Therapists for Teens in Toledo, OH

Life is a series of transitions and changes. Often times it is difficult to navigate through these times with the challenges they bring personally and in our relationships with each other. I bring over 30 years of experience and insights to help you successfully manage and experience your world. I work with individuals, couples and families. When it is appropriate to do so, I prefer to work in a family systems context, giving the greatest potential for success.

The journey through life can be challenging and lonely at times. Your sight becomes blurred and you search for answers. Let me take your hand and walk with you. I specialize in trauma, LGBTIQ issues, abuse, and narcissistic abuse. I offer support groups for depression, narcissistic abuse, and teen support groups. The first step is often the most difficult but hope is on the horizon.

The journey we take through life can prove to be more challenging at times than we expect. You do not have to do it alone. It is my mission to provide a safe and warm environment to discuss those things which may be the most difficult. I see children, teens, and adults- including individuals, families, and couples. I diagnose and treat a broad spectrum of mental and emotional disorders. I have years of experience creating a foundation to meet your needs. Please know that whatever it is that is burdening you, it can be made easier with the help I can give. We will make a good team!

Hello! My name is Kaitlyn, and I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker with a Master’s Degree from Loyola University Chicago (MSW, LISW-S). My goal is to start with you wherever you are in your healing process and assist you throughout your journey by providing an empathetic, safe space for you to be able to express yourself. Not only can I help you with addressing various thoughts and feelings related to mental health, but I can also provide broader ideas that might provide you with different ways of thinking about your wellbeing to better assist you in your journey.

Children do not always have the words to express emotions or stress. I am a Registered Play Therapist/Supervisor with a concentration in childhood trauma. Helping your child/teen includes treatment for the whole family. Children face dilemmas, which can present with difficult behaviors with frustrated parents. Traumatic events in today's world creates feelings of overwhelmed. I work with nuerological disorders including Autism, ADHD, and others. I work with children as young as 3 years old and families to provide parenting techniques. I provide the Safe and Sound Protocol and an intregative medicine approach.

Healing starts the moment you begin to feel someone is listening. Have you been feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or lost? Are you struggling with traumatic experiences, relationship issues, stress at home, stress at work or in your social life? Through the therapeutic process, I can offer insight and skills to allow for hope and healing by helping my clients recognize their own strengths to regain peace within their lives. I have dedicated my work to helping others learn to heal. I am here to offer compassion, understanding and resolution to your most difficult problems.

Sometimes the demands of childhood and teen years are more than kids (and parents!) can handle. Problems in childhood not only affect children and teens, but their families too. I consider myself a partner in the change process as I help individuals or families work through whatever is troubling them. I have specific training in working with children, teens and families. I work with clients by first understanding their needs and pull from a variety of interventions and methods in order to best serve my clients. I work collaboratively with clients and aim to go at a pace which is comfortable, yet conducive to progress.

Looking for help? Searching for answers? For change? Do you feel your hope diminishing; that "this is not the life that I should be living, I AM missing something." If you can admit thoughts like this, then you are on the edge of change. Where you are now emotionally is not where you will always be, if you take a step of courage and reach out for help. The life you seek, that you desire, is available to you. You can have it, with one changed thought at a time.

The focus of my therapeutic work is healing from trauma and correcting problematic behavior patterns. While the majority of my clients are adolescents, I also work with adults. Areas of specialization include: interventions for at-risk adolescents, healing from sexual and physical abuse, grief counseling, adolescent development issues & support for teens and families, crisis intervention, self-esteem, and wilderness and adventure therapy. Brain-Change interventions dominate my therapeutic work.

Being a child and adolescent can be a tough, and confusing time. So many complex emotions that are difficult to understand or identify. Feelings of anger, sadness, or fear are all normal, but sometimes your child may need extra help with what to do with those feelings. The struggles of daily life, a bully at school, change in living situation or a divorce can all make it even more difficult to navigate these feelings and emotions. Maybe your child is struggling to focus in the classroom, has trouble getting along with peers, stays up late worrying before bed, or cannot sit still in the classroom.

Whether you or your teen needs help with managing depression, reducing anxiety, improving decision making, developing effective communication skills, stress management, strengthening your social life, or successfully creating lifestyle changes (from divorce/relationship strains, school changes, to parenting struggles or health issues), my personal mission is to provide hope, help, and healing to those in need. A lot of what I do is help people learn to see situations in a new way and be prepared to handle these challenges. I enjoy working with older children, middle school students, teenagers, young adults, and college-aged.

I enjoy working with clients that are motivated for change. We address the need for action behind the intention for change. I have 30 years of experience in counseling adults and teenagers challenged with depression, anxiety, grief and loss. I am trained in Trauma therapy with a Certification in EMDR therapy. Recently, trained in EMDR 2.0. I work with individuals that struggle with past experiences that shape negative beliefs about themselves and through EMDR therapy they can shift to a positive belief about themselves to have a better quality of life.

Since attending therapy is an implicit admission of imperfections for most people, my approach to counseling is person-centered and collaborative. Once the therapeutic alliance has been established, this approach allows clients to express their emotional reactions, develop more productive ways of dealing with feelings, and increase their levels of understanding and awareness. My counseling philosophy is to provide support, education, feedback and treatment that inspires clients to successfully take appropriate actions that will assist with solving their problems. Therapist qualities that I utilize include, but are not limited to, mutual respect, authenticity, genuineness, integrity, and the ability to empathize.

You are not a problem to be solved. In a warm, professional, and safe environment, I can help you learn to better handle your emotional or psychological pain with compassion while developing the skills and resources to make positive changes in your life. I utilize a nonjudgmental approach with open curiosity and evidence-based interventions to overcome obstacles and help you achieve a more fulfilling and satisfying life.

Welcome to my Psychology Today profile! I serve the following: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorders, Stage-of-Life-Changes, Trauma, and ADHD. I have a history of treating Adolescents (Ages 13-18) and Young Adults (18-30). In addition to serving clients from different backgrounds, I am an Autism Spectrum Disorder Certified Specialist. What this means is that I have experience and training to provide counseling and screening (not to be confused with psychological testing!) services to those who suspect that they are Autistic or have been previously diagnosed and are dealing with comorbid conditions.

I specialize in working with children ages 5-16 years old, and I offer evening appointments. Whether your child is "acting out" at school or home, experiencing anxiety symptoms or panic attacks, exploring their identity or sexuality, or going through significant life changes, I would love to help them work through it! As adults, life has a way of presenting us with challenges that would seem nearly impossible to overcome. These factors impact our thoughts, feelings and often change our daily routines and behavior outside of our norm, making it difficult to find our internal peace. I have found these same adversities in kids.

Hi! I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker who is excited to work with a wide range of clients. It is my passion to help clients navigate through healing from depression, anxiety, trauma, and other life stressors and transitions. I strive to hold a safe space for all clients and works to empower clients to embrace their self and story. I greatly enjoy utilizing creative therapeutic approaches and interventions, often incorporating art, music, or play into sessions. It is important to me that I take a client-centered and strengths-based approach to working collaboratively with clients.

I have years of experience working with youth, adolescents and their families dealing with a range of issues from juvenile delinquency, substance abuse and trauma. I have developed professionalism and discipline form my time in the U.S. Army, and have extensive experience in education and coaching. I have spent years helping youth academically, athletically and socially. I have worked with the offender populations and have demonstrated a safe and caring space for this marginalized group. In addition, I have worked with victims of abuse, and have created a safe, caring empathetic place for them to process their concerns. My experience has allowed me to develop the unique ability to bridge the gap between, offender/victim, teacher/student, caregiver/child, felon/community and individual/system. If you are in need of culturally competent, evidenced based treatment, with a focus on solutions, and a balanced approach of love and logic, faith and fact then look no further.

My goal as a clinician is to work with a variety of individuals to improve their wellbeing. I aim to both discover and support areas of growth and strengths so that individuals may effectively address any concerns. I have training and experience in psychological testing. I provide ADHD and Autism testing for children and adults. I aid in clarification or in differentiating a diagnosis and provide documentation for schools for IEP or 504 Plan management. Testing provides individuals with a tool to better understand their symptoms, provides a diagnosis for clarity, and provides recommendations for growth and realization of potential.