Child Therapy

Supporting Children Through Every Stage of Growth With Compassion, Skill, and Evidence-Based Care

Children today face challenges that didn’t exist a generation ago—academic pressure, social media stress, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and rapidly changing developmental expectations. At Choices Psychotherapy, we offer specialized child therapy designed to help kids build confidence, emotional regulation, and resilience.

Our child therapists use proven, developmentally appropriate, research-backed tools including CBT, DBT skills for children, play therapy techniques, mindfulness, expressive therapies, and trauma-informed approaches. We create a safe, supportive environment where children can express themselves, understand their feelings, and learn essential life skills that support long-term wellbeing.

We proudly serve families throughout Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Louis Park, Bloomington, Minnetonka, Edina, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, and the Twin Cities metro.

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Key Takeaways

  • We provide specialized child therapy, including support for anxiety, depression, ADHD, emotional regulation, school challenges, grief, trauma, social difficulties, and transitions.
  • Our psychiatrists and therapists use evidence-based modalities such as CBT, DBT, play therapy techniques, mindfulness, expressive therapies, and strengths-based interventions.
  • Sessions help children develop healthy coping skills, emotional expression, communication skills, social skills, improved self-esteem, and resilience.
  • We emphasize family collaboration, ensuring parents feel supported, informed, and empowered.
  • Appointments available in-person and via telehealth.
  • Easy online scheduling or call 952-544-6806.

How Child Therapy Helps

Child therapy provides a supportive and understanding environment where children can make sense of their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. It helps with:

Emotional & Behavioral Support

  • Managing anxiety and stress
  • Handling big emotions
  • Reducing anger outbursts
  • Improving mood
  • Building emotional language and understanding

 

School & Social Skills

  • Academic pressure
  • School avoidance
  • Peer conflict and friendship challenges
  • Bullying (victim or aggressor)
  • Self-esteem and confidence difficulties

Life Transitions & Stress

  • Family changes
  • Loss and grief
  • Adjustment to new routines
  • Identity development and interpersonal growth

Therapists & Psychiatrists Specializing in Child Therapy

Family Collaboration

We believe therapy is most successful when families are involved.

We offer:

  • Parent check-ins
  • Coaching on communication and emotional support
  • Feedback on skills practiced in therapy
  • Guidance on maintaining consistency at home

We support the whole family, not just the child.

Serving the Greater Twin Cities

Child therapy available for families in:

St. Louis Park, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Minnetonka, Edina, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, and the surrounding Twin Cities metro areas.

Frequently Asked Questions About Our Child Therapy

What ages do you work with in child therapy?

 We provide therapy for children ages 8 and up, as well as adolescents and teens. For younger children, our therapists incorporate expressive, play-based, and developmentally appropriate interventions. Find out more in our blog about Child Therapy Across Developmental Stages: What Kids Need at Every Age.

How do I know if my child needs therapy?

You may notice changes such as increased worry, difficulty regulating emotions, withdrawal, anger, school issues, sleep concerns, or social challenges. Trust your instincts—early intervention can make a significant difference.

What happens during a child therapy session?

Sessions may include creative play, art, discussion, coping skill activities, CBT exercises, or mindfulness techniques. Everything is tailored to your child’s age and needs.

Are parents involved in treatment?

Yes. Parent collaboration is essential. We provide guidance, updates, and tools so families can support skill-building at home.

Do you have additional resources for Child, Teen & Young Adult Psychotherapy?

Yes, we do, we have additional resources here.

How do I get started?

We offer immediate openings. You can schedule online or call 952-544-6806 to get matched with the right child therapist.

Is Your Child Being Bullied?

There are a number of factors leading up to seeking therapy for your child. Often times, these issues begin at school. It’s difficult as a parent to know that you can’t be there with your child through their most trying moments of the day, but you can still help. Sadly, as technology becomes more and more present in our kids’ lives, other issues that we never imagined dealing with as children are now on the rise. If your child is being bullied at school, child therapy is a constructive way to work past it. Bullying can sometimes latch on to a child’s psyche and lead to much greater problems down the road. We’ve all heard the tragic stories of how bullying has lead to truly catastrophic scenarios for young adults. Therapy doesn’t just address these problems before they become much bigger problems, maintaining these skills will benefit your child for the rest of his or her life.

Is Your Child Coping With Divorce Aftermath?

Family troubles are another common reason for child therapy. Memories from a divorce are something that stays with a child for the rest of his or her life. These are memories that can alter every relationship your child has. The techniques used by us at Choices Psychotherapy can gauge how your child is coping with a divorce, and determine the best way to allow your child to adjust in this new family dynamic.

After a time, an adjustment that also often follows divorce is the introduction of a new parent into a child’s life. This can be a trying period for children, and for all members of the family. Choices Psychotherapy is skilled in scenarios such as these.

Has Your Child Experienced A Loss?

Death is one of life’s harshest lessons, and one that we often learn at too young an age. Our children’s first brush with death has a profound effect on the rest of their lives. Whether it’s the loss of a parent, grandparent, or someone else they hold dear, it’s an experience that will stay with them forever. Through Child Therapy, Choices ensures that children move forward from this trying experience in a way that won’t set them back now, or later in life.

How Choices Approaches Child Therapy

We use a variety of techniques to communicate with your child, and get to the root of their troubles. Play and talk therapy allows us to communicate effectively with children in a way that makes them feel more comfortable. We use theories of child development to improve young clients’ mental and physical health. This holistic manner of therapy allows children to cultivate the positive coping skills they will be able to use for the rest of their lives.

You, your child, or your family may also benefit from our Family therapy, or Psychiatry services. Contact choices for an appointment today if any of these courses of therapy could benefit you.

Child Therapy at Choices Psychotherapy

As much as we wish our children could exist without being affected by the world’s problems, parents often find out the hard way that’s often not the case. One thing we can do for our children is to provide them with the skills to handle their issues responsibly and in a positive way. 

Whether your child is having trouble with adjusting to a recent change in their routine, or has simply started demonstrating unhealthy behaviors, Choices can help. Teaching children to address their struggles in a constructive manner from an early age will make a world of difference as they get older. Our coping skills are often cultivated early in our lives, and while no one ever wishes to see their child unhappy, we have the opportunity as parents to let our kids learn and grow from troubling experiences.

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