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Child & Adolescent Therapy

Helping Kids & Teens Thrive, One Step at a Time

Support your child’s emotional well-being with therapy designed to nurture confidence, resilience, and growth.

Childhood and adolescence are full of challenges—from school stress and friendships to big emotions and family changes. When kids and teens struggle, they may not always have the words to express what they’re going through. Through Become The Way MSO, you can find therapists who create a safe, supportive space where children and adolescents can explore their feelings, develop coping skills, and build confidence.

With the right support, your child can grow into a stronger, happier version of themselves.


Why Do Kids & Teens Need Therapy?

Children and adolescents face unique emotional and behavioral challenges as they grow. Therapy can help if your child is experiencing:

🔹 Anxiety & Worry – Overwhelming fears, social anxiety, or excessive stress
🔹 Depression – Mood swings, isolation, or loss of interest in activities
🔹 Behavioral Issues – Defiance, anger outbursts, or trouble in school
🔹 Low Self-Esteem – Feeling “not good enough” or struggling with self-worth
🔹 Trauma & Loss – Grieving, coping with divorce, or past traumatic events
🔹 ADHD & Focus Difficulties – Struggling with concentration, impulsivity, or organization
🔹 Bullying & Peer Pressure – Difficulty with friendships, social anxiety, or feeling left out

If your child is feeling overwhelmed, therapy can help them navigate emotions, build resilience, and gain confidence in themselves.


How Therapy Can Help Your Child

Through therapy, your child or teen will:

🔹 Learn healthy ways to express emotions
🔹 Develop coping strategies for stress, anxiety, or frustration
🔹 Improve communication & social skills
🔹 Build self-confidence & emotional resilience
🔹 Work through challenges like school stress, peer pressure, or family changes

Therapy isn’t just about addressing struggles—it’s about helping kids and teens develop the tools to thrive.


The Approach to Child & Adolescent Therapy

Providers use age-appropriate, evidence-based approaches tailored to each child’s needs:

🔹 Play Therapy (For Younger Kids) – Helps children express emotions through creative play.
🔹 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – Helps kids and teens manage anxiety, depression, and negative thoughts.
🔹 Expressive Arts Therapy – Uses art, music, or storytelling to help process emotions.
🔹 Mindfulness & Coping Skills – Builds self-awareness and emotional regulation.
🔹 Parent Support & Family Therapy – Equips parents with strategies to support their child’s emotional growth.

Every child and teen is different, and we customize treatment to fit their unique needs.


What to Expect in Child & Teen Therapy

We make therapy fun, engaging, and supportive while providing kids with real-life coping skills.

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A Safe & Comfortable Space

Kids can express themselves freely, without judgment.

02

Creative & Interactive Sessions

Play, art, and talk therapy keep engagement high.

03

Support for Parents

Learn how to reinforce positive changes at home.

Therapy helps children and teens feel understood, supported, and ready to take on life’s challenges.


Why Choose Become The Way MSO?

  • Independent, Licensed Therapists Across Specialties
  • Approaches Tailored by Your Therapist to Your Needs
  • Real Availability – Book Directly With a Therapist

Finding the right support starts here.

Give Your Child the Support They Deserve

Help your child feel confident, understood, and ready to take on the world.


Dr. Nadine Abdellatif

DNP, PMHNP-BC

Dr. Nadine Abdellatif

Nadine Abdellatif, DNP, PMHNP-BC, is a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in New York specializing in collaborative, doctoral-level psychiatric care for young adults navigating ADHD, anxiety, and depression.

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Jill Childs

LCSW

Jill Childs

Jill focuses on helping people struggling with grief and chronic illness. She also has a strong background assisting people struggling with anxiety and depression.

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Lee Trometer

LMHC

Lee Trometer

Lee has a client-centered approach that aims to make sure that his clients feel heard and validated in a sincere way to help them feel stronger in their experience and…

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Carl Chinn

LMHC/LPC

Carl Chinn

With cognitive therapy, the way you see the world affects the way you feel the world. Work with Carl to learn how to use Zen and Stoicism to see the…

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Emily Jaskier

LCSW

Emily Jaskier

Emily specializes is DBT and CBT. Her goal is to help clients better regulate their emotions, manage stress, and improve overall health.

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Jamie DeGeorge

LMHC

Jamie DeGeorge

Jamie has an integrated approach of many strategies that offer a structured treatment plan that consistently aims at exploring the fundamental building blocks of the mind.

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Mary Kay Rose

LMHC

Mary Kay Rose

Mary Kay Rose, LMHC, is a dedicated therapist helping clients navigate life’s challenges with empathy and evidence-based care, fostering resilience and growth.

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Raelyn Legg

LMHC

Raelyn Legg

In addition, I'm also highly competent in enhancing positive body image, processing trauma, navigating issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community, and providing gender-affirming care.

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Antanien Slomba

LMHC

Antanien Slomba

Antanien has an empowering approach that directs her clients toward making meaningful action steps while taking an inventory of their capabilities and strengths.

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Dr. Alyssa Hamel

DNP, PMHNP-BC

Dr. Alyssa Hamel

Alyssa Hamel, DNP, PMHNP-BC, is a dedicated psychiatric nurse practitioner specializing in personalized, evidence-based mental health care for lasting well-being.

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Hannah Braun

LMHC

Hannah Braun

Hannah uses practical DBT skill-building techniques to explore building insight and regulating emotions. Her style is very attentive and leverages your unique strengths to grow and flourish from a place…

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Katie Drummond

LMHC

Katie Drummond

Specializing in DBT, Katie has helped hundreds of clients to find peace in their experience. Focusing on actionable skills to practice regulating emotion, this approach encourages a balance of expressing…

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Lucon Rigaud

LMHC

Lucon Rigaud

Speaking English, French, and Spanish, Lucon offers CBT to his clients to help them confront their problems with new perspectives with an optional spiritual component if requested.

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Sean Guinnane

APRN, PMHNP

Sean Guinnane

Sean offers a full spectrum therapy to medication management relationship with his clients offering a rare personal relationship with a prescriber while having the science of the field of medicine…

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Shanita Glover-Mangam

LCSW

Shanita Glover-Mangam

Find healing and balance in life’s transitions with a therapist who understands the weight of navigating change, trauma, and marginalization. This is a safe, affirming space to process pain, build…

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Valerie Joyal

LCSW

Valerie Joyal

Valerie draws on trauma-focused techniques to explore trauma symptoms as well as some of the roots of depression and anxiety that we might not know are connected to deeper stories.

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