Therapists for Children in Metairie, LA
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.
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.
My path to becoming a therapist began with witnessing how deeply disconnection — from our emotions, our needs, or our sense of purpose — can impact a person’s life. I believe therapy offers a rare and valuable space to pause, reflect, and intentionally choose a new direction.
In my work, I enjoy walking alongside clients as they explore what’s happening beneath the surface, recognize patterns that may no longer be helpful, and practice new ways of approaching life. Together, we focus on small but meaningful shifts — one step, one moment at a time — that lead to lasting change.
My path to becoming a therapist began with witnessing how deeply disconnection — from our emotions, our needs, or our sense of purpose — can impact a person’s life. I believe therapy offers a rare and valuable space to pause, reflect, and intentionally choose a new direction.
In my work, I enjoy walking alongside clients as they explore what’s happening beneath the surface, recognize patterns that may no longer be helpful, and practice new ways of approaching life. Together, we focus on small but meaningful shifts — one step, one moment at a time — that lead to lasting change.
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.
NOLA Art Therapy and Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC , NCC, ICST
1 Endorsed
Metairie, LA 70005
We work with children, adolescents, and adults with emotional, mental, developmental, and behavioral disorders.
In life, there are many things that feel out of our control. The therapeutic process will help you put energy into the things that you can control. This is done by focusing on the counseling relationship, building trust and commitment in the process by being genuine and authentic with clients to help them successfully navigate through challenging situations. In a comfortable and supportive environment, we offer a highly personalized approach made to meet the needs of each individual client and/or family to help them achieve personal growth.
We work with children, adolescents, and adults with emotional, mental, developmental, and behavioral disorders.
In life, there are many things that feel out of our control. The therapeutic process will help you put energy into the things that you can control. This is done by focusing on the counseling relationship, building trust and commitment in the process by being genuine and authentic with clients to help them successfully navigate through challenging situations. In a comfortable and supportive environment, we offer a highly personalized approach made to meet the needs of each individual client and/or family to help them achieve personal growth.
We work with children, adolescents, and adults with emotional, mental, developmental, and behavioral disorders.
Sometimes extra help and support are needed to successfully navigate through the challenging and difficult situations that arise in life. By seeking therapy, you will receive our support while we work as a team to better understand your challenging life situations. If you make a commitment to change and work on improving yourself and your situation, therapy can give you the tools you need to face future life challenges. In a comfortable and supportive environment, we offer a highly personalized approach made to meet the needs of each individual client and/or family to help them achieve personal growth.
We work with children, adolescents, and adults with emotional, mental, developmental, and behavioral disorders.
Sometimes extra help and support are needed to successfully navigate through the challenging and difficult situations that arise in life. By seeking therapy, you will receive our support while we work as a team to better understand your challenging life situations. If you make a commitment to change and work on improving yourself and your situation, therapy can give you the tools you need to face future life challenges. In a comfortable and supportive environment, we offer a highly personalized approach made to meet the needs of each individual client and/or family to help them achieve personal growth.
Vaughn is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and Parent Child Interactive Therapist (PCIT) at Vaughn Therapeutic Collective.
Dr. Vaughn offers in person sessions and telehealth sessions (for teens and parents). She offers individual, group, and parenting sessions. Dr. Vaughn will work with you to determine the best type of therapy for your presenting issue. She offers Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Triple P Parenting, play therapy, and individual talk therapy.
Vaughn is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and Parent Child Interactive Therapist (PCIT) at Vaughn Therapeutic Collective.
Dr. Vaughn offers in person sessions and telehealth sessions (for teens and parents). She offers individual, group, and parenting sessions. Dr. Vaughn will work with you to determine the best type of therapy for your presenting issue. She offers Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Triple P Parenting, play therapy, and individual talk therapy.
At Brennan Behavior Group, we strive to provide a very supportive and open atmosphere where we can work with you to discover the personal strengths and weaknesses which drive your life. Our goal is to educate our clients so that they can feel informed when making decisions in their life and navigating their relationships.
At Brennan Behavior Group, we strive to provide a very supportive and open atmosphere where we can work with you to discover the personal strengths and weaknesses which drive your life. Our goal is to educate our clients so that they can feel informed when making decisions in their life and navigating their relationships.
Hi! My name is Ryan Hanson and I’m a provisionally licensed counselor. I’m originally from Roswell, New Mexico, but have called New Orleans my home for more than a decade now. I graduated with my Master’s in Counseling from Adler University in Chicago.
Hi! My name is Ryan Hanson and I’m a provisionally licensed counselor. I’m originally from Roswell, New Mexico, but have called New Orleans my home for more than a decade now. I graduated with my Master’s in Counseling from Adler University in Chicago.
Clinical Counseling and Wellness,
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
5 Endorsed
Metairie, LA 70002
We specialize in chronic illness and disabilities, emotional support animal (ESA) evaluations, children and teens, trauma, and LGBTQ+ affirming care.
We provide personalized therapy for children, teens, and adults navigating trauma, chronic illness, and life stressors. We offer LGBTQ+ affirming care, ESA evaluations, and support for emotional and behavioral challenges, helping clients build resilience, clarity, and meaningful, lasting change.
We specialize in chronic illness and disabilities, emotional support animal (ESA) evaluations, children and teens, trauma, and LGBTQ+ affirming care.
We provide personalized therapy for children, teens, and adults navigating trauma, chronic illness, and life stressors. We offer LGBTQ+ affirming care, ESA evaluations, and support for emotional and behavioral challenges, helping clients build resilience, clarity, and meaningful, lasting change.
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.
Hi! I am so excited to meet you in your journey towards healing and growth. I see the counseling relationship as a space where you and I create a relationship based on trust, authenticity, and genuineness in order to discuss your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Hi! I am so excited to meet you in your journey towards healing and growth. I see the counseling relationship as a space where you and I create a relationship based on trust, authenticity, and genuineness in order to discuss your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I have a passion for connecting and helping people reach balance, direction, and live a more fulfilling life. I work with teens, adults, couples, and families. I have worked with people from various backgrounds including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, grief, stages of life, trauma, severe mental illness, and marital/relationship issues. Therapy is highly effective, but requires openness, patience, and dedication! I would love to work with you and help you on this journey called “Life.”
I have a passion for connecting and helping people reach balance, direction, and live a more fulfilling life. I work with teens, adults, couples, and families. I have worked with people from various backgrounds including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, grief, stages of life, trauma, severe mental illness, and marital/relationship issues. Therapy is highly effective, but requires openness, patience, and dedication! I would love to work with you and help you on this journey called “Life.”
I am skilled in helping the client with issues of anxiety and depression. and most relationship issues. Assisting them and empowering them through the transitions of modern life.
As a member of The No Abuse Coalition, I am approved as a Duluth specialist in anger management and domestic violence counseling for the court systems in the surrounding parishes.
Healthy relationship skills can make a difference in the harmony in our lives.
I enjoy working with couples to restore and enhance their love relationship. As a non-anxious presence, I will be there with you to process your thoughts and feelings.
I am skilled in helping the client with issues of anxiety and depression. and most relationship issues. Assisting them and empowering them through the transitions of modern life.
As a member of The No Abuse Coalition, I am approved as a Duluth specialist in anger management and domestic violence counseling for the court systems in the surrounding parishes.
Healthy relationship skills can make a difference in the harmony in our lives.
I enjoy working with couples to restore and enhance their love relationship. As a non-anxious presence, I will be there with you to process your thoughts and feelings.
Always Hope, LLC
Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, PLPC
1 Endorsed
Metairie, LA 70002
My name is Noah Rachal, and I am a PLPC at Always Hope! I graduated with my Masters in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans and I have lived in the New Orleans area all my life! My strategy while conducting therapy stems from a CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy) lens, which targets how our thoughts impact our feelings/emotions and how this impacts our behavior!
My name is Noah Rachal, and I am a PLPC at Always Hope! I graduated with my Masters in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans and I have lived in the New Orleans area all my life! My strategy while conducting therapy stems from a CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy) lens, which targets how our thoughts impact our feelings/emotions and how this impacts our behavior!
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.
Empowered Path Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, NCC
2 Endorsed
Metairie, LA 70002
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 work with children, adolescents and adults struggling with self-esteem, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, grief and loss.
I work with clients on identifying and developing healthy ways to deal with stress. My goal is to have clients learn ways to calm themselves in times of heightened stress, feel better inside and eliminate negative thinking patterns. I use play therapy when working with young children.
I work with children, adolescents and adults struggling with self-esteem, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, grief and loss.
I work with clients on identifying and developing healthy ways to deal with stress. My goal is to have clients learn ways to calm themselves in times of heightened stress, feel better inside and eliminate negative thinking patterns. I use play therapy when working with young children.
I enjoy challenging my clients by providing them with different perspectives to help them see things in new ways. My goal is to empower them and encourage personal responsibility for their actions. I take great pleasure in working with a multicultural population, recognizing that while we are each unique, we also share many commonalities. With several years of experience in the mental health field, I have worked with a diverse cross-section of individuals. I firmly believe that by capitalizing on strengths and uncovering hidden potentials, we can facilitate healing and boost confidence.
I am also qualified to practice in Ohio &MN.
I enjoy challenging my clients by providing them with different perspectives to help them see things in new ways. My goal is to empower them and encourage personal responsibility for their actions. I take great pleasure in working with a multicultural population, recognizing that while we are each unique, we also share many commonalities. With several years of experience in the mental health field, I have worked with a diverse cross-section of individuals. I firmly believe that by capitalizing on strengths and uncovering hidden potentials, we can facilitate healing and boost confidence.
I am also qualified to practice in Ohio &MN.
I love helping folks understand their stories and the impact family, childhood abuse, neglect and grief have on the way we live daily.
My ideal client is someone who is willing. Sometimes we have tried every tactic in our toolbelt. We have prayed, meditated, read the self help books, and asked for advice, but the problem still feels immovable. The depression is thick, the hopelessness unending. Maybe the anxiety feels it is driving your life. I have a trauma focus, and would love to help you discover how you got where you are. I would love to hear each and every part of your story, help you heal from the roots up. I understand you may not know where to start. Your biggest goal may just be for life to not feel so unbearable. That's ok, and we can start right there.
I love helping folks understand their stories and the impact family, childhood abuse, neglect and grief have on the way we live daily.
My ideal client is someone who is willing. Sometimes we have tried every tactic in our toolbelt. We have prayed, meditated, read the self help books, and asked for advice, but the problem still feels immovable. The depression is thick, the hopelessness unending. Maybe the anxiety feels it is driving your life. I have a trauma focus, and would love to help you discover how you got where you are. I would love to hear each and every part of your story, help you heal from the roots up. I understand you may not know where to start. Your biggest goal may just be for life to not feel so unbearable. That's ok, and we can start right there.
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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.