We offer one on one support to help children, adolescents, and young adults navigate challenges and build resilience.
Compassionate Care for a Brighter Future.
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At Ballard Clinic, we work one-on-one with children, adolescents, and young adults to understand their unique needs, uncover the root causes of their concerns, and find ways to alleviate their symptoms.
At Ballard Clinic, we work one-on-one with children, adolescents, and young adults to understand their unique needs, uncover the root causes of their concerns, and find ways to alleviate their symptoms. Our tailored approach to individual therapy is designed to meet each client where they are, providing them with the tools and support they need to thrive.
Our team specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a proven method to help clients understand how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are connected. CBT equips them with healthier thinking strategies, relaxation techniques, and practical coping skills to manage anxiety and depression. We also offer Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which teaches clients to embrace the present moment and accept their thoughts and feelings without judgment.
Anxiety
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Concerns We Address
During individual therapy sessions, our child/teen/young adult therapists draw from a variety of evidence-based therapeutic methods. Below are some common areas of concern we treat.
Whether you're feeling persistently sad, fatigued, hopeless, or disconnected from life, our therapists are here to help you understand the root causes of your depression and guide you toward healing. Through a combination of CBT, DBT, ACT and more, we help you identify negative thought patterns and develop coping strategies that work for you. Therapy offers a safe/ nonjudgmental space to identify persisting thought patterns that get in the way.
Depression
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Our therapists are skilled in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), a highly effective treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). ERP helps clients gradually confront their fears while learning how to prevent compulsive behaviors.
OCD Treatment
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We support clients struggling with emotional dysregulation, self-harm, and suicidal thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is one approach our clinicians use to teach mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation skills, helping clients develop healthier ways to cope with intense emotions.
Emotional Dysregulation, Self-Harm, and Suicidal Thinking
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For clients who have experienced trauma, we provide therapies such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and Internal Family Systems (IFS). These evidence-based approaches help individuals process traumatic memories, reduce distress, build awareness for the mind-body connection, and promote healing.
Traumatic Experiences
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Parenting is hard work! Our therapists work to empower parents to confidently address their child’s emotional and behavioral concerns by using a range of strategies including psychoeducation, attachment theories, modeling co-regulation, and behavioral-reward systems.
Parent Coaching
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We have therapists on staff who are trained in the gold standard approaches (such as Family-Based Treatments [FBT]) for treating various forms of eating disorders. We routinely assist with concerns around restricting, binging/purging, compulsive eating, over-exercising, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).
Eating Disorders
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We understand the unique challenges young athletes face both on and off the field. Whether you’re dealing with performance anxiety, injuries, burnout, or the pressures of balancing athletic and personal life, our specialized athletic counseling services are here to help.
Athletic Counseling
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We understand that life changes can be overwhelming, and sometimes, adjusting to new circumstances can be challenging. Our team of compassionate professionals specializes in helping you through what life throws your way by offering tailored therapy and support to help you navigate emotional difficulties caused by significant life events like family changes, switching schools, unexpected medical conditions, or transitioning to college.
Life Transitions
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Additionally, our therapists use a collaborative approach and work with schools in developing accommodations for our clients. When appropriate, we can consult with teachers, advocate for 504 plans or IEPs, and encourage accommodations for standardized testing.
