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The office of Chrissi Hart, Ph.D. 10 South Rockburn Street York, PA 17402 Tel: 717 600 8181 Fax: 717 600 0089 Email: chrissihart1@gmail.com |
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Help for your anxious child
If you are looking for help for your anxious child, you have come to the right place! I have treated hundred of anxious children over the past 25 years with cognitive behavioral therapy, a practical treatment based on principles of anxiety reduction and acquisition. CBT is a treatment of choice for anxiety disorders in children. Children learn new ways of responding to anxiety in an average of six sessions.
When do you seek help for your child? When anxiety affects your child’s ability to learn, make friends and have fun. It may be excessive or disproportionate to the situation, significantly interferes with your child’s social, emotional or academic development, causes distress and lasts one month or longer.
There are several types of anxiety disorders in children:
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Separation anxiety disorder
- Social anxiety
- Specific phobias
- Panic Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Post traumatic Stress Disorder
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets thoughts, feelings and behavior and can be used successfully with children as young as six years old. Treatment is tailored to each individual child and often involves a combination of the following techniques:
- Psychoeducation
- Somatic management (e.g. relaxation and imagery)
- Cognitive restructuring and positive self talk
- Exposure/systematic desensitization
- Relapse prevention
Please visit my profile on www.psychologytoday.com for further information about my services and contact me to schedule an initial appointment for a diagnostic interview.