Child Therapists in Doylestown, PA

I work with a range of people from those searching for self growth to those struggling with mild to serious mental health issues. I use a variety of approaches including insight oriented, cognitive behavioral, play therapy, sand tray work with children and adult, and trauma work. I believe strongly in the importance of establishing and maintaining the strong therapeutic alliance for the best outcome and for the most genuine, authentic work. If you are interested, please contact me for more information about my therapeutic, emotional healing practice. I offer free informational interviews.

Caramenico Counseling Group, LLC offers individual and family therapy to children , adolescents, and adults. We offer an open and supportive environment that allows individuals and families to honestly explore their issues. We promote open communication and provide honest feedback in order to guide individuals toward healthier interpersonal connections. It is our belief that treatment which provides guidance and compassion helps individuals access the courage needed to make the changes they desire.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 12 years of clinical experience working with children (as young as 4 years old), adolescents, and adults. Since starting my career I have had the opportunity to work with clients individually, as well as with their families to assist them in coping with their conflicts and struggles. I try to provide positive guidance, open communication, strength building, and honest advice to best assist individuals, families, and couples in reaching their goals.

I work with individuals, couples and families. It doesn't matter how many people are sitting in the office, I view each individual within the context of the systems they live in each day. We are all part of many systems, marital, family, school, community, work. The relationships and importance each of these systems place on individuals can sometimes can lead to breakdowns in communication and mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety. Treating the dysfunction in the relationship often restores the feeling of wholeness in an individual and of course leads to stronger deeper relationships between individuals.

Susan Kuczura, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist who has been working with children , adolescents and families in the Doylestown, New Hope and Bucks County for more than 20 years. A graduate of Temple University and Chestnut Hill College, she enjoys working with children and young adults. Susan served as the Clinical Director of a BHRS agency servicing Philadelphia. She collaborated with teachers, parents and counselors concerning behaviors and classroom interventions. Dr. Kuczura works with people with anxiety, behavior problems, ADHD, Asperger's and Autism, OCD, family issues, depression and bereavement.

I specialize in working with children , teens and individual adults who might be struggling with transitions in their lives. This may mean developmental changes, changes in the marital relationship or teens transitioning into adulthood. I work with families who are intact, separating or divorced parents. Understanding each family's unique dynamic and applying the appropriate therapeutic technique is my specialty.

As a parent, you hear advice from everyone and have likely tried a number of strategies. But, at the heart of these struggles, you don't want to lose sight of the connection with your child and all of the positive aspects about them. You want an "inside-out" approach to maintain your child 's spirit and personality while tackling outward behaviors caused by anxiety, depression, transitions, trauma or hyperactivity.

Everyone can use an objective voice to help them work out what is going on in their lives. Sometimes relief can begin just by deciding that a little help won’t hurt. “Beneath every behavior there is a feeling. And beneath each feeling is a need. And when we meet that need rather than focus on the behavior, we begin to deal with the cause, not the symptom” (Ashleigh Warner). This is my philosophy for counseling. I have done work with children /adolescents and their families. Mental health concerns manifest differently in children /teens than they do in adults, and I know what to look for and how to help find the skills to help.

Reflecting back on 28 years of experience in practice as a licensed psychologist I am deeply appreciative of the trust placed in me by both current and former clients with whom I've worked, or who have referred their family or friends. I am told it is my easy-going, non-judgemental and comfortable style that helps my clients immediately sense my ability to connect with them and feel understood, supported and safe. While always professional, compassionate and sensitive, I believe my sense of humor also provides 'good medicine' and contributes to my ability to help others heal and grow.

Amée entered the field of psychology after raising her own four children . She brings her life experience, a strong background in developmental issues, as well as her specializations in trauma informed care to individual treatment. She focuses on building a strong therapeutic relationship in order to create a safe place for client's to heal their emotional wounds, and improve the quality of their life!

I am a child therapist who works to empower children and families to make changes to reach their goals. I am uniquely qualified to work with children as young as 2 years old and utilize a variety of techniques to understand family dynamics and embrace each child 's unique personality. My office is a safe and relaxing place to help you and your child feel comfortable. I want to help you help your child with clear guidance, reassurance, and practical steps. I address behavioral issues, anxiety, difficult transitions, enhance self-esteem, develop social skills, and utilize coping techniques and mindfulness to allow for growth.

I have been working with young students and their families for over 30 years. Throughout this time I have gained a great deal of insight into the significance the family plays in the development of each child . Today's families are often experiencing a great deal of stress. In many cases parents are caught between raising their children while caring for their parents. Communication is the essential glue that holds our families together. In my office I offer a warm and caring environment to foster family growth and healthy family dynamics.

Parents can hold shame, self-reproach, frustration, and helplessness over a child ’s distress; children fear, disgrace, anger, disquiet. Such dynamics summon my expertise. Mood disturbance, anxiety, panic, and maladjustment manifest as aversion to separation, school refusal, flawed coping mechanisms, pervasive woe. My approach allows vulnerability to speak. Individuals emerge from our process prepared to ably navigate their world by developing and honing effective strategies to ameliorate symptoms. More profoundly, they are empowered to not just push through travail, but to mindfully sit with it long enough to seed proper growth.

Often my clients come to therapy feeling at a loss- whether it’s a child or teen who is desperately trying to get their needs met but continuously feels unheard, parents who are having a hard time tolerating the various challenges that come along with raising a child or adolescent and finds themselves in constant conflict with their young one, or parents and caregivers who are finding it hard to balance what it means to be both a parent and partner. If this sounds like you, I am here to help.

Young people have a lot of issues they are facing today. Whether it is school, social or family related triggers, I seek to work with children , teens and young adults who are encountering struggles in their lives. These can include emotional regulation, unwanted thoughts and behaviors or conflicts in their lives. Clients who have the desire to make some changes to their lives and work towards their goals are needed!

I view each child , teen, young adult, and family as unique. That uniqueness is why I draw from different therapy modalities to support emotional well-being. Anxiety and depression often stem from complicated interpersonal relationships, lack of self-confidence, and feeling unable to control events in our lives. Our joint effort can help you attain the freedom to make positive choices in your life. I bring clinical experience offered in a genuine, nonjudgmental, confidential atmosphere. Drawing from cognitive behavior approaches, insight therapy, and mindfulness practice, my goal is to provide tools to help you in improving your state of mind.

Welcome to my practice! I currently have a wait list of 3 months.I work with children from 5 years old to the dear elderly population. I have a specialty in Play Therapy and I am only one of a few Registered Play Therapists in Bucks County. I hold an MSW degree, and have a graduate certificate from Temple University in Play Therapy.Play Therapy can help with behavioral issues, abuse, social skills, school issues, phobias, abandonment, grief, trauma, divorce, crisis, self injurious behaviors, low self-esteem, anxiety, trauma, depression and grief just to mention a few areas.