Toddler Therapists in West Hills, CA
Jodi Rowe
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PsyD
Verified Verified
West Hills, CA 91307 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
In today's fast paced world, people can feel disconnected from their feelings while others feel overwhelmed by them. Getting in touch with your whole self can guide you to answer questions that have escaped you. For those of you who feel flooded by feelings, anchoring to something solid and reasonable can help the storm pass by more smoothly. Or, if you keep finding yourself just feeling stuck, therapy can help you break free from whatever is holding you back, whether it is fears, patterns, or even people, lets explore together and find a solution.
In today's fast paced world, people can feel disconnected from their feelings while others feel overwhelmed by them. Getting in touch with your whole self can guide you to answer questions that have escaped you. For those of you who feel flooded by feelings, anchoring to something solid and reasonable can help the storm pass by more smoothly. Or, if you keep finding yourself just feeling stuck, therapy can help you break free from whatever is holding you back, whether it is fears, patterns, or even people, lets explore together and find a solution.
Lindsay Anderson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Hills, CA 91304
Waitlist for new clients
My approach as a therapist is compassionate and respectful, honoring each client's unique strengths and resources to move forward in a process toward positive change and growth. I see children, adolescents, couples, families and adults in my practice for various issues including developmental delays, relationship challenges, supporting new and expectant mothers, eating disorders, adjustment problems, trauma, grief and loss. I believe everyone is capable of living a more meaningful, fulfilling life.
My approach as a therapist is compassionate and respectful, honoring each client's unique strengths and resources to move forward in a process toward positive change and growth. I see children, adolescents, couples, families and adults in my practice for various issues including developmental delays, relationship challenges, supporting new and expectant mothers, eating disorders, adjustment problems, trauma, grief and loss. I believe everyone is capable of living a more meaningful, fulfilling life.
Please note: Mindworks was previously known as the Psychoeducational Assessment Center. I provide comprehensive psychological, cognitive, educational, and behavioral/ADHD testing with children, adolescents, and adults in the Los Angeles area. I also provide gifted testing, IEE testing, testing for accommodations on standardized tests and various licensing exams, and kindergarten readiness testing.
Please note: Mindworks was previously known as the Psychoeducational Assessment Center. I provide comprehensive psychological, cognitive, educational, and behavioral/ADHD testing with children, adolescents, and adults in the Los Angeles area. I also provide gifted testing, IEE testing, testing for accommodations on standardized tests and various licensing exams, and kindergarten readiness testing.
Don't give up, you can heal and overcome traumas by adapting to new environments through healthy coping skills. Helping to cope with changes and finding ways to decrease or resolve experiences of distress can be vital for a person to grow in a healthy manner. I am committed to establishing a collaborative relationship and work toward assisting my clients to overcome and cope with significant stressors in their lives. Being aware of the triggers and working toward healthier forms of thinking and behaving are important aspects to work through in therapy. I am also able to accommodate my clients and meet them within the community.
Don't give up, you can heal and overcome traumas by adapting to new environments through healthy coping skills. Helping to cope with changes and finding ways to decrease or resolve experiences of distress can be vital for a person to grow in a healthy manner. I am committed to establishing a collaborative relationship and work toward assisting my clients to overcome and cope with significant stressors in their lives. Being aware of the triggers and working toward healthier forms of thinking and behaving are important aspects to work through in therapy. I am also able to accommodate my clients and meet them within the community.
Do you often find yourself alone in your parenting struggles? Raising kids is a tough job, one for which you may think you are unprepared. You are challenged by playing the multiple, and sometimes conflicting, roles of referee, cheerleader, and coach. You constantly need to manage the wide range of your child's emotions and behaviors. From a simple refusal to listen, to full blown temper tantrums, it is a constant struggle figuring out how to respond to your child's varying behaviors effectively. Yes Parenting isn't easy, but there is hope. You don't have to walk this journey alone.
Do you often find yourself alone in your parenting struggles? Raising kids is a tough job, one for which you may think you are unprepared. You are challenged by playing the multiple, and sometimes conflicting, roles of referee, cheerleader, and coach. You constantly need to manage the wide range of your child's emotions and behaviors. From a simple refusal to listen, to full blown temper tantrums, it is a constant struggle figuring out how to respond to your child's varying behaviors effectively. Yes Parenting isn't easy, but there is hope. You don't have to walk this journey alone.
Bennett I Goldberg
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
West Hills, CA 91307
Are you concerned about your child's wellbeing? I specialize in working with children and I am passionate about my work with adolescents and young adults. Growing up is difficult enough; dealing with the intense pressure of school, family, friends and intimate relationships is often overwhelming. It is equally difficult establishing one's self and who you will be the remainder of your life. Homework, test anxiety, divorce, bullying and or peer pressure frequently overwhelm children and teens while major transitions --college, relationships and career-- leave us feeling inadequate.
Are you concerned about your child's wellbeing? I specialize in working with children and I am passionate about my work with adolescents and young adults. Growing up is difficult enough; dealing with the intense pressure of school, family, friends and intimate relationships is often overwhelming. It is equally difficult establishing one's self and who you will be the remainder of your life. Homework, test anxiety, divorce, bullying and or peer pressure frequently overwhelm children and teens while major transitions --college, relationships and career-- leave us feeling inadequate.
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Is Your School Age Child, Preteen, or Teen, having difficulty at home, in school, or in their relationships with others? Does Your Young Adult have difficulty finding and keeping friends or jobs? Are You Concerned About Your Infant or Toddler's development? Do they have behaviors that are difficult to manage? Are You Feeling Frustrated because you don't know how to help?
Is Your School Age Child, Preteen, or Teen, having difficulty at home, in school, or in their relationships with others? Does Your Young Adult have difficulty finding and keeping friends or jobs? Are You Concerned About Your Infant or Toddler's development? Do they have behaviors that are difficult to manage? Are You Feeling Frustrated because you don't know how to help?
West Valley Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Verified Verified
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
West Valley Counseling Center (WVCC) offers a wide range of therapeutic interventions and services to bring affordable mental health services to the San Fernando Valley. WVCC is a non-profit community mental health center that has been serving the Greater Los Angeles region for well over a decade. Our qualified therapists work with individuals, relationships, traditional families, and non-traditional families to help ease life's burdens and to provide specialty services.
West Valley Counseling Center (WVCC) offers a wide range of therapeutic interventions and services to bring affordable mental health services to the San Fernando Valley. WVCC is a non-profit community mental health center that has been serving the Greater Los Angeles region for well over a decade. Our qualified therapists work with individuals, relationships, traditional families, and non-traditional families to help ease life's burdens and to provide specialty services.
Jennifer Lynn Ray
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Our only job as parents is to make sure that our children are provided with all they need to achieve their dreams and become successful human beings. Sometimes what they need spans far beyond basic necessity and digs deep into emotional and mental well-being. In my practice, I work collaboratively with children and their families to help identify and solve challenges or obstacles that get in the way of achieving life's aspirations and feelings of happiness. The beauty is that children's minds are malleable, helping them to discover who they are through their inner strength is the greatest gift one can take away from therapy.
Our only job as parents is to make sure that our children are provided with all they need to achieve their dreams and become successful human beings. Sometimes what they need spans far beyond basic necessity and digs deep into emotional and mental well-being. In my practice, I work collaboratively with children and their families to help identify and solve challenges or obstacles that get in the way of achieving life's aspirations and feelings of happiness. The beauty is that children's minds are malleable, helping them to discover who they are through their inner strength is the greatest gift one can take away from therapy.
When searching for a provider, it is important to find someone who is effective in achieving your therapy goals. I want to work with you to overcome your challenges and reach your goals. I handle each client as an individual based on their particular needs, objectives, and presenting issues. I provide counseling to families, couples, individuals, and children. My main areas of specialization are autism, ADHD, behavioral problems, parenting, testing and evaluations, child therapy, and trauma. However, I have expertise in many other areas as well.
When searching for a provider, it is important to find someone who is effective in achieving your therapy goals. I want to work with you to overcome your challenges and reach your goals. I handle each client as an individual based on their particular needs, objectives, and presenting issues. I provide counseling to families, couples, individuals, and children. My main areas of specialization are autism, ADHD, behavioral problems, parenting, testing and evaluations, child therapy, and trauma. However, I have expertise in many other areas as well.
Dr. Gittelson has a strong background for early childhood development and developmental disabilities. In addition, differential diagnoses to the concern for Autism Spectrum Disorder in girls. Sometimes pediatricians have limited time to assess children in their offices or address parent questions. Dr. Gittelson offers consultations for immediate support and ongoing treatment for more persisting needs.
Dr. Gittelson has a strong background for early childhood development and developmental disabilities. In addition, differential diagnoses to the concern for Autism Spectrum Disorder in girls. Sometimes pediatricians have limited time to assess children in their offices or address parent questions. Dr. Gittelson offers consultations for immediate support and ongoing treatment for more persisting needs.
Carolena Sarkisian
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, APCC, MA, MS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
The idea of being sound of mind and sound of body helped me start to see the pieces of the puzzle, and, reflecting on my own athletic career that I eventually unpacked and processed allowed me to see the bigger picture of wellness. I recognized that physiology and psychology go hand in hand, influencing my philosophy on what truly comprises wellness. Thus, I gravitated towards a comprehensive approach to health, an approach to psychology, perhaps motivated by the field of kinesiology, one that considers the human form as a whole; physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, together.
The idea of being sound of mind and sound of body helped me start to see the pieces of the puzzle, and, reflecting on my own athletic career that I eventually unpacked and processed allowed me to see the bigger picture of wellness. I recognized that physiology and psychology go hand in hand, influencing my philosophy on what truly comprises wellness. Thus, I gravitated towards a comprehensive approach to health, an approach to psychology, perhaps motivated by the field of kinesiology, one that considers the human form as a whole; physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, together.
Cynthia D Weston
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Sometimes beginning the process of therapy can be a little scary. The gifts that can be discovered through the challenge may inspire, transform, generate, and insight a new outlook on one's future. I have great compassion for those that want to make changes in their life. Family, child (play therapy), teens and individul, along with groups are all a part of my practice. Helping to discover your ultimate truth and having healthy, intimate, communicative, and nurturing relationships can bring freedom to your world and that is the goal.
Sometimes beginning the process of therapy can be a little scary. The gifts that can be discovered through the challenge may inspire, transform, generate, and insight a new outlook on one's future. I have great compassion for those that want to make changes in their life. Family, child (play therapy), teens and individul, along with groups are all a part of my practice. Helping to discover your ultimate truth and having healthy, intimate, communicative, and nurturing relationships can bring freedom to your world and that is the goal.
Elizaveta Egorova
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
You know everything. You have an inner voice that you can listen to for all the answers in order to live a fascinating fulfilled life with courage and confidence. But why aren't you hearing this inner consciousness? Because you received a lot of false messages from outside of yourself starting at a young age, you trusted these messages, they became your false beliefs and negative stories. To navigate through life with these false beliefs and stories, you developed coping skills which were often unhealthy or no longer effective. You've also overcome a number of traumatic experiences, which have made your inner voice even weaker..
You know everything. You have an inner voice that you can listen to for all the answers in order to live a fascinating fulfilled life with courage and confidence. But why aren't you hearing this inner consciousness? Because you received a lot of false messages from outside of yourself starting at a young age, you trusted these messages, they became your false beliefs and negative stories. To navigate through life with these false beliefs and stories, you developed coping skills which were often unhealthy or no longer effective. You've also overcome a number of traumatic experiences, which have made your inner voice even weaker..
I specialize in working with children/teens, adults, couples, and families who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma (complex and generational), parentification, relational stressors, and dysfunctional family dynamics. I utilize a person-centered approach that is specifically tailored to you by incorporating various interventions from CBT, Trauma-Focused, Psychodynamic, Mindfulness, Solution-Focused, and Family Systems approach. It’s important for me to ensure that you receive the most appropriate client-care in addressing your needs, feel respected, comfortable, and can communicate openly in the space provided.
I specialize in working with children/teens, adults, couples, and families who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma (complex and generational), parentification, relational stressors, and dysfunctional family dynamics. I utilize a person-centered approach that is specifically tailored to you by incorporating various interventions from CBT, Trauma-Focused, Psychodynamic, Mindfulness, Solution-Focused, and Family Systems approach. It’s important for me to ensure that you receive the most appropriate client-care in addressing your needs, feel respected, comfortable, and can communicate openly in the space provided.
Lifespan: Center for Family Psychological Services
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Lifespan is a center specializing in mental health diagnosis and treatment across all ages. We specialize in providing psychological testing, neuropsychological evaluations, and neurodevelopmental assessments and provide diagnostic clarity, referrals, resources, and treatment plans. We help in identifying learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, issues with attention, and memory and learning complaints, to name a few. Psychological testing can help to clarify between different diagnoses (e.g., ADHD vs Anxiety), provide answers about general difficulties you or your child may be having, and be used for schools to help accommodate you or your child’s needs. We help you better understand your strengths and identify areas of support. Furthermore, we specialize in pre-surgical evaluations (e.g., bariatric, reconstructive, etc.) and work directly with surgeons to optimize outcomes.
Lifespan is a center specializing in mental health diagnosis and treatment across all ages. We specialize in providing psychological testing, neuropsychological evaluations, and neurodevelopmental assessments and provide diagnostic clarity, referrals, resources, and treatment plans. We help in identifying learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, issues with attention, and memory and learning complaints, to name a few. Psychological testing can help to clarify between different diagnoses (e.g., ADHD vs Anxiety), provide answers about general difficulties you or your child may be having, and be used for schools to help accommodate you or your child’s needs. We help you better understand your strengths and identify areas of support. Furthermore, we specialize in pre-surgical evaluations (e.g., bariatric, reconstructive, etc.) and work directly with surgeons to optimize outcomes.
Samantha Bookman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Woodland Hills, CA 91367 (Online Only)
Life doesn't have to be so hard. Research shows us that change happens early in therapy. What does that mean? If you're ready to reach out for help, I'm ready to partner with you on your journey. Even small changes can make a huge difference in your day to day life. I've spent over 15 years using a combination of empathy and straightforwardness to help clients find more satisfaction in their lives.
Life doesn't have to be so hard. Research shows us that change happens early in therapy. What does that mean? If you're ready to reach out for help, I'm ready to partner with you on your journey. Even small changes can make a huge difference in your day to day life. I've spent over 15 years using a combination of empathy and straightforwardness to help clients find more satisfaction in their lives.
Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming. You're likely looking for a therapist who feels like a good fit, which is very important, as the relationship between therapist & client is an essential element for a successful journey in therapy. I am a licensed psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with people of all ages (children, adults, couples, & families). I provide psychotherapy to help people grow in their understanding of themselves and others, in how they experience and work with their feelings, and in developing and maintaining healthy, satisfying interpersonal relationships.
Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming. You're likely looking for a therapist who feels like a good fit, which is very important, as the relationship between therapist & client is an essential element for a successful journey in therapy. I am a licensed psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with people of all ages (children, adults, couples, & families). I provide psychotherapy to help people grow in their understanding of themselves and others, in how they experience and work with their feelings, and in developing and maintaining healthy, satisfying interpersonal relationships.
Innovative Group Psychotherapy, Inc.
Psychologist, PsyD, MSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Having a child who is struggling academically, emotionally or socially can be disheartening. We all want the best for our children. Finding the right psychologist to evaluate and treat your child is crucial. I understand a parent's desire to find a warm and caring clinician who can not only help their child feel safe to express themselves, but who can teach them to develop strategies to manage difficult emotions. I have over 20 years of experience providing therapy and assessment services to children and adolescents. I firmly believe in the importance of working closely with both parent and child in order to achieve success.
Having a child who is struggling academically, emotionally or socially can be disheartening. We all want the best for our children. Finding the right psychologist to evaluate and treat your child is crucial. I understand a parent's desire to find a warm and caring clinician who can not only help their child feel safe to express themselves, but who can teach them to develop strategies to manage difficult emotions. I have over 20 years of experience providing therapy and assessment services to children and adolescents. I firmly believe in the importance of working closely with both parent and child in order to achieve success.
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Toddler Therapists
What are the behavioral signs indicating a toddler might need counseling?
Common behavioral signs that a child may need counseling include high levels of emotional distress or anxiety, learning challenges, interpersonal conflict, anger, or social withdrawal. Any drastic changes in toddler behavior or self-esteem can be indicative that a child may benefit from therapy. Seeing a therapist at the early stages of any behavioral changes can be most impactful on behavior, as well as helpful to caregivers who may receive guidance on what symptoms to look for in their child in the future, even if therapy is not warranted at that time.
Can a two-year-old see a psychologist?
Children and adults of all ages can see psychologists and other forms of mental health professionals, such as counselors, psychiatrists, and social workers. Families seeking therapy for their toddler should just be aware that any guidance they seek should come from a professional who has specific experience working with young children, as well as the specific modalities that are appropriate for young children, such as play therapy.
What is the most effective type of therapy for toddlers and preschoolers?
In general, play therapy is the most effective and common form of therapy for young children. Play therapy helps facilitate behavior change by offering an age-appropriate way for children to express their emotions and develop more effective coping strategies. Toddlers with specific concerns may benefit from more specialized forms of therapy, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for toddlers in families in which there is significant parent-child relational conflict.
What happens during therapy sessions for toddlers?
What occurs in therapy sessions for toddlers depends on the therapeutic approach being used by the therapist. Most toddler therapists will use some form of play therapy in sessions to encourage toddler engagement. In play therapy sessions, children are encouraged to use toys within the therapy setting to express their emotions; subsequent responses by the therapist and/or family members can help guide toddler behavior and behavior change. Toddler therapy sessions can also involve family therapy or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), which can help improve parenting behaviors and reduce strain on families.