child counseling st. louis for anxiety — *in St. Louis, Missouri*
Anxious Preschoolers

Your little one gets so overwhelmed, so quickly, even with things that seem small to you.
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Our therapists care about good outcomes, and get them consistently!

91% of our clients see improvements, with 82% achieving their goals within 12 sessions!

You never know what’s going to set your little one off.

Super small things quickly grow into bigger than life problems, and no matter how hard you try, you can’t make them calm them down. It feels like all you can do is hold them and ride the wave of their overwhelm, until their wrung out, exhausted, and sad about their outburst.

You wonder: Is something wrong with them? Are you not doing enough to help?

Stressed out brains and bodies lead to big emotional outbursts.

Which is why we need to help them figure out what’s going on and what to do about it.

Specialized counseling in St. Louis for young children.

You’re at the point where you want professional help. But as you’ve been searching for St. Louis therapists, it’s difficult to find providers who really specialize in working with very young children.

The anxiety therapists at Compassionate Counseling St. Louis are specifically trained in best interventions to use with kids as young as four. We integrate play therapy, art, and CBT to help build relaxation skills, so that you and your kid are empowered, and have a concrete plan for managing big emotions before they take over.

CBT and Play Therapy for young children treats:

When your child is anxious, angry, and easily overwhelmed, you need therapy interventions that ACTUALLY help.

We will come up with tools and strategies that work best for your child - the stuff that no book can provide. As anxiety and anger management specialists trained in working with young kids, we can make this process easier and faster to get to the other side of things.

Dedicated time for you and your child

Each week, we provide a parent check in to listen and hear you. We spend at least half of our session time one-on-one with your young child. During our parent check in, we help you to assess what’s underneath the outbursts and tantrums, so that we can shift the behaviors for the longterm, rather than just trying to provide a quick fix.

In-Depth Support for Parents:

We additionally offer intensive parent coaching sessions - one-on-one time for you and your own therapeutic parent coach to talk about what’s going on, provide evidence-based parenting techniques, and give you a space to vent (learn more here).

The Process:

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We start with helping your child learn about their big emotions and how those feelings are getting them in trouble.
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We collaborate with you and your child to build a relaxation and coping skills plan (that actually works!)
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We trouble shoot and strategize around any difficulties arising and home or school.
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And then, together, we create a plan for how to move forward and address future challenges, even when we’re done with counseling.