Children's Program · Ages 6-12
You just want your child back.So do we.
When a child's struggles have outgrown what a weekly counselor's office can hold, Psycamore's children's program gives them structured, intensive support, while they keep sleeping in their own bed, going to their own school, and coming home to you every night.
- Ages
- 6 to 12
- Group therapy
- Mon-Thu, 4:00-6:30pm
- After school
- Scheduled around the school day
- For parents
- Weekly family sessions and parent support
“The school keeps calling. Bedtime is a battle. Nothing we try is working.”
Is this the right level of care?
Signs a child may need more than weekly counseling
Children rarely say “I'm depressed.” It usually shows up as behavior, and it usually shows up at school first.
- Persistent sadness, withdrawal, or loss of interest in things they loved
- Anger outbursts or mood swings that don't match the situation
- Disruptive behavior at school, or refusing to go at all
- Changes in eating or sleeping that won't settle
- Self-injury, or talk that frightens you
- Attention and focus problems that are derailing their learning
Inside the program
What the program actually looks like
Peer groups run late afternoon, so your child doesn't miss school. Everything else is built around your family's schedule.
Mental health screening & diagnostic assessment
Including ADHD testing, so treatment is aimed at what's actually going on.
Group therapy, Monday-Thursday
4:00-6:30pm. Skills practice with other kids who get it. Often the first time a child feels less alone.
Individual therapy
One-to-one time with their therapist, scheduled around school and your availability.
Family therapy
Because a child's progress holds only if the whole house changes with them.
Medical monitoring
Psychiatrist-led oversight of medication, adjusted as your child responds.
Parent support & parenting groups
A weekly group for you, with strategies that work, and other parents who understand.
Parents tell us the house gets quieter before anything else does. Mornings stop being a fight. The phone stops ringing from school.
Children's Program · Ages 6-12
Admission
What this program treats, and what it doesn't.
Appropriate for ages 6-12 experiencing
- Depression
- Stress disorders
- Anger outbursts
- Mood swings
- Disruptive behaviors
- Mild developmental disorders
- Eating disorders
- ADHD
- School anxiety
- Self-injury
Psycamore does not treat
- Schizophrenia
- Severe psychosis
- Intellectual disabilities
- Active suicidality
- Physically combative patients
Not sure whether your situation fits? That is exactly what the free screening is for. We will tell you honestly, and point you somewhere better if we are not the right place.
Outcomes
Once a child completes our program
Parents tell us the house gets quieter before anything else does. Mornings stop being a fight. The phone stops ringing from school.
Life at home is less chaotic
They do better at school
Their relationships are better
Parents with a plan instead of a crisis
Start here
A free screening is the first step.
Before you enroll in anything, let us talk. You describe what has been happening, we discuss if this program fits, and you decide from there.