Therapists for Children in Kenner, LA
In my practice, I typically work with all different ages and types of clients that have a range of presenting issues, from Anxiety and Depression to Couples and Family Issues, Gender Identity Struggles, Personality Disorders, and many more presenting problems. I always listen to my clients and address their needs and make sure that they are getting the maximum benefit out of therapy and are working towards achieving their short, medium, and long term goals. I always tailor my therapeutic approach to fit the unique needs of each client, and I work hard to accommodate their scheduling needs, day or night, as well as their budget.
In my practice, I typically work with all different ages and types of clients that have a range of presenting issues, from Anxiety and Depression to Couples and Family Issues, Gender Identity Struggles, Personality Disorders, and many more presenting problems. I always listen to my clients and address their needs and make sure that they are getting the maximum benefit out of therapy and are working towards achieving their short, medium, and long term goals. I always tailor my therapeutic approach to fit the unique needs of each client, and I work hard to accommodate their scheduling needs, day or night, as well as their budget.
I offer 1:1 skills coaching for neurodiverse adults, teens, and kids.
Sessions can consist of assessment of skills that would like to be worked on, and then 1:1 sessions using ABA/ACT methodology on gaining those skills and supports. Skills can include consent, dating, and socio-emotional skills. Sessions can also be held with parent, caregiver, or staff to focus on supportive environmental arrangements.
I offer 1:1 skills coaching for neurodiverse adults, teens, and kids.
Sessions can consist of assessment of skills that would like to be worked on, and then 1:1 sessions using ABA/ACT methodology on gaining those skills and supports. Skills can include consent, dating, and socio-emotional skills. Sessions can also be held with parent, caregiver, or staff to focus on supportive environmental arrangements.
For the past 13 years, I have counseled children, adolescents, and adults in the New Orleans area.
I would love to provide a safe and confidential environment where you can authentically be you and help you find meaning in your life! I work with individuals (ages 13 and up). I work from an existential framework with clients but I am also well-versed in techniques from other orientations.
For the past 13 years, I have counseled children, adolescents, and adults in the New Orleans area.
I would love to provide a safe and confidential environment where you can authentically be you and help you find meaning in your life! I work with individuals (ages 13 and up). I work from an existential framework with clients but I am also well-versed in techniques from other orientations.
My experience has enabled me to provide individual and group counseling services to children, adolescents, and adults, and to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to address complex emotional, academic, behavioral, and mental health needs.
My education and training have prepared me to provide comprehensive, competent counseling services to individuals with diverse abilities, disabilities, backgrounds, and needs. My clinical work is grounded in evidence-based practices, including cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused counseling, crisis intervention, and trauma-responsive care.
My experience has enabled me to provide individual and group counseling services to children, adolescents, and adults, and to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to address complex emotional, academic, behavioral, and mental health needs.
My education and training have prepared me to provide comprehensive, competent counseling services to individuals with diverse abilities, disabilities, backgrounds, and needs. My clinical work is grounded in evidence-based practices, including cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused counseling, crisis intervention, and trauma-responsive care.
Katie
Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, PLPC
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Thank you for visiting my profile. It’s an honor that you’re considering allowing me to be part of your journey. I know reaching out for help can feel intimidating, but please know that you’re already moving toward a place of greater peace, security, and happiness. You don’t have to walk this path alone — we’ll take each step together, at your own pace.
Thank you for visiting my profile. It’s an honor that you’re considering allowing me to be part of your journey. I know reaching out for help can feel intimidating, but please know that you’re already moving toward a place of greater peace, security, and happiness. You don’t have to walk this path alone — we’ll take each step together, at your own pace.
Serving children, adolescents and their families is my passion.
My expertise includes specialized parenting help and support. With a compassionate approach, I am here to help with navigating the challenges of parenting, offering guidance to foster healthier family dynamics and emotional well-being for children, adolescents and caregivers alike.
Serving children, adolescents and their families is my passion.
My expertise includes specialized parenting help and support. With a compassionate approach, I am here to help with navigating the challenges of parenting, offering guidance to foster healthier family dynamics and emotional well-being for children, adolescents and caregivers alike.
My name is Antoinette Woods, and I am a licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor. I believe in utilizing a compassionate, non-judgmental approach when providing therapy services. I view each client as a unique individual and I have experience providing individual, group and couple's therapy. I have worked with many diverse backgrounds with various clinical needs and diversity. I am experienced with working with clients that suffer from Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, ODD, Trauma, Substance Abuse, Self-Esteem, OCD, marriage and family therapy and many other identified treatment areas.
My name is Antoinette Woods, and I am a licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor. I believe in utilizing a compassionate, non-judgmental approach when providing therapy services. I view each client as a unique individual and I have experience providing individual, group and couple's therapy. I have worked with many diverse backgrounds with various clinical needs and diversity. I am experienced with working with clients that suffer from Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, ODD, Trauma, Substance Abuse, Self-Esteem, OCD, marriage and family therapy and many other identified treatment areas.
For the majority of my career, I have worked with children and teenagers.
I provide a supportive and confidential setting where you can work through obstacles, struggles and past traumas to reach a successful solution. I partner with you to help you achieve the life you desire. I work with you to identify and build upon strengths and more positive and productive ways of communicating.
For the majority of my career, I have worked with children and teenagers.
I provide a supportive and confidential setting where you can work through obstacles, struggles and past traumas to reach a successful solution. I partner with you to help you achieve the life you desire. I work with you to identify and build upon strengths and more positive and productive ways of communicating.
As a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist, I offer a variety of services for children, adolescents, and adults.
I also provide psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults. My therapeutic approach is eclectic, drawing primarily on Cognitive-Behavioral, Interpersonal, and Humanistic treatment modalities. I believe treatment should be tailored to meet individual needs and I strive to provide a warm and safe environment for my clients to address difficulties.
As a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist, I offer a variety of services for children, adolescents, and adults.
I also provide psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults. My therapeutic approach is eclectic, drawing primarily on Cognitive-Behavioral, Interpersonal, and Humanistic treatment modalities. I believe treatment should be tailored to meet individual needs and I strive to provide a warm and safe environment for my clients to address difficulties.
Hi, my name is Nisha Talwar. A brief intro is that I love to challenge my clients, give them a different perspective and help them to see things differently. I would want the clients to empower themselves, make the ability to take responsibility for their actions. I enjoy working with multicultural population and I know we are each unique in some ways whereas share the some commonalities among us. I have worked in the field of mental health for several years with a cross section of the population. I firmly believe that capitalizing on strengths and hidden potentials will facilitate healing and boost confidence
Hi, my name is Nisha Talwar. A brief intro is that I love to challenge my clients, give them a different perspective and help them to see things differently. I would want the clients to empower themselves, make the ability to take responsibility for their actions. I enjoy working with multicultural population and I know we are each unique in some ways whereas share the some commonalities among us. I have worked in the field of mental health for several years with a cross section of the population. I firmly believe that capitalizing on strengths and hidden potentials will facilitate healing and boost confidence
I am so glad you're here. Taking the first step toward therapy can feel overwhelming, but it's also the beginning of real change. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 20 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, OCD and addiction.
Life can get chaotic. You may find yourself constantly anxious, struggling with sleep, or feeling disconnected from the people and activities that once brought joy. Together, we'll work to calm the noise, building tools to reduce anxiety and depression, restore balance, and help you feel more grounded and fulfilled in your daily life.
I am so glad you're here. Taking the first step toward therapy can feel overwhelming, but it's also the beginning of real change. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 20 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, OCD and addiction.
Life can get chaotic. You may find yourself constantly anxious, struggling with sleep, or feeling disconnected from the people and activities that once brought joy. Together, we'll work to calm the noise, building tools to reduce anxiety and depression, restore balance, and help you feel more grounded and fulfilled in your daily life.
I am a Faith Based (Catholic/Christian) License Professional Counselor. Certified in Trauma, Grief and Loss that loves working with Adolescents, Couples, Families and Individuals since 2004. I strongly believe that through our life our experiences may leave deep wounds that stop us from being loved by others and giving love to others. Through Therapy, one can begin to process these wounds, as a heart surgeon unclogs the arteries of the heart, and begin to feel like the loving individual that God created us to be and wants us to be
I am a Faith Based (Catholic/Christian) License Professional Counselor. Certified in Trauma, Grief and Loss that loves working with Adolescents, Couples, Families and Individuals since 2004. I strongly believe that through our life our experiences may leave deep wounds that stop us from being loved by others and giving love to others. Through Therapy, one can begin to process these wounds, as a heart surgeon unclogs the arteries of the heart, and begin to feel like the loving individual that God created us to be and wants us to be
I am a clinical and developmental psychologist who works with young children, adolescents, and adults.
I am particularly sensitive to multicultural concerns and to the importance of knowing oneself in depth and in the context of relationships with others. I combine my scientific background in development and neuroscience with my interests in psychoanalysis and culture. My psychotherapy style is depth and insight-oriented.
I am a clinical and developmental psychologist who works with young children, adolescents, and adults.
I am particularly sensitive to multicultural concerns and to the importance of knowing oneself in depth and in the context of relationships with others. I combine my scientific background in development and neuroscience with my interests in psychoanalysis and culture. My psychotherapy style is depth and insight-oriented.
Parenting a child with ADHD can feel overwhelming—constant reminders, emotional ups and downs, and routines that never seem to stick.
I specialize in working with children and adolescents with ADHD—and related profiles, including autism—to build skills for success at home, school, and socially. My approach is active and structured, combining hands-on, engaging sessions with your child and step-by-step parent coaching to create meaningful, real-life change.
Parenting a child with ADHD can feel overwhelming—constant reminders, emotional ups and downs, and routines that never seem to stick.
I specialize in working with children and adolescents with ADHD—and related profiles, including autism—to build skills for success at home, school, and socially. My approach is active and structured, combining hands-on, engaging sessions with your child and step-by-step parent coaching to create meaningful, real-life change.
Through my life experience and education I believe developing supportive relationships has the power to reduce the effects of trauma for a child, parents and families.
My focus is on working with individuals, children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. Specific areas of experience is in families and individuals develop skills to deal with anxiety, depression, behavioral changes and life transitions. I work with clients utilizing Story Informed Trauma Therapy, Play Therapy and Sand Tray modalities.
Through my life experience and education I believe developing supportive relationships has the power to reduce the effects of trauma for a child, parents and families.
My focus is on working with individuals, children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. Specific areas of experience is in families and individuals develop skills to deal with anxiety, depression, behavioral changes and life transitions. I work with clients utilizing Story Informed Trauma Therapy, Play Therapy and Sand Tray modalities.
I have 24 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, & couples, addressing a variety of challenges, including anxiety, depression, family issues, relationships, self-esteem, anger management, ADHD, personality disorder, behavioral challenges, etc.
I utilize cognitive behavioral intervention to assist the individual in realizing their own untapped potential and strengths. I also utilize therapeutic play and activities. Play is the language of children and is a highly valuable tool in allowing them to express their own thoughts and feelings.
I have 24 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, & couples, addressing a variety of challenges, including anxiety, depression, family issues, relationships, self-esteem, anger management, ADHD, personality disorder, behavioral challenges, etc.
I utilize cognitive behavioral intervention to assist the individual in realizing their own untapped potential and strengths. I also utilize therapeutic play and activities. Play is the language of children and is a highly valuable tool in allowing them to express their own thoughts and feelings.
Counseling can appear to be overwhelming and intimidating. However it does not have to be this way. As we seek validation and acceptance in our lives, there are certain paths that we must take to find them. I believe one of the most important things is for people to learn how to get along with other important people in their lives, such as friends, spouses, siblings, relatives, co-workers, etc. Additionally, I strongly believe that the fundamental relationship between a client and counselor is to foster openness, trust, and personal growth.
Counseling can appear to be overwhelming and intimidating. However it does not have to be this way. As we seek validation and acceptance in our lives, there are certain paths that we must take to find them. I believe one of the most important things is for people to learn how to get along with other important people in their lives, such as friends, spouses, siblings, relatives, co-workers, etc. Additionally, I strongly believe that the fundamental relationship between a client and counselor is to foster openness, trust, and personal growth.
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My areas of focus include working with individuals and children dealing with substance use, depression, anxiety, and trauma-related issues.
Life’s challenges can appear when we least expect them, often leaving us feeling stressed, lost, or disconnected from ourselves. My goal is to support you through those challenges and help you overcome them. Whether you’re navigating a life-altering event, working through trauma, or simply seeking better ways to manage life’s demands, I am committed to helping you find happiness and fulfillment along the way.
My areas of focus include working with individuals and children dealing with substance use, depression, anxiety, and trauma-related issues.
Life’s challenges can appear when we least expect them, often leaving us feeling stressed, lost, or disconnected from ourselves. My goal is to support you through those challenges and help you overcome them. Whether you’re navigating a life-altering event, working through trauma, or simply seeking better ways to manage life’s demands, I am committed to helping you find happiness and fulfillment along the way.
My experience is working with children, adolescents and adults of all ages.
I specialize working with children, adolescents, and young adults issues. My background includes working with children, adolescents who are experiencing self-esteem and behavior issues.
My experience is working with children, adolescents and adults of all ages.
I specialize working with children, adolescents, and young adults issues. My background includes working with children, adolescents who are experiencing self-esteem and behavior issues.
My ideal client is outwardly capable yet internally depleted, often carrying chronic stress, burnout, or unresolved trauma that shows up as emotional rigidity, disconnection, or repeated patterns that no longer serve them. They may feel frustrated by coping strategies that provide short term relief but no lasting change. They want clarity, internal stability, and growth that feels real and embodied. Their goal is not symptom management alone, but meaningful cognitive and behavioral change that allows them to live with greater flexibility, agency, and alignment.
My ideal client is outwardly capable yet internally depleted, often carrying chronic stress, burnout, or unresolved trauma that shows up as emotional rigidity, disconnection, or repeated patterns that no longer serve them. They may feel frustrated by coping strategies that provide short term relief but no lasting change. They want clarity, internal stability, and growth that feels real and embodied. Their goal is not symptom management alone, but meaningful cognitive and behavioral change that allows them to live with greater flexibility, agency, and alignment.
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FAQ - About Child Therapy
When does a child need to see a therapist?
Children naturally experience emotional ups and downs. Sometimes, though, they need support from a professional. A child may benefit from therapy if their emotions or behaviors change significantly within a short period of time. For example, if a child usually spends time with friends after school but begins isolating in their room, further inquiry is warranted. Other areas for concern include altered sleep patterns, lack of appetite, intense anger, irritability, or hopelessness, or developmental regression in young children (bedwetting, thumb-sucking).
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
What therapy types are most suitable for children?
Children can benefit from different forms of therapy, including family therapy, parent-child interaction therapy, play therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and exposure therapy, depending on their condition. Play therapy is a great option for younger children who may not be able to fully articulate their feelings. In this approach, kids play with toys and games while a therapist observes and helps the child express their emotions and develop coping skills.
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 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.