Supporting Youth Mental Health
It is important that a safe, engaging and relaxed approach be taken when working with children and adolescents with mental health concerns. An evidence-based treatment approach to teach children skills and strategies that they will use throughout their lives is a critical component of treatment to support the needs of your child.
Common issues for treatment include:
- Depression and emotional difficulties
- Low self esteem
- Anxiety disorders including phobias, panic disorder, or generalised anxiety disorder
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Anger management
- Eating disorders
- Self-harm and suicide ideation
- ADHD
- Learning difficulties
- Exam stress
- Peer relationships, social difficulties and bullying
