Treatment for Trauma
and Attachment Concerns: Innisfree Kids
Innisfree Kids is our program for children and teenagers who have suffered trauma or neglect—events or circumstances that threaten their lives, their identity and their ability to function normally.
Innisfree Kids helps children rebuild a sense of identity, freedom, hope and trust. Our clinic's professional psychologists and counselors guide the recovery process, helping children learn to laugh and play, express their anguish and rise above the psychic injuries they have suffered.
If your child has been exposed to trauma, has received a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress or reactive attachment disorder, depression or excessive anxiety, consider seeking a psychological assessment. Your child deserves a future unencumbered by the effects of past trauma.
Who is this treatment for?
Children and teenagers from 4 to 18 years old who have suffered trauma or neglect and who have become symptomatic in major areas of their lives: Their school performance is compromised; they have become angry and defiant or shy and reclusive; they have excessive nightmares, have become exceedingly fearful or perfectionistic, and have lost a positive outlook. Children who suffer trauma often forget their uniqueness and their talents and tend to shy away from the world and other people.
What does the program offer?
Our Innisfree Kids program offers a safe environment for children to explore the unresolved aspects of their traumas and to discover forgotten gifts and strengths. In the hands of a qualified therapist, sand play and art therapy help children talk about traumatic events. We also offer help managing anxiety, depression and sleep problems. Therapeutic Yoga helps to re-establish bodily and spiritual integration that has been lost or threatened. We offer parent classes to provide education and training in anger management, processing grief and what to do about the long-lasting effects of trauma.
Our Innisfree Kids program is committed to creating healthful and meaningful family rhythms that include food choices, entertainment and recreational activities, and encourage friendships with peers and animal friends. Our hands-on interventions are designed to build trusting relationships that empower child and parent/care giver.
Contact us
If you have questions about any aspect of our program, please contact Dr. Ursula Stehle at (916) 962-0222, ext 1#, or email her at drstehle@therapeuticum.org
Last modified on 01.13.10
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