Best Child Psychologist Edmonton Near Me

4worldlovers:
Does your child need counselling for any social, emotional, learning or behavioural issues? Or perhaps an expert psychological assessment for school readiness, learning difficulties or giftedness?

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4worldlovers: We are a group of seasoned Registered Psychologists, Trauma Specialists, and Play Therapists who specialize in assessment, parent/school consultation, and therapy services for children and adolescents (ages 0-18) who experience a range of social, emotional, behavioral and relational concerns.

4worldlovers:
Jeanne's work is rooted in her passion for equipping children and their caregivers with tools for meeting the challenges that childhood can bring, while strengthening the relationship between child and parent.

Play is so important to children. Through play, children express their thoughts and feelings, solve problems, work through fears and emotional hurts, and practice skills for adult life. Play therapy helps young children heal from trauma, deal with life changes, gain mastery over fear and anxiety, and improve social skills and behaviour.

When a child has had something bad, sad, or scary happen to them, play helps them through the healing process. In the presence of a trained play therapist, the child is able to process what has happened, express what they are feeling, and begin to gain mastery over the things that scare them.

Jeanne is credentialed by the Association for Play Therapy as a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. (RPT-S)

In Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT), Dr. Williams will teach you how to conduct special play sessions with your children that will help them to develop self confidence and self-regulation while building a fun and positive relationship between parent and child.

Jeanne has received extensive training in CPRT from Dr. Sue Bratton and Dr. Garry Landreth, who developed this evidence-based treatment.​

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) is an evidence-based model of care that helps caregivers focus on identifying the problems that are causing concerning behaviors in kids and solving those problems collaboratively and proactively.

As problems are solved, the parent-child relationship is strengthened and challenging behaviours are reduced, all while children are developing new and important cognitive skills.

Jeanne is a Certified Provider of Collaborative and Proactive Solutions, Dr. Ross Greene's groundbreaking and research-supported approach to treating disruptive behaviour disorders.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) has long been the standard for evidence-based treatment of anxiety, specific phobias, OCD,

4worldlovers: Hakomi is a body-centered therapy which uses mindfulness to study internal experience and a variety of techniques to change long-held beliefs and behaviors so that one can be aware and alive in the present.

Using the “Three C’s” model - Consciousness/Connection/Calm (Julie Murphy, MA, LMFT, CHT; www.juliemurphy.org), to help clients, both children and adults, develop and maintain secure attachment. This develops a positive view of self, others, and relationships. It also leads to the capacity for mindfulness, affect regulation, and overall health and wellness. Being securely attached means that we feel safe, connected, and fully alive.

An approach that utilizes play to help children express their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Techniques include sandtray and expressive arts.

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4worldlovers: "Beneath every behaviour there is a feeling and beneath each feeling there is a need. When we meet that need rather than focusing on the behaviour, we begin to deal with the cause, not the symptoms."