"Play is the language
of children."
-Gary Landreth
Beth is an experienced child, adolescent, and family therapist who works with youth who have experienced a variety of life challenges, changes, or emotional stressors. She utilizes a variety of therapeutic techniques to help her clients communicate, process, and heal from emotional or behavioral difficulties. Her areas of clinical focus include:
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Behavioral Challenges & Emotional Dysregulation
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Depression & Anxiety
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Grief & Loss
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Divorce or Family Relationship Struggles
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Aggression & Anger
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Peer Relationship Challenges
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Female Autism Phenotype
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Trauma and Life Stressors
Beth is located in Philadelphia, PA and received her degree in clinical social work from The University of Pennsylvania. She currently holds a Pennsylvania license in clinical social work (LCSW) and is a nationally Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S). She is certified in Child & Family Play Therapy, The Nurtured Heart Approach, and Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She is also trained in Parent Child Interaction Therapy and Sand Tray therapy.
Beth values the crucial role parents play in the therapy process. She works closely with parents to help them understand their child's unique experience and how they can best meet their child's individual needs.
Meet Beth
Services:
Both individual and family therapy services are available.
PLAY THERAPY
Play Therapy is a modality of child therapy which uses expressive mediums such as toys, art, puppets, figurines, and other materials to help address cognitive, behavioral, and emotional challenges.
THERAPY WITH ADOLESCENTS
Adolescence can be a challenging time for teens and their parents! Having a therapist to talk to can help adolescents navigate challenging situations, emotions and behaviors, while also improving communication within the family unit.
PARENT COACHING
Do you have an intense or spirited child? Parent Coaching can help parents understand their child's unique needs and provide helpful tools for managing behaviors.
SAND TRAY THERAPY
PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY
TRAUMA THERAPY
Sand tray therapy is a creative counseling technique where a person expresses and processes a variety of internal issues through the use of miniatures of figurines.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is an empirically-supported family therapy for children between the ages of 2 to 7 who ehxibit acting out behaviors (e.g. tantrums, defiance, sassing, aggression).
Trauma therapy can come in many forms. Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an evidence supported treatment for children and adolescents who have experienced upsetting life events.