragement from those who love them.
  • learn to reassure themselves as they work to understand anxiety.
  • make lifestyle changes to help them get the important things done in daily life.
  • function at their personal best.

DIRECT THERAPY & CAREGIVER CONSULTATION

Using a combined approach that integrates the options for direct  child therapy​ (including Sandplay Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, play, daily living activities, & the Safe & Sound Program) AND parent consultation, I help children:
  • express their feelings and needs.
  • see their strengths and use them in their daily lives.
  • learn to problem solve and cope with challenges in daily life.
  • experience self-acceptance, healing and growth.
  • accept the support and encouragement from those who love them.
  • deliberately practice important skills.
  • make lifestyle changes to help them get the important things done in daily life.​
  • function at their personal best.

When possible, in-person therapy services are offered in Edmonton, Alberta.  Parent consultations are offered online using a secure videoconferencing platform.
 
Want more information?  Click the contact link below and book a FREE 30 minute consultation today!

​CAREGIVER EDUCATION & COACHING PROGRAMS

MOVING CHILDREN & FAMILIES
​​Beyond Anxiety

A 8-session program to help parents understand, accept and address their child's anxiety so they can support and improve their child's daily functioning.

Parents will learn:
1. What anxiety is - it's neurological bases, triggers, and purpose.
2. How to create an anti-anxiety lifestyle.
​3. How to create an anti-anxiety home environment.
4. How to create an anti-anxiety relationship with your child.

This educational program is delivered one-on-one and is currently only available online (using secure, Canadian, encrypted telehealth services) to parents of children who are:
  • ages 4 to 17
  • ​struggling with anxiety's impact on:
    • ​sleep,
    • completing school work/homework,
    • uncertainty and unpredictability,
    • ​transitioning between daily activities,
    • parent-child, sibling or peer conflicts, or
    • tantrums, meltdowns and/or avoidance behaviours
  • living anywhere in Alberta, CANADA

Click the contact link below & book a
​FREE 30 minute consultation today!
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We Look Forward to Hearing From You!                       Copyright Judith Pinto 2020