Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy
– psychodynamic approach –
When psychotherapy can help
Reasons
Possible reasons
Not every difficult phase calls for therapy – and yet many parents are unsure whether professional support is the right step. When difficulties last longer, grow stronger, or noticeably shape your child's everyday life, psychotherapy can bring relief, offer orientation and open up new paths.
Children and adolescents can experience psychological strain in many different ways. Sometimes difficulties show up in behaviour, at school, in how they handle their feelings, or in their relationships with others. Possible reasons for psychotherapeutic treatment can include:
- Anxiety – such as separation anxiety, phobias, social anxiety, generalised anxiety disorders and panic disorders
- Depression and low mood
- Obsessive-compulsive difficulties
- Concentration and attention difficulties (e.g. ADHD)
- Emotional strain and stress
- Sleep difficulties
- Eating disorders
- Psychosomatic complaints (e.g. stomach or headaches with no physical cause)
- Grief and loss
- Conflicts with peers or bullying
- Stressful life events or crises
- Traumatic experiences
- Reactions to strain, for example during transitions and changes in life (changing schools, growing independent, time abroad, moving house)
Good to know
This list is not exhaustive, and your child doesn't need to fit neatly into any single category. What matters is how you and your child are doing – if something feels burdensome, that alone is reason enough to reach out.
Not sure whether it's the right step?
It's completely normal to feel unsure – and you don't have to find the answer on your own. In a first conversation we look at your concern together and take the time to clarify whether and how therapy could help.