Da Vinci Mental Health Services

Sometimes children struggle managing their emotions to an extent that has a negative impact on their home life, social life,  and school functioning. When a child is presented with challenges that are beyond their coping abilities, therapy can help them. Children can learn strategies for understanding their emotions and their reactions to those emotions They can also learn more effective ways to cope with challenges. 

At Da Vinci, we recognize the importance of collaboration. We can advocate for your child in school to ensure that the correct support services are in place. We consult with teachers, to offer strategies to assist them in helping your child manage their coping skills in the classroom. We work alongside pediatricians to help identify the correct course of mental health treatment for your child. 

We provide in person and remote services to help children of any age develop coping skills for issues such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD. We treat children who are struggling with their parents divorce, or are navigating difficult developmental challenges. We also offer groups to help improve  self esteem and to learn and practice interacting with others. 

We offer individual therapy for people of all agees, using components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Play Therapy, Mindfulness, and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. Treatment is tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. We can treat a wide range of issues including:

Anxiety
Attachment problems
ADHD
Depression
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Oppositional/defiant behaviors
Aggression
Relationship problems
Trauma
Adjustment Issues

Children who have difficulty making and sustaining friendships benefit from our interaction sessions. Children are grouped by similar age and learn skills to help them become more successful socially.

Family therapy can help family members improve communication and resolve conflicts. It can involve the entire family unit, or a parent and child, or any combination of family members.

Parent child therapy is beneficial in situations where a parent would like to learn new methods of setting limits or would like assistance with discipline in general.

Fostering children is a very different experience than parenting one’s biological children. Children who are or who have been in foster care have a unique set of challenges and difficulties. Training sessions can assist parents who are looking to learn new strategies for managing the unique behaviors of these children.

Children who have experienced abuse, neglect or trauma require a specialized modality of therapy. DDP-Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy involves the child and parents working together to help the child heal emotionally and learn to build trusting relationships. Family members learn to develop healthy patterns of relating and communicating.

Co-parenting therapy is designed to improve communication between parents who no longer are a couple, regarding the well-being of their children. Children are not included in these sessions.

Reunification therapy is designed to repair a parent-child relationship that has been disrupted. In most cases, this therapy occurs when a child has stopped seeing a parent for the agreed-upon parenting time, either due to a parent’s absence or a child’s refusal.

Therapeutic Supervised Visitation (TSV), is typically court ordered. TSV allows a parent to visit their children in a safe and appropriate environment. TSV involves providing education to the visiting parent to assist in resolving issues that may be preventing them from properly bonding or interacting with their children.

At times the court may order psychotherapy. Although a client that is court-ordered does have confidentiality regarding the content of the sessions, these sessions involve reporting to the court regarding the attendance of the client.