We offer one on one support to help children, adolescents, and young adults navigate challenges and build resilience.
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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 meet one-on-one with kids, teens, and young adults to understand what’s going on beneath the surface and help them feel better. We focus on practical tools, support, and real progress.
Parents should consider therapy if their child or teen shows signs of anxiety that interfere with daily life. This might look like excessive worry, irritability, trouble sleeping, frequent stomachaches, or avoiding school and social situations. Some children seek constant reassurance, struggle with perfectionism, or withdraw from activities they once enjoyed, while teens may become more self-critical or develop unhealthy coping habits. Therapy provides a supportive space to help them understand their anxiety, build coping skills, and regain confidence.
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.
It can be hard to tell when normal ups and downs may be something more, but ongoing changes in your child or teen’s mood and behavior can be signs of depression. This may include persistent sadness, irritability, or mood swings, along with low energy, trouble sleeping, or changes in appetite. Children and teens may withdraw from family and friends, lose interest in activities they once enjoyed, or struggle with motivation at school. Younger children might show distress through frequent tantrums or clinginess, while teens may become more self-critical or feel hopeless about the future. Therapy provides a supportive space to help them process their emotions, rebuild motivation, and develop healthy coping skills.
Depression
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Parents should consider therapy if their child, teen, or young adult is experiencing persistent, intrusive thoughts or feels driven to repeat certain behaviors to relieve anxiety. This may look like frequent handwashing, repeated checking, arranging items in specific ways, or seeking constant reassurance. Some may struggle with distressing thoughts they can’t control and go to great lengths to hide their behaviors out of embarrassment. Therapy provides a supportive, nonjudgmental space to help them manage these symptoms, reduce anxiety, and regain a sense of control.
OCD Treatment
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If your teen is struggling with intense emotions—frequent outbursts, mood swings, or overwhelming sadness—it can feel chaotic for everyone. Emotional dysregulation can lead to self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or difficulty coping with even small stressors. As a parent, it’s tough to know how to help, and therapy can give your teen the tools to understand and manage their emotions, improving their well-being and relationships.
Emotional Dysregulation, Self-Harm, and Suicidal Thinking
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Parents should consider therapy if their child experiences trauma from divorce, loss of a loved one, bullying, abuse, accidents, or witnessing distressing events. Signs like anxiety, mood swings, withdrawal, or nightmares may indicate they need support. Therapy provides a safe space to helps them process emotions and develop healthy coping skills.
Traumatic Experiences
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Parenting your child’s challenging behavior can feel overwhelming. Younger children may struggle with tantrums or defiance, while teens might become irritable or engage in risky behaviors. These behaviors can impact daily life and often signal underlying emotional struggles. Through therapy and parent coaching, we help families develop healthier ways to manage emotions, improve behavior, and strengthen relationships.
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Behavioral Concerns
Eating disorders in children and teens often involve an unhealthy focus on food, weight, or body image, leading to restrictive eating, bingeing, or purging. They may avoid meals, obsess over calories, over-exercise, or hide disordered habits out of shame or fear. Physical signs include sudden weight changes, fatigue, or digestive issues. If these behaviors persist, professional therapy can help them develop a healthier relationship with food and body image.
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.
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Athletic Counseling
Life changes can be overwhelming, and sometimes, adjusting to new circumstances can be challenging. Many of our clients are dealing with significant life events like switching schools, unexpected medical conditions, family changes, or entering college. Our team of compassionate professionals specializes in supporting you through whatever life throws your way.
Life Transitions
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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.
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Parent Coaching
At Ballard Clinic, we are dedicated to helping individuals understand, explore, and strengthen their personal identity, sense of self, and overall mental well-being. These services are tailored to address the unique psychological, emotional, and social factors that contribute to how individuals perceive themselves and their role in the world.
Identity Development
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Autism is a neurodevelopmental difference that affects how children experience the world, communicate, and interact with others. Our therapeutic approach does not view Autism as a problem that needs to be fixed or cured. Instead, we see Autism as a meaningful part of a child’s identity and way of experiencing the world. Therapy helps develop skills like social communication, flexibility, and self-regulation and supports co-occurring concerns such as anxiety, depression, or school and social stress.
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