Family & Children Therapy
Support for families navigating change, stress, and the needs of growing children.
Parenting and caregiving come with moments of uncertainty — especially when a child is struggling or something in the family dynamic doesn’t feel quite right.
Family and children therapy offers a space to slow things down, better understand what’s happening, and find ways to support both your child and your family as a whole.
All sessions are offered virtually, serving families across Florida.
Is Family & Children Therapy Right for You?
Many parents and caregivers reach out when they notice changes in their child’s behavior, emotions, or ability to cope — or when family dynamics feel strained.
You may be navigating:
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Parenting challenges or feeling unsure how to support your child
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Family transitions such as divorce, blending families, or relocation
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Pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, or birth-related experiences
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Grief, loss, or major life changes within the family
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Multigenerational patterns or unresolved family stress
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Supporting a child through emotional or behavioral challenges
You don’t need to have all the answers before reaching out. Therapy is a space where we begin by understanding what’s happening — together.
How Therapy Can Support Your Family
Family and children therapy focuses on supporting both the child and the caregivers — recognizing that each part of the family system plays a role.
Through this work, we may focus on:
Strengthening communication within the family
Supporting emotional regulation for both children and caregivers
Understanding behavioral patterns and what may be underneath them
Creating more stability, structure, and connection at home
Helping children feel safer, more understood, and better supported
As we slow things down, it becomes easier to notice how stress, transitions, and past experiences may be impacting both behavior and relationships within the family.
Over time, many families begin to feel more connected, more confident in how they respond to challenges, and more supported as a unit.
Support for Younger Children
Children often express what they’re feeling through behavior rather than words.
Therapy can help support children who may be experiencing:
Anxiety, fear, or emotional overwhelm
Behavioral challenges or difficulty with transitions
Past trauma or difficult experiences
Grief or loss
Social challenges or difficulty building friendships
Sensory sensitivities or difficulty regulating emotions
Sessions are adapted to meet children where they are developmentally, using age-appropriate approaches that help them feel safe, supported, and understood.
A Collaborative, Trauma-Informed Approach
Supporting children means supporting the entire system around them.
My work is trauma-informed and grounded in understanding how children and families respond to stress, change, and emotional experiences. We pay attention not only to behavior, but also to underlying needs, patterns, and nervous system responses.
Caregivers are an important part of the process. Depending on your family’s needs, sessions may include:
Time with caregivers
Time with the child
Joint sessions as a family
Together, we create a plan that feels supportive, realistic, and aligned with your family’s goals.
Reflections From Clients
Therapy is deeply personal work. These reflections speak to what it can feel like to move through the process with steady, compassionate support.
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B.H.
I have worked with Amanda since 2017, and she has been one of the most transformative and steady presences in my life.
Her expertise spans trauma and PTSD, women’s issues, LGBTQ+ support, anxiety, depression, ADHD, life transitions, couples work, and more, but what truly sets her apart is how she integrates deep clinical knowledge with empathy, strength, and holistic awareness. She is exceptionally kind and compassionate, yet grounded and appropriately firm when growth requires it.
Over the years, I have benefited from many of her approaches, including EMDR, ART, CBT, somatic work, trauma-focused therapy, and strength-based modalities. In individual therapy, she helped me build insight and self-awareness. In couples therapy, she was instrumental in strengthening communication and understanding. Her holistic perspective honors the connection between mind, body, and spirit.
During one of the most traumatic periods of my life ( a complex medical recovery ) Amanda was instrumental in helping me rebuild. She collaborated seamlessly with my psychiatrist, neurologist, and family, ensuring my mental health care aligned with my broader healing process. Because of our work together, I did not just stabilize, I grew stronger.
Our long-term work has helped me develop resilience, emotional regulation, and a deeper sense of self. I am not the same person I was in 2017 . I am healthier, more self-aware, and more grounded.
She is reliable, culturally sensitive, deeply knowledgeable in both clinical and holistic approaches, and profoundly trustworthy. I have referred her many times, including for children’s therapy, because I have complete confidence in her care.
Working with Amanda has truly changed my life, and I am deeply grateful for her guidance and partnership in my healing journey.
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U.B.
I wanted to take a moment to say thank you.
My journey the last few years has been greatly enhanced with your help, support and most of all your professionalism while listening and then sharing how to navigate difficult times. Your empathy, compassion and kindness is genuine and makes me feel safe and understood.
You have been a source of light and have helped me navigate complicated personal and challenging work situations. You are awesome!!!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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J.L.
Working with Amanda was a meaningful and supportive experience for me.
She truly listens and offers thoughtful interventions tailored to you and your situation. I’m grateful for the role she played in my growth and would recommend her to anyone seeking compassionate care.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Therapy for children looks different than it does for adults. Sessions are adapted to your child’s age and needs, often incorporating play, creativity, and developmentally appropriate ways of expressing emotions.
Caregivers are also included in the process to help support progress outside of sessions.
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Yes. Caregiver involvement is an important part of the process. We’ll determine together what level of involvement feels most helpful for your child and your family.
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It’s okay to be unsure. If something doesn’t feel quite right, therapy can be a helpful space to explore what’s going on and how best to support your child.
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Yes — all sessions are offered virtually, allowing families to access support from anywhere in Florida.
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For details about insurance coverage, fees, and payment options, please visit the Cost & Insurance page.
If you have specific questions, you’re also welcome to call to discuss further.
You Don’t Have to Navigate This Alone
Supporting your child or family through challenges can feel overwhelming — especially when you’re trying to figure it out on your own.
You don’t have to have all the answers. We can work together to better understand what’s happening and find a path forward that feels supportive for your family.