Specializing in Child, Adolescent, and Family
Counseling
Tender Hearts Child Therapy
Center specializes in working with children, adolescents, and their families to address a wide
array of child and adolescent mental health issues, as well as a variety of parenting
concerns. We also have experienced therapists who provide Marriage & Couples counseling, as
well as Individual Counseling for Adults.
 
Issues We
Frequently Address in Child, Adolescent & Family
Counseling:
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Child Counseling
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Teen/Adolescent Counseling
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Family Counseling
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- Physical Aggression (biting, hitting, kicking, property destruction, cruelty to
animals)
- Defiance and Anger Issues (temper tantrums, refusing to follow rules,
cursing)
- Adjustment Issues (divorce, birth of sibling, starting a new school or daycare, blended
families, parent getting remarried)
- School Problems (behavioral problems, poor grades, attention problems, social skills,
bullies)
- Physical & Sexual Abuse
- Grief (death of a parent, grandparent, sibling, pet, or other close family member or
friend)
- Loss (loss of parent due to military deployment, divorce, or incarceration)
- Anxiety (separation anxiety, social anxiety, shyness)
- Sleep Issues (nightmares, night terrors, bedtime routines, poor sleep habits)
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- Communication Issues (lack of open communication between teen and parents)
- Parent-Teen Relationship Issues (defiance, disrespect, refusal to follow
household rules)
- Substance Abuse (alcohol, marijuana, other drug use)
- School Issues (poor grades, behavioral issues, issues with authority figures, poor
attendance, peer pressure)
- Depression (withdrawal, relationship issues, poor social skills)
- Low Self-Esteem (poor body image, feelings of inadequacy)
- Anxiety (social anxiety, test anxiety)
- Eating Disorders (anorexia, bullemia, binging, purging)
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- Parenting Skills (effective discipline, consistent consequences, household
rules)
- Communication (open communication within families)
- Co-Parenting (adjusting to blended families, consistent expectations between
households)
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Marriage & Couples Counseling (open communication, trust issues)
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Adult Counseling (depression, grief, anger management, life transition issues)
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Specific Clinical Diagnoses We Can Address in Child, Adolescent &
Family Counseling:
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD)
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
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- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Separation Anxiety Disorder
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Pervasive Developmental Disorder (Aspergers, Autism)
- Depression
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Eating Disorder (Anorexia, Bullemia)
- Enuresis
- Encopresis
Therapists at Tender Hearts use a variety of treatment modalities,
each specifically tailored to meet the needs of individual clients and their families. Therapists
frequently use Individual Counseling to address treatment needs with Children, Adolescents and Adults.
Family Counseling is utilized as needed to address parenting/discipline skills and other concerns
within the family. Marriage and Couples Counseling is also provided as needed by our experienced,
professional therapists.
 
Adult Counseling
Room
Child Counseling Room
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