Child Therapists in Sacramento, CA
I have over 25 years of experience treating children, teens and helping parents use evidence-based strategies that work.
I use the most highly researched couples therapy that also has the best outcomes: Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT). With children, teens & families I use evidenced-based therapies appropriate for the underlying problem: i.e., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, play and art, emotion management and assessment/evaluation.
I have over 25 years of experience treating children, teens and helping parents use evidence-based strategies that work.
I use the most highly researched couples therapy that also has the best outcomes: Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT). With children, teens & families I use evidenced-based therapies appropriate for the underlying problem: i.e., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, play and art, emotion management and assessment/evaluation.
You may feel like you’re falling behind or overwhelmed by daily tasks, unsure of how to take control. These challenges can be even more difficult when combined with anxiety or mood disorders. At Brilla Counseling Services, we specialize in ADHD/ADD treatment in Sacramento and online in California. While we’re therapists and don't provide ADHD coaching, we use solution-focused techniques and accountability strategies to help you create lasting change. We don’t only work with ADHD—executive functioning can fluctuate with age, mental health diagnoses, and hormone changes. Let us help you reclaim your life.
You may feel like you’re falling behind or overwhelmed by daily tasks, unsure of how to take control. These challenges can be even more difficult when combined with anxiety or mood disorders. At Brilla Counseling Services, we specialize in ADHD/ADD treatment in Sacramento and online in California. While we’re therapists and don't provide ADHD coaching, we use solution-focused techniques and accountability strategies to help you create lasting change. We don’t only work with ADHD—executive functioning can fluctuate with age, mental health diagnoses, and hormone changes. Let us help you reclaim your life.
I work with children, adolescents, parents, couples, and families.
I specialize in attachment-based approaches to child, family, and couples therapy. I have received specialized training in a form of couples therapy called Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). I am also a Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and mindfulness guides my presence in therapy and how I think about change.
I work with children, adolescents, parents, couples, and families.
I specialize in attachment-based approaches to child, family, and couples therapy. I have received specialized training in a form of couples therapy called Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). I am also a Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and mindfulness guides my presence in therapy and how I think about change.
I provide a warm, supportive space where individuals, couples, families, and children can feel heard and understood.
My approach blends Attachment, Psychodynamic, and Emotionally Focused therapies to offer insight and practical tools. While I believe therapy goes beyond surface-level concerns, I also recognize that each person’s journey is unique.
I provide a warm, supportive space where individuals, couples, families, and children can feel heard and understood.
My approach blends Attachment, Psychodynamic, and Emotionally Focused therapies to offer insight and practical tools. While I believe therapy goes beyond surface-level concerns, I also recognize that each person’s journey is unique.
My approach, rooted in evidence-based practices, caters to the needs of children, adolescents, and young adults aged 5-20.
Our therapeutic relationship will be focused on trust, respect, and empathy. Let's embark on a journey towards healing and lasting change together.
My approach, rooted in evidence-based practices, caters to the needs of children, adolescents, and young adults aged 5-20.
Our therapeutic relationship will be focused on trust, respect, and empathy. Let's embark on a journey towards healing and lasting change together.
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Hello, I'm Dr. Guy Washington, a Licensed Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with multiple years of professional experience, as well as life experience that helps me understand and connect with clients. My goal is to provide user friendly services to clients by engaging them where they are to provide them with life changing coping skills.
Special populations include military members/family and veterans of the United States. I am an honorably discharged and retired Army veteran who can relate to the military culture, lifestyle, and way of life. Connecting with America's hero's is a passion of mine.
Great to meet you!
Hello, I'm Dr. Guy Washington, a Licensed Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with multiple years of professional experience, as well as life experience that helps me understand and connect with clients. My goal is to provide user friendly services to clients by engaging them where they are to provide them with life changing coping skills.
Special populations include military members/family and veterans of the United States. I am an honorably discharged and retired Army veteran who can relate to the military culture, lifestyle, and way of life. Connecting with America's hero's is a passion of mine.
I am a trained facilitator of Parent Project, a comprehensive parenting class for parents of children ages 11-17.
Who am I? I've been married for 20+ years. My wife and I have a teenage son. I'm personable, friendly and like to laugh. I talk and ask questions. I won't sit silently and wait for you to talk. I won't say, "How does that make you feel?" I've been told that I'm a "normal guy." Who are you? Someone who wants to feel better? Or wants your teenager to talk to someone? Or wants to be happier and more secure in your committed relationship? Let's keep it simple and work together to find solutions. To learn more about me, check out my website: www.rivercitycounseling.com
I am a trained facilitator of Parent Project, a comprehensive parenting class for parents of children ages 11-17.
Who am I? I've been married for 20+ years. My wife and I have a teenage son. I'm personable, friendly and like to laugh. I talk and ask questions. I won't sit silently and wait for you to talk. I won't say, "How does that make you feel?" I've been told that I'm a "normal guy." Who are you? Someone who wants to feel better? Or wants your teenager to talk to someone? Or wants to be happier and more secure in your committed relationship? Let's keep it simple and work together to find solutions. To learn more about me, check out my website: www.rivercitycounseling.com
I have almost 20 years of experience working with wonderful children and young adults with difficult behaviors and struggles, and their families.
I love working with children using a combination of child-directed play therapy, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence-building skills. I truly enjoy meeting with parents to collaborate on ways to help their child thrive. To me, whether I am working with a child, parents, or an adult, the therapeutic relationship is key and what I do best.
I have almost 20 years of experience working with wonderful children and young adults with difficult behaviors and struggles, and their families.
I love working with children using a combination of child-directed play therapy, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence-building skills. I truly enjoy meeting with parents to collaborate on ways to help their child thrive. To me, whether I am working with a child, parents, or an adult, the therapeutic relationship is key and what I do best.
Maureen Finn is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California who has been practicing since 2018. She has a Masters in Counseling Psychology and a BA in Psychology. Seeking therapy can be a vulnerable experience. Maureen provides a warm and safe environment for you to explore your history and the factors that bring you into therapy. She is passionate about helping individuals create desired change in their lives while developing self-compassion and self-acceptance.
Maureen Finn is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California who has been practicing since 2018. She has a Masters in Counseling Psychology and a BA in Psychology. Seeking therapy can be a vulnerable experience. Maureen provides a warm and safe environment for you to explore your history and the factors that bring you into therapy. She is passionate about helping individuals create desired change in their lives while developing self-compassion and self-acceptance.
It would be my honor to support you, your child and/or your family with insight and guidance that will yield stability & healing!
I am primarily a trauma-informed, solution-focused therapist. I have extensive experience utilizing CBT, DBT, Aggression Replacement Training (ART), TF-IPT, TF-CBT, Mindfulness & traditional play therapy modes. I often integrate trauma-informed art, play and music tools to help clients communicate through their most familiar & safe mediums.
It would be my honor to support you, your child and/or your family with insight and guidance that will yield stability & healing!
I am primarily a trauma-informed, solution-focused therapist. I have extensive experience utilizing CBT, DBT, Aggression Replacement Training (ART), TF-IPT, TF-CBT, Mindfulness & traditional play therapy modes. I often integrate trauma-informed art, play and music tools to help clients communicate through their most familiar & safe mediums.
A child grieving the loss of a loved one, getting in fights at school.
I specialize in supporting teens, young adults, and families navigating ADHD, autism, grief, and LGBTQIA+ challenges. My approach? Science, a little creativity, and a lot of compassion. I help you dig into what’s really going on, build real coping skills, and start making sense of your life. It’s about healing and moving forward with confidence.
A child grieving the loss of a loved one, getting in fights at school.
I specialize in supporting teens, young adults, and families navigating ADHD, autism, grief, and LGBTQIA+ challenges. My approach? Science, a little creativity, and a lot of compassion. I help you dig into what’s really going on, build real coping skills, and start making sense of your life. It’s about healing and moving forward with confidence.
My practice focuses on individual work for children, adolescents and adults, in addition to a variety of groups for children and adults.
I am a licensed professional clinical counselor and registered art therapist (LPCC 6278, ATR). In my training and work as a counselor and art therapist, I work with clients to identify goals and aim to think creatively about how to support and foster the therapeutic process.
My practice focuses on individual work for children, adolescents and adults, in addition to a variety of groups for children and adults.
I am a licensed professional clinical counselor and registered art therapist (LPCC 6278, ATR). In my training and work as a counselor and art therapist, I work with clients to identify goals and aim to think creatively about how to support and foster the therapeutic process.
I also support families who are struggling with parent- child conflicts, LGBTQ+ youth and how to support them, and young children with behavior problems.
Hello! My name is Jordan. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. I am motivated to help individuals and families build healthier relationships with themselves and the people around them. Being open and vulnerable with someone new can be very scary! My goal is to create a meaningful relationship with my clients by providing support, respect, and a safe environment to help build confidence, compassion, and resilience. I support clients who experience anxiety, depression, past trauma, non-traditional relationships, and neurodivergence.
I also support families who are struggling with parent- child conflicts, LGBTQ+ youth and how to support them, and young children with behavior problems.
Hello! My name is Jordan. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. I am motivated to help individuals and families build healthier relationships with themselves and the people around them. Being open and vulnerable with someone new can be very scary! My goal is to create a meaningful relationship with my clients by providing support, respect, and a safe environment to help build confidence, compassion, and resilience. I support clients who experience anxiety, depression, past trauma, non-traditional relationships, and neurodivergence.
PC-Care Certification (Parent- Child Care with UC Davis).
You’re trying to hold it all together—but inside, it’s overwhelming. Whether you’re a teen navigating intense emotions, social pressures, or anxiety, or a young woman facing self-doubt, relationship struggles, or burnout—therapy can help you feel more grounded, confident, and connected to yourself.
Teenage girls today are under more emotional pressure than ever.
Between academic stress, friendship drama, family issues, identity struggles, and the pressure to always be “okay,” many teens feel overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, or shut down — and don’t know how to talk about it.
PC-Care Certification (Parent- Child Care with UC Davis).
You’re trying to hold it all together—but inside, it’s overwhelming. Whether you’re a teen navigating intense emotions, social pressures, or anxiety, or a young woman facing self-doubt, relationship struggles, or burnout—therapy can help you feel more grounded, confident, and connected to yourself.
Teenage girls today are under more emotional pressure than ever.
Between academic stress, friendship drama, family issues, identity struggles, and the pressure to always be “okay,” many teens feel overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, or shut down — and don’t know how to talk about it.
I can support you and your child(ren) through this process by identifying, understanding, and reworking ineffective patterns and building new skills to reduce conflict and create a better life for your family.
Our work will focus on strengthening attachments, developing mutual empathy and attuned support, and creating safety in relationships. Together, we'll help you learn about your child's story -- their strengths, challenges, hopes, and fears -- to build deeper understanding, reduce conflict, and strengthen more rewarding, secure patterns of connection.
I can support you and your child(ren) through this process by identifying, understanding, and reworking ineffective patterns and building new skills to reduce conflict and create a better life for your family.
Our work will focus on strengthening attachments, developing mutual empathy and attuned support, and creating safety in relationships. Together, we'll help you learn about your child's story -- their strengths, challenges, hopes, and fears -- to build deeper understanding, reduce conflict, and strengthen more rewarding, secure patterns of connection.
Prompt appointment availability for Teens, Adults, & EMDR (as of 11/05/2025), convenient weekday daytime & evening hours. I’m an experienced, licensed psychotherapist whose been in full-time private practice since 2008. Therapy can help with the things that are bothering you or that are holding you back from how you want your life to be. When we meet, I listen to you, ask questions, & help guide you on a path toward solutions in a way that resonates with you. I can help you see difficult issues in a new light, find solutions that may have escaped your notice, & increase fulfillment in your relationships and life.
Prompt appointment availability for Teens, Adults, & EMDR (as of 11/05/2025), convenient weekday daytime & evening hours. I’m an experienced, licensed psychotherapist whose been in full-time private practice since 2008. Therapy can help with the things that are bothering you or that are holding you back from how you want your life to be. When we meet, I listen to you, ask questions, & help guide you on a path toward solutions in a way that resonates with you. I can help you see difficult issues in a new light, find solutions that may have escaped your notice, & increase fulfillment in your relationships and life.
Mandy Sun is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California who has been practicing since 2019. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Mandy uses a personcentered, strengthsbased, and collaborative approach to provide a nonjudgmental, safe space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Outside of work, Mandy likes to read fantasy/scifi books, take walks outside in nature, and put together jigsaw puzzles.
Mandy Sun is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California who has been practicing since 2019. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Mandy uses a personcentered, strengthsbased, and collaborative approach to provide a nonjudgmental, safe space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Outside of work, Mandy likes to read fantasy/scifi books, take walks outside in nature, and put together jigsaw puzzles.
I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma, family conflicts, parenting issues, child and adolescent issues & motivation, self-esteem, confidence, addiction, anger management, sexual assault and domestic violence.
I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, & compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment to meet your unique and specific needs. I like to focus on identifying your strengths and helping you to maximize them to overcome your obstacles. I utilize an Experiential approach to therapy as well as Structural and Solution Focused Therapy.
I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma, family conflicts, parenting issues, child and adolescent issues & motivation, self-esteem, confidence, addiction, anger management, sexual assault and domestic violence.
I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, & compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment to meet your unique and specific needs. I like to focus on identifying your strengths and helping you to maximize them to overcome your obstacles. I utilize an Experiential approach to therapy as well as Structural and Solution Focused Therapy.
We work with couples, adults, and teenagers seeking relief from panic attacks, depression and suicidal thoughts, self harm, gender dysphoria, sexual abuse, and childhood trauma and PTSD.
You’re overwhelmed, overstimulated, and searching for relief, and quite frankly, getting pretty desperate. That "best life" others seem to live feels just beyond reach, with a little progress one day, then sliding all the way back to where you started. It’s exhausting. You logically know you’ve overcome so much, but where is that strength everyone says you have? Together, we can foster compassion for the coping skills you’ve used to survive. These strategies deserve acknowledgment and appreciation because they have kept you alive.
We work with couples, adults, and teenagers seeking relief from panic attacks, depression and suicidal thoughts, self harm, gender dysphoria, sexual abuse, and childhood trauma and PTSD.
You’re overwhelmed, overstimulated, and searching for relief, and quite frankly, getting pretty desperate. That "best life" others seem to live feels just beyond reach, with a little progress one day, then sliding all the way back to where you started. It’s exhausting. You logically know you’ve overcome so much, but where is that strength everyone says you have? Together, we can foster compassion for the coping skills you’ve used to survive. These strategies deserve acknowledgment and appreciation because they have kept you alive.
For the past 30 years I have worked closely with children and parents from diverse backgrounds in a teaching capacity.
Every person experiences adversity at some point in their lives. Sometimes you need an unbiased therapist to help you process personal issues and see situations from a different perspective. I can do that for you in a kind, caring, person centered way!I believe in meeting the client where they are at emotionally. Together we will use a variety of techniques to facilitate healing such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming exercises, Art Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and other methods that may apply.
For the past 30 years I have worked closely with children and parents from diverse backgrounds in a teaching capacity.
Every person experiences adversity at some point in their lives. Sometimes you need an unbiased therapist to help you process personal issues and see situations from a different perspective. I can do that for you in a kind, caring, person centered way!I believe in meeting the client where they are at emotionally. Together we will use a variety of techniques to facilitate healing such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming exercises, Art Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and other methods that may apply.
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Child Therapists
What can a child therapist help with?
A therapist can help with any difficult experience a child may encounter growing up, including learning problems or anxiety related to school, relationship challenges with friends or parents, bullying, intense emotions or phobias, divorce and family dynamics, or the death of a pet or loved one. A therapist can help children process their experience and develop coping skills in an age-appropriate way.
How can I tell if a therapist is a good fit for my child?
A child needs to feel comfortable opening up about their thoughts and feelings, so if your child feels a sense of comfort, ease, and trust with their therapist, that’s a great sign. In addition, a therapist is a good fit for your child if the two can communicate well together; a clinician should be able to communicate clearly, effectively, and in an age-appropriate manner.
Do I need to attend therapy with my child?
Parents are an integral part of a child’s therapy, but the specifics of their involvement vary. If your child is young, you may attend most or all sessions; if your child is older, you may attend a few sessions or none; sometimes a therapist may ask you to have a session on your own. Whatever the arrangement, you should expect to work collaboratively with the therapist, your child, and your family members to take steps to help support your child.
How long are sessions with child therapists?
Children’s therapy sessions can last 30 minutes, 45 minutes, or 60 minutes. The length of the session may depend on your child’s age and the type of therapy practiced. You can discuss this with therapists you consult and the one you ultimately move forward with.
How do I get a child to agree to seek therapy?
The best approach is to have an open-ended conversation with your child about how they’re doing and what they might be struggling with. When you raise therapy, discuss the concept in an age-appropriate way, for example explaining that a therapist’s job is to help kids handle their hard or uncomfortable feelings. Frame therapy positively, as an opportunity to explore and build emotional skills—it’s an important tool in the toolbox to help kids feel their best.