Building Bright Futures: Child Therapy Services
Supporting Emotional Growth, One Connection at a Time
Are you noticing your young child struggling with big feelings, tantrums, or difficulty adjusting to change? Maybe they’re anxious, clingy, defiant, or withdrawn. You may be wondering if this is typical, or if there’s something deeper going on. At Westchester Parent & Child Therapy, we help families make sense of what’s going on beneath the surface while giving children and caregivers tools to grow, regulate, and connect.
Common Challenges We Help With
- Frequent meltdowns or emotional outbursts
- Anxiety or difficulty separating from caregivers
- Aggression, defiance, or shutting down
- Trouble with sleep, transitions, or routines
- Delays in social or emotional development
- Reactivity to family changes or past stressors
- Tension between siblings or difficulty with peers
You don’t need a formal diagnosis to get support. If you’re feeling stuck or unsure how to help your child, therapy can make a powerful difference.
How We Work with Young Children
We use a developmentally sensitive, attachment-focused approach that centers around safety, emotional connection, and collaboration with caregivers.
Parent-Child Dyadic Sessions
In these sessions, your child and a caregiver participate together. Through play, emotional coaching, and co-regulation, we help children express themselves and caregivers respond with more confidence and clarity.
Parent-Only Sessions
Sometimes, the most effective support for a child comes from helping their parent. These sessions offer space to process parenting stress, gain insight into your child’s behavior, and learn new tools to support connection and regulation at home.
We tailor the therapy process to your family’s unique needs. Some children may benefit from ongoing dyadic sessions, while others may progress more quickly through parent-only work.
What Children Can Gain from Therapy
- Stronger emotional regulation
- Confidence in expressing thoughts and feelings
- Improved behavior and fewer power struggles
- Secure attachment to caregivers
- Tools to navigate school, friendships, and transitions
What Parents Gain
- A deeper understanding of your child’s emotional world
- Language and tools for responding to difficult behavior
- Support in setting boundaries with empathy
- Strategies to reduce stress in the home
- More confidence and clarity as a parent
Modalities We Use
- Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
- Integrative Attachment Family Therapy (IAFT)
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed parent work
- Play-based and sensory regulation techniques
- Emotionally Aware Parenting support
Therapy with young children is not about fixing your child. It’s about creating the conditions for emotional growth, safety, and resilience together.
Reach out today to learn more or schedule a consultation with one of our child specialists.