Child & Teen Therapy in Connecticut
Every child deserves to feel understood. At The Wellness Group, our licensed child and adolescent therapists help kids and teens—ages 3 through 17—navigate the challenges of growing up in a safe, supportive, and judgment-free space. Whether your child is struggling with anxiety, big emotions, behavioral challenges, or a difficult life change, we're here to help them build confidence, resilience, and healthy coping skills. We see families in person at our Shelton and Thompson, CT offices and through secure telehealth across Connecticut.
Support for Every Stage of Childhood
Growing up presents unique emotional, social, and behavioral hurdles. At The Wellness Group, our compassionate counselors provide specialized mental health support designed explicitly for toddlers, children, tweens, and adolescents. We partner closely with families to help young people navigate big emotions, build resilience, and develop healthy coping mechanisms for life's challenges.
Young Children and teens experience the world differently at every age, and therapy should meet them where they are. Our clinicians tailor their approach to your child's developmental stage—using play, conversation, and evidence-based techniques that fit how your child naturally expresses themselves.
Young children (ages 3–8): Through play therapy and creative expression, we help little ones process feelings they don't yet have words for, manage big emotions, and feel more secure.
School-age children (ages 8–12): We help kids work through anxiety, friendship struggles, focus and behavior challenges, and school-related stress while building self-esteem and emotional regulation.
Teens and adolescents (ages 12–17): Adolescence brings identity questions, social pressures, and mood changes. We offer teens a confidential space to feel heard, along with practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
How We Help
Our child and adolescent therapists draw on proven, age-appropriate approaches, including play therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma-focused CBT, and family-systems work. We partner closely with parents and caregivers—because lasting change happens when the whole family is supported. Common concerns we help with include:
- Anxiety, worry, and fears
- Depression and mood changes
- Behavioral challenges and emotional regulation
- Trauma and difficult life experiences
- ADHD and focus-related struggles
- School stress and academic pressure
- Social skills and friendship difficulties
- Grief, loss, and family transitions such as divorce
Meet Our Child & Teen Therapists
Our team includes clinicians who specialize in working with young people and their families, including Ivette Hernandez, LPC, Jami Joy Gibson, LCSW, and Sara Urbano, LMSW. Each brings a warm, collaborative style and a genuine commitment to helping children feel safe, understood, and empowered. Faith-integrated counseling is available for families who want it.
Convenient Care in Shelton, Thompson & Online
We make it easy to get your child the support they need. Visit us in person at our Shelton office (4 Corporate Drive) or our Thompson office (High Pointe Church, 1208 Thompson Road), or connect from home through secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth available anywhere in Connecticut.
