Treatment for Childhood Anxiety and Related Disorders

Discover effective treatment for Pediatric Anxiety and Childhood Related Disorders – Alleviating symptoms and offering solutions for you or your child or teenager.

  • Parents, you may have arrived here if you:

    Are worried about your child or teen’s clingy, dependent, withdrawn behavior or need for constant reassurance

    Are struggling with your child or teenager's chronic lateness to school or reluctance to attend at all, leading to missed educational opportunities, and avoidance of extracurricular activities and social interactions with friends.

    Are following your child's medical provider's recommendation to explore childhood anxiety treatment, mindfulness, or deep breathing techniques in response to their physical anxiety symptoms like headaches, stomachaches, or body tension.

    You might be feeling drained by the constant worry, frustration, and sadness stemming from your child's anxiety, which is not only affecting them but also disrupting the entire family

  • Teenagers and children, you may have arrived here if you:

    Feel broken, alone, and uncertain that anyone can help you with the worries, repetitive thoughts, and the panic you experience

    Are worried that you might be going crazy and don’t want to embarrass yourself in public

    Notice knots in your stomach, nausea, chest pains or dizziness from stress

    Find it hard to want to spend time with friends, present in class, or talk in groups because of your nervousness

    You may be overwhelmed and tired of all the fears, worrying, self-doubt and judgment that seem to be present more often than not in your mind

Let's Talk!

Parents,

Maybe you've explored different strategies with your child like reasoning, compassion, or boundary-setting to help them manage their anxiety. However, you're unsure of the most effective course of action or what would genuinely benefit them.

Perhaps you've gone as far as consulting your child’s teacher and counselor or delving into books to understand childhood anxiety, common anxiety disorders, and how to aid your child. However, you now sense the need for more personalized guidance and support.

Or maybe you're experiencing burnout and overwhelming stress, unsure of your next steps for your child. Sometimes, parents start losing sleep as they observe their child's symptoms, signaling a need for increased therapeutic support.

Few events are as anxiety provoking for a parent than a child’s suffering. Especially when you have tried to help and nothing seems to work.

Teenagers and Children,

Perhaps you've been stuck in a cycle of self-doubt, anticipating the future, and thinking about the past. It's an awful feeling, like being paralyzed and missing out on life.

Maybe your discomfort and anxieties have strained your social relationships. Although you would like to be more involved in activities or spending time with friends you find yourself avoiding others. 

Or you have tried to learn about anxiety from experts, friends, family, and teachers. However, even when you follow their advice, it doesn't necessarily make you feel better or more understood.

Being a kid or teenager with anxiety can make you feel isolated and unsure if anyone can truly help.

Parents, the first step in seeking help, which has led you here, is recognizing the common symptoms of anxiety in your child. Your attentive parenting in noticing your child's anxiety is a gift to them!

Anxiety is treatable. The skills and training your child receives will help them build resilience, transform their relationship with anxiety, and reduce unnecessary suffering.

We’ll support your child by providing them with the tools to manage their anxiety symptoms. They will learn to recognize triggers, reframe their thinking, and practice emotional regulation.

They will also receive relaxation training that can be used to help manage psychological and physiological symptoms.

We’ll equip your child to skillfully address and surpass the social and behavioral challenges posed by anxiety.

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Teenagers and Children, you’re not alone in your anxiety.

Everybody experiences anxiety, it is part of being human.

For some it is temporary, but for others it can be constant and our way of experiencing anxiety can bring us more pain.

Anxiety is a well-understood problem that we can help you with. We’ll teach you tools to manage your anxiety by recognizing triggers, challenging your thoughts, and regulate your emotions.

We can help you build skills you can use to help your anxiety now and in the future.

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What Does the Treatment Look Like?

I use a variety of treatment modalities to help you. I use Family Systems, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).

My experience with pediatric stress, anxiety and related disorders

Dr. Morton, a licensed psychologist, brings a wealth of experience and expertise in child and adolescent psychology. Her journey in this field began with training as a school psychologist and further pre-doctoral and post-doctoral specialization. She built a comprehensive base of experience with this population and has delivered psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessments, provided individual and group therapy, and engaged in consulting.

Dr. Morton has worked with children in schools, hospitals, and community mental health and has experience leading children and adolescents through therapy to ameliorate symptoms related to stress, anxiety, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, and comorbid disorders.

Dr. Morton is dedicated to providing professional support and guidance, helping clients move towards a brighter future.

Let’s Talk!

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