This post will hopefully explain any questions you might have about taking a child to see a therapist thanks to the expert advice of Dr. Carlos Konishi Ph.D., a pediatric psychologist at CHOC Children’s. We will cover how to find a therapist for your child, what to prepare for your first session, some questions you might want to ask and most importantly, how to know you have found a good one.
Kids’ mental health. We need to talk about it.
But there are still stigmas and misinformation around mental health because we don’t understand mental illness like we do physical illness.
If your child was complaining about a persistent physical pain, what would you do?
Make an appointment with your doctor.
You probably wouldn’t even think twice about it, right?
What if you noticed persistent and noticeable changes in your child’s emotional or mental state or behaviors, what would you do?
The answer is not as clear as a physical ailment, is it?
But it should be.
Make an appointment with your therapist.
If you have never seen a therapist before, the idea of taking your child to one might seem daunting. But it doesn’t have to be. The first step is often the hardest but the end results will be well worth it….
