Young children with behavior or family difficulties don't always feel comfortable in what is known as traditional "talk" therapy. To help these kids, therapists take them into an especially equipped Play Room and talk with them there while they interact with the toys.

When children are distressed, they out through their natural method of processing -- which is to play. For example, when a divorce is happening in the family, a child may use the dolls in the doll house to play out a scene where the parents are fighting. This gives the therapist the opportunity to talk with the child about the feelings this kind of situation stimulates in him.

Play Therapy is a widely-accepted, very effective tool for helping children in problematic life situations learn to express their feelings and explore coping skills. The therapy can be helpful in dealing with a wide range of problems from simple environmental stress to more severe behavior difficulties. In order to benefit from this kind of therapy, children need to be somewhat verbal and able to interact meaningfully with the therapisty.

Common areas that Child Therapy can help:

•  Behavior problems
  
•  School problems
  
•  Discipline problems
  
•  Child depression
  
•  Anxiety
  
•  Anger, Fighting, Defiance
  
•  Lack of respect
  
•  Power struggles
•  Sleeping problems
  
•  Social skills issues
  
•  Family issues
  
•  Sibling issues
  
•  Coping with parent's divorce
  
•  Coping with a move or a loss
  
•  Coping with a death
  
•  Stepparent issues
  
•  Multiple home issues
  
•  Blending family issues
  
•  Trauma
  
•  Coping with abuse issues (physical, sexual, emotional or neglect)
  
•  Coping with illness
  

At the Front Range Counseling Center (FRCC), we can help assist with any of these areas and many more. We have several therapists that specialize in treating children. As child therapy is a highly specialized field we highly recommend that when you pick a counselor for your child that you choose a therapist that specializes in this area of therapy. Remember adult therapy and child therapy are not the same thing. For this reason, the FRCC has on staff both adult specialists and adolescent/child counseling specialists.

There are two ways to setup an appointment with one of our counselors:

1) Fill out the Contact Form and a counselor will call you with 24-hours; 2) Call our offices at 303-933-5800.