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Child & Adolescent Therapy

At Prosper Health Collective we recognise that a unique, fun and relaxed approach must be taken when working with children and adolescent’s with mental health concerns.

We provide an engaging but evidence based treatment approach to teach children skills and strategies that they will use throughout their lives. We tailor our treatments to meet the needs of your child.

Common issues we help with include

  • Anxiety in children can show up as excessive worry, fears, clinginess, trouble sleeping, or avoiding certain situations. Support focuses on building coping skills, confidence, and emotional understanding in a developmentally appropriate way.

  • Emotion regulation difficulties in children may involve frequent outbursts, mood swings, or trouble calming down when upset. Support focuses on helping children recognise, express, and manage their emotions in healthy and age-appropriate ways.

  • Behaviour challenges in children can include defiance, aggression, impulsivity, or difficulty following instructions. Intervention focuses on understanding the underlying needs and teaching positive behaviour strategies to support emotional and social development.

  • School-related issues can include difficulty with attention, learning, motivation, friendships, or school attendance. Support focuses on identifying underlying factors and building strategies to help children thrive in the school environment.

  • Low self-esteem and difficulties with resilience may show up as self-doubt, fear of failure, or giving up easily when things get hard. Support helps children develop a positive self-image, confidence, and coping skills to navigate challenges.

  • Trauma in children may result from distressing events such as accidents, loss, abuse, or medical procedures. It can affect emotional regulation, behaviour, and sense of safety. Support focuses on helping children process their experiences and rebuild a sense of security.

  • Grief in children may follow the loss of a loved one, pet, or significant change, and can affect emotions, behaviour, and daily functioning. Support helps children understand and express their feelings in a safe, age-appropriate way.

  • Low mood in children can present as sadness, irritability, withdrawal, or loss of interest in usual activities. Support focuses on understanding contributing factors and helping children develop emotional awareness, coping skills, and positive connections.

  • Self-harm in children and adolescents may involve behaviours like cutting, scratching, or other forms of self-injury as a way to cope with emotional distress. Support focuses on understanding the underlying issues and developing safer, healthier ways to manage emotions.

  • ADHD in children can involve difficulties with attention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and emotional regulation. Support focuses on improving daily functioning through practical strategies, behavioural support, and collaboration with families and schools.

  • Autism can affect communication, social interaction, behaviour, and sensory processing. Support focuses on understanding each child’s unique strengths and needs, and building skills for daily life, relationships, and emotional wellbeing.

  • Parenting support addresses challenges such as managing behaviour, setting boundaries, and responding to emotional needs. It focuses on strengthening parent–child relationships and building practical strategies tailored to the child’s developmental stage.

  • Difficulties with social skills may involve trouble making or keeping friends, understanding social cues, or managing conflict. Support helps children build confidence, empathy, and effective communication in peer relationships.

  • Toileting challenges in children can include delayed toilet training, accidents, withholding, or anxiety around using the toilet. Support focuses on understanding the underlying causes and helping children develop healthy and confident toileting habits.

  • Sleep difficulties in children may involve trouble falling asleep, frequent night waking, bedtime resistance, or anxiety at night. Support aims to improve sleep routines and address behavioural or emotional factors affecting rest.

  • Eating challenges in children can include fussy eating, limited food variety, mealtime anxiety, or sensory sensitivities. Support focuses on creating positive mealtime experiences and encouraging healthy, flexible eating habits.

  • Fears and phobias in children may involve intense fear of specific objects, situations, or activities, leading to avoidance and distress. Support helps children gradually face their fears and build confidence through evidence-based strategies.

  • Cognitive, ADHD, and learning assessments help identify a child’s strengths, challenges, and support needs. These assessments can clarify diagnoses, guide intervention planning, and inform school accommodations or recommendations.