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Additional Services Provided
College Student Services
College Student Services
We offer a range of guidance, counseling, and coaching services tailored for young adults (ages 18-30) attending college, addressing both academic and personal challenges. Our guidance services include career planning, defining a college major, financial planning, work and study habits, organizational skills, and goal setting. These services help students navigate their academic journey while preparing for their professional future.
We provide support for students facing adjustment and relational issues, such as difficulties with friends, roommates, or teammates, and challenges balancing academic and social life. We also assist with issues like homesickness, dealing with illness or loss, parental divorce, and family relationship struggles. For students dealing with multicultural challenges, we offer support for adjusting to new cultures, managing stress, and coping with feelings of homesickness or missing family and friends. Additionally, we help students navigate emotional challenges like sadness, depression, anxiety, identity issues, and spirituality.
Our college and career development focuses on life goal setting. We guide students through job searches, preparing for interviews, building confidence and self-esteem, making informed decisions, and planning for their future.
To support young adults through these transitions, we use a variety of therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Behavioral Management, and Spiritual Development. These techniques are tailored to the individual’s needs, ensuring the best approach to help them thrive both personally and professionally.
Individual Psychotherapy
Children's Services
We offer a comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, interventions, and consultation for children facing a variety of challenges. Our services address issues such as autism spectrum disorder, developmental delays, ADHD, lack of focus, school failure, learning disabilities, and speech and language disorders. We also provide support for children experiencing emotional difficulties related to relocation, attachment and separation problems, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma from domestic violence or bullying. Additional services include support for giftedness, self-esteem issues, social challenges, and sports performance anxiety, as well as difficulties adjusting to a new culture or managing multicultural, spiritual, or identity-related issues.
Adolescent Services
Our adolescent therapy services focus on helping teens navigate the complexities of growing up while addressing mental health challenges. We provide individual therapy for teens dealing with issues such as self-esteem struggles, peer difficulties, bullying, relationship problems, and sports performance anxiety. Additionally, we support adolescents experiencing difficulties related to ADHD, school failure, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, depression, substance use, eating disorders, and teen pregnancy. We also assist with family issues like parent-teen power struggles, attachment, and separation problems, as well as challenges related to relocation, grief, and adjusting to a new culture.
Therapy Modalities Used in Treatment
Our therapists use a variety of techniques and methods tailored to the unique needs of each child and adolescent. While different types of psychotherapy may be employed, the core of our approach is communication, fostering positive change in feelings and behaviors. Depending on the individual's needs, strengths, and interests, your therapist will choose the most appropriate therapeutic modality, ensuring a personalized approach that promotes emotional and behavioral growth.
Exclusive Parent Coaching Services
Our Exclusive Parent Coaching Services are designed for parents seeking personalized support in the comfort of their own home. We begin with a two-hour in-home assessment to understand your family’s unique dynamics, observing daily routines and interactions. This allows us to craft a customized coaching plan that meets your specific needs. This services are also offered virtually.
Through these services, parents receive guidance to strengthen their effectiveness, enhance bonding, and restore hope within their family. Parents are taught to observe and understand their child or adolescent’s behavior, learning techniques that promote healthy emotional development, open communication, and positive relationships. We equip you with the tools to address everyday challenges with grace, foster cooperation, and empower your child or teen to thrive.
Parent Coaching Services may include:
- Building lasting, meaningful connections with your child or adolescent
- Enhancing parent-child relationships and fostering open communication
- Honoring your faith to create a strong moral and spiritual foundation
- Supporting emotional regulation and resilience in children and teens
- Addressing behavior challenges such as bedtime battles, defiance, and sibling rivalry
- Empowering kids to take charge of their routines and decisions
- Helping children navigate transitions and adjust to changes
- Supporting gifted children and empowering them for leadership
- Managing perfectionism, procrastination, and other personal challenges
- Redefining life when "the nest is empty" as kids head to college
- Becoming an effective advocate for your child’s needs and learning how to support them through life’s challenges
Our parent coaching services provide invaluable support, fostering deeper connections and helping you become the confident, empowered parent your child or teen needs to succeed.
Advocacy & Psycho-Educational Evaluations
Advocacy Services & Educational Consulting
At ParenTeen Connecting, we are dedicated to providing a voice for students who face barriers to equal education and life opportunities, with a particular focus on Gifted students, those with Autism, and individuals with learning disabilities. Our mission is to empower parents, students, and educators by building strong coalitions that foster equality in education. We offer training in case advocacy, assist in the development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) to address the specific needs of each student, and support community educators in developing effective classroom strategies to meet students’ goals.
Psycho-Educational Evaluations
We offer Psycho-Educational Evaluations to ParenTeen Connecting Consulting clients at a moderate cost, in collaboration with a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. These comprehensive evaluations include IQ (intelligence) testing, academic testing in reading, math, and written language, as well as information processing testing. This service provides valuable insights into a student’s learning needs, helping families and educators better support their academic development.
Collaborative Professional Services
Collaboration with schools and other professionals is essential for the continuous progress of children and adolescents in treatment. We strongly encourage teamwork between school staff, teachers, and outside professionals to ensure a cohesive approach to treatment. Our services include collaboration on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and classroom behavior modification strategies, as well as consultation with psychiatrists, medical professionals, nutritionists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists to create integrated, customized treatment plans that address the diverse needs of each student.
Through our Advocacy Services, Psycho-Educational Evaluations, and Collaborative Professional Services, ParenTeen Connecting aims to provide a comprehensive support system that ensures students receive the best possible education and opportunities for success.
Speech-Language Evaluations & Therapy
Speech and Language Evaluations & Services
At ParenTeen Connecting, we provide Speech and Language Evaluations and Services in collaboration with a Licensed Speech-Language Therapist to support children who experience difficulties in areas such as speech sound production, resonance, voice, fluency, language, and feeding and swallowing. Each comprehensive evaluation includes an oral mechanism examination, assessing the functioning of the lips, tongue, and jaw, as well as an examination of the vocal quality and fluency of speech. Our Speech-Language Pathologists work collaboratively with other professionals on interdisciplinary teams to ensure a holistic approach to each child's needs.
Our intervention services are tailored to address a wide range of speech and language challenges, including:
- Alternative augmentative communication
- Articulation
- Apraxia
- Autism spectrum
- Child language disorders
- Central auditory processing
- Language disorders
- Feeding disorders
- Speech delay
- Stuttering
With a focus on individual needs, our Speech and Language services are designed to help children improve communication skills, enhance social interaction, and foster confidence in their ability to express themselves, while also addressing any related challenges such as feeding or swallowing difficulties. Our collaborative approach ensures that each child receives the most effective and comprehensive care possible.
Family & Sibling Therapy
Family and Sibling Therapy
Family and sibling therapy provides a supportive space for children, adolescents, and their families to improve communication, understand emotions, and find solutions to challenges. In these group sessions, family members, or other significant figures in the child's life, learn to communicate more effectively, offering emotional support and exploring new ways to navigate issues. Techniques such as role play, drawing, and conversation may be used to foster understanding and connection.
Filial Therapy focuses on strengthening the parent-child bond, helping to bridge gaps in communication. In this approach, parents learn to create a non-judgmental, accepting environment while engaging in play with their child or adolescent, similar to Play Therapy. This helps foster emotional connection and improves understanding within the family.
Customized Integrated Treatment Planning involves providing parents with tailored support to enhance their effectiveness and rebuild stronger bonds with their children. Parent education and support are integral to the treatment plan, ensuring parents are actively involved in their child’s progress. When necessary, collaboration with schools and other professionals is highly encouraged to address challenges faced in academic or social settings, ensuring a comprehensive approach to the child or adolescent's well-being.