Child Therapists in Franklin, TN
Additionally, I am trained in play therapy and have worked with children as young as age 2 to age 18.
I have a license in Tennessee in Professional Counseling, as well as a license in the state of California as a Marriage and Family Therapist. I have a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. My graduate education was rooted in a family systems approach with a later focus on Christian Counseling. I have experience working with children ages 2 - 18, as well as adults of all ages, in a wide range of settings. As a result I am well prepared to work with the entire family system to help clients find long lasting healing.
Additionally, I am trained in play therapy and have worked with children as young as age 2 to age 18.
I have a license in Tennessee in Professional Counseling, as well as a license in the state of California as a Marriage and Family Therapist. I have a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. My graduate education was rooted in a family systems approach with a later focus on Christian Counseling. I have experience working with children ages 2 - 18, as well as adults of all ages, in a wide range of settings. As a result I am well prepared to work with the entire family system to help clients find long lasting healing.
I approach therapy from an attachment-based lens and use play therapy techniques with children.
Life's transitions are challenging - especially for kids. Whether it's a major life-changing event like adoption, divorce, or trauma, or the day-to-day tasks like getting dressed or going to school, many kids need some extra support to navigate their worlds. Your child may be acting out with big behaviors, recovering from a traumatic event, transitioning into a new home, or processing difficult emotions. Your teen may be feeling isolated and depressed, lashing out in anger, or struggling to manage their responsibilities. Whatever the case may be, they need your support.
I approach therapy from an attachment-based lens and use play therapy techniques with children.
Life's transitions are challenging - especially for kids. Whether it's a major life-changing event like adoption, divorce, or trauma, or the day-to-day tasks like getting dressed or going to school, many kids need some extra support to navigate their worlds. Your child may be acting out with big behaviors, recovering from a traumatic event, transitioning into a new home, or processing difficult emotions. Your teen may be feeling isolated and depressed, lashing out in anger, or struggling to manage their responsibilities. Whatever the case may be, they need your support.
Shelby H Phillips
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, MHSP, RPT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37064
Each person's story holds incredible value no matter their age. I am honored to work with children, teens, women, and families in the Franklin, Tennessee area. I specialize in play therapy, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. I also enjoy working directly with parents to provide parent education and coaching. I am Level 1 Theraplay trained and am a TBRI practitioner.
Each person's story holds incredible value no matter their age. I am honored to work with children, teens, women, and families in the Franklin, Tennessee area. I specialize in play therapy, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. I also enjoy working directly with parents to provide parent education and coaching. I am Level 1 Theraplay trained and am a TBRI practitioner.
We can help with the following: Addiction, Anxiety, Attachment, Behavioral issues, Body image / eating disorder issues, Child abuse, Depression, Divorce adjustment, Domestic violence, Family therapy, Grief and loss, Marital crisis, Parenting, Pre-marital counseling, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Relationship issues, Sexual abuse, and more.
The Refuge Center exists to offer excellent, accessible, and affordable mental and emotional healthcare services in support of a transformational impact on communities. With over 70 Staff Therapists, Contract Therapists, and Interns, we can provide a wide variety of services and specialized techniques including, EMDR, Music Therapy, and Neurofeedback.
We can help with the following: Addiction, Anxiety, Attachment, Behavioral issues, Body image / eating disorder issues, Child abuse, Depression, Divorce adjustment, Domestic violence, Family therapy, Grief and loss, Marital crisis, Parenting, Pre-marital counseling, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Relationship issues, Sexual abuse, and more.
The Refuge Center exists to offer excellent, accessible, and affordable mental and emotional healthcare services in support of a transformational impact on communities. With over 70 Staff Therapists, Contract Therapists, and Interns, we can provide a wide variety of services and specialized techniques including, EMDR, Music Therapy, and Neurofeedback.
The child is making sense of his/her internal world and expressing that outwardly.
I work with a wide range of populations from individuals, families, parents, premarital, ADHD, autism/Asperger's, giftedness, twice-exceptional (2e) & beyond. As a licensed marriage & family therapist, I believe in therapy for the whole person to include mind, body, spirit. We are all made for connection - to ourselves & to others. When we open ourselves to another person, we trust that person with our most vulnerable self. My goal is to provide that safe place. As you find safety in nurturing the essence of who you are, you will discover that growth begins. With that growth, comes healing within yourself & your relationships
The child is making sense of his/her internal world and expressing that outwardly.
I work with a wide range of populations from individuals, families, parents, premarital, ADHD, autism/Asperger's, giftedness, twice-exceptional (2e) & beyond. As a licensed marriage & family therapist, I believe in therapy for the whole person to include mind, body, spirit. We are all made for connection - to ourselves & to others. When we open ourselves to another person, we trust that person with our most vulnerable self. My goal is to provide that safe place. As you find safety in nurturing the essence of who you are, you will discover that growth begins. With that growth, comes healing within yourself & your relationships
I am passionate about working with women, parents and children. I walk alongside women as they struggle with relationships or difficult life transitions. I assist parents in exploring new techniques for raising their children. And, I also work directly with the children using play to work through trauma or explore behavioral concerns.
I am passionate about working with women, parents and children. I walk alongside women as they struggle with relationships or difficult life transitions. I assist parents in exploring new techniques for raising their children. And, I also work directly with the children using play to work through trauma or explore behavioral concerns.
Andrew Holmgren
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, NCC, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
Franklin, TN 37067
I specialize in working with child and adolescent clients and their families but enjoy working with people of all ages.
Our emotions and actions can negatively impact our relationships with those around us. I approach counseling from a collaborative perspective, in which you, the client, and I work together to identify ways to address your concerns and meet your therapeutic goals. I firmly believe that each client has the ability to accomplish their goals when they can engage authentically in a nonjudgmental therapeutic space. I approach the counseling relationship from the perspective that my job is to help provide a new perspective to the situations you bring to session as well as tools and techniques to help address these areas.
I specialize in working with child and adolescent clients and their families but enjoy working with people of all ages.
Our emotions and actions can negatively impact our relationships with those around us. I approach counseling from a collaborative perspective, in which you, the client, and I work together to identify ways to address your concerns and meet your therapeutic goals. I firmly believe that each client has the ability to accomplish their goals when they can engage authentically in a nonjudgmental therapeutic space. I approach the counseling relationship from the perspective that my job is to help provide a new perspective to the situations you bring to session as well as tools and techniques to help address these areas.
Lacey Ryan
Marriage & Family Therapist, MAMFT, LMFT, RPT-S
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37064 (Online Only)
Everyone deserves a peaceful and loving home. Does chaos wreak havoc on your home’s happiness? Have you tried every parenting strategy out there? I provide a safe and collaborative space to work through these challenges together. I will share what the latest neuroscience says about behavioral challenges and how we can use this information to our benefit in helping you and your child find healthier ways of interacting. We will practice new tools to help you make the adjustments you need, allowing your home to become the happier place you all deserve.
Everyone deserves a peaceful and loving home. Does chaos wreak havoc on your home’s happiness? Have you tried every parenting strategy out there? I provide a safe and collaborative space to work through these challenges together. I will share what the latest neuroscience says about behavioral challenges and how we can use this information to our benefit in helping you and your child find healthier ways of interacting. We will practice new tools to help you make the adjustments you need, allowing your home to become the happier place you all deserve.
Dave Flowers
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern, MMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37064
After a brief stint as a touring musician and 20 years in the equipment finance industry, I finally found my perfect work-fit: helping families find healing from previous hurts, cope and move through current life difficulties, and prepare for a healthy future. I work with children and young adults who are dealing with trauma, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and grief/loss. As a parent, myself, I understand that when our children struggle, we struggle as well. So, I provide support to parents who are navigating difficult challenges with their children.
After a brief stint as a touring musician and 20 years in the equipment finance industry, I finally found my perfect work-fit: helping families find healing from previous hurts, cope and move through current life difficulties, and prepare for a healthy future. I work with children and young adults who are dealing with trauma, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and grief/loss. As a parent, myself, I understand that when our children struggle, we struggle as well. So, I provide support to parents who are navigating difficult challenges with their children.
Christina Brian
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RPT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37069
Sometimes words aren't needed to make sense of one's experiences and that's why play can allow children to process at a deeper level.
As your therapist, I will provide a tender and nurturing environment to process persistent worry, depression and general life stress. Fear, anxiety and depression can disrupt the quality of your daily life and seeking professional guidance and support can allow you to move through these stressors and develop both effective coping skills and healthy emotional habits. Life stress doesn't have to be debilitating and long term change is absolutely achievable. I work with individuals, children and families.
Sometimes words aren't needed to make sense of one's experiences and that's why play can allow children to process at a deeper level.
As your therapist, I will provide a tender and nurturing environment to process persistent worry, depression and general life stress. Fear, anxiety and depression can disrupt the quality of your daily life and seeking professional guidance and support can allow you to move through these stressors and develop both effective coping skills and healthy emotional habits. Life stress doesn't have to be debilitating and long term change is absolutely achievable. I work with individuals, children and families.
Katie Meier Baker
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPCMHSP, NCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37067
My greatest hope is to create a safe space where you feel seen, valued, and affirmed – we all need and deserve that support in our lives! During our time together, my goal is for you to gain a greater understanding of yourself, adaptive ways of thinking, and tangible coping tools to help you ride the waves of life. I work with young adults, teens, and children (ages 3 and up). I have a passion for supporting clients with anxiety, anger, emotional literacy and regulation, grief and loss, self-compassion, and self-esteem through individual counseling.
My greatest hope is to create a safe space where you feel seen, valued, and affirmed – we all need and deserve that support in our lives! During our time together, my goal is for you to gain a greater understanding of yourself, adaptive ways of thinking, and tangible coping tools to help you ride the waves of life. I work with young adults, teens, and children (ages 3 and up). I have a passion for supporting clients with anxiety, anger, emotional literacy and regulation, grief and loss, self-compassion, and self-esteem through individual counseling.
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Counselor, MA, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37069 (Online Only)
Are you struggling with a life transition, perhaps facing a divorce or separation? If you have children, you may be wondering if they are going to be OK, especially if you do not feel like you are OK. Children are impacted emotionally by the same events that impact adults, but they process them differently. I have worked with a variety of clients- ranging from very young children to adults and couples. I have extensive training and experience in trauma - both childhood trauma and adult trauma. I am a certified Trauma therapist (CTT) and am certified in EMDR therapy.
Are you struggling with a life transition, perhaps facing a divorce or separation? If you have children, you may be wondering if they are going to be OK, especially if you do not feel like you are OK. Children are impacted emotionally by the same events that impact adults, but they process them differently. I have worked with a variety of clients- ranging from very young children to adults and couples. I have extensive training and experience in trauma - both childhood trauma and adult trauma. I am a certified Trauma therapist (CTT) and am certified in EMDR therapy.
Shaina Morton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RPTs
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37067
Parenting is hard and full of unexpected challenges. If you are planning for a new addition to your family, experiencing strained relationships, dealing with behavioral problems, or are journeying with your child through trauma: I am here to help. I focused my career on working with parents, children, and adolescents who have experienced attachment challenges, trauma, sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, and who have been the victims of violent crime. I also have a six-session {pre}parenting counseling designed to address your story of attachment as a way to prepare you to become the parent you want to be.
Parenting is hard and full of unexpected challenges. If you are planning for a new addition to your family, experiencing strained relationships, dealing with behavioral problems, or are journeying with your child through trauma: I am here to help. I focused my career on working with parents, children, and adolescents who have experienced attachment challenges, trauma, sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, and who have been the victims of violent crime. I also have a six-session {pre}parenting counseling designed to address your story of attachment as a way to prepare you to become the parent you want to be.
Does your child, teen or young adult (up to age 26) struggle to experience the best that life has to offer? As a parent do you have challenges that create overwhelm and distance between you and your child? As a young adult, are you at a loss for how to handle what life throws your way? HopeNation therapists offer hope and healing to children, teens, young adults and their families by empowering our clients to take charge of their lives. Proven interventions are used within a supportive and non-judgmental space that allows growth and transformation to take hold and flourish. You are not alone, reach out and connect today...
Does your child, teen or young adult (up to age 26) struggle to experience the best that life has to offer? As a parent do you have challenges that create overwhelm and distance between you and your child? As a young adult, are you at a loss for how to handle what life throws your way? HopeNation therapists offer hope and healing to children, teens, young adults and their families by empowering our clients to take charge of their lives. Proven interventions are used within a supportive and non-judgmental space that allows growth and transformation to take hold and flourish. You are not alone, reach out and connect today...
I am owner and clinic director of The Child and Family Counseling Center located in Cool Springs. Our team at the child and family counseling center is trained to provide therapy for children, teens, adults, families, couples, and parents. Several of our providers are certified in PCIT to help parents of children as young as 2 build healthier attachments and address problematic behavior. We teach research based tools that are useful for client's dealing with anxiety, depression, mood swings, or just feeling overwhelmed. We can also teach client's techniques to improve social skills, communication, and family interactions.
I am owner and clinic director of The Child and Family Counseling Center located in Cool Springs. Our team at the child and family counseling center is trained to provide therapy for children, teens, adults, families, couples, and parents. Several of our providers are certified in PCIT to help parents of children as young as 2 build healthier attachments and address problematic behavior. We teach research based tools that are useful for client's dealing with anxiety, depression, mood swings, or just feeling overwhelmed. We can also teach client's techniques to improve social skills, communication, and family interactions.
Tara Hammonds
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
Franklin, TN 37064 (Online Only)
Welcome! My practice provides psychotherapy services for children, adolescents, emerging adults and families. Sometimes events like transitions, trauma, loss, and adjustment to divorce or limited social support trigger difficulties. As a result, conflicts, depression, anxiety, emotional outbursts, academic decline, isolation, addiction or other risky behaviors can emerge. I support clients and families as they overcome these challenges. I believe in the capacity to grow, change, and move towards self-identified goals. My approach to psychotherapy is integrative and focuses on the therapy relationship, incorporating meditation/mindfulness practices, self-acceptance, development of coping skills, and repairing relationships.
Welcome! My practice provides psychotherapy services for children, adolescents, emerging adults and families. Sometimes events like transitions, trauma, loss, and adjustment to divorce or limited social support trigger difficulties. As a result, conflicts, depression, anxiety, emotional outbursts, academic decline, isolation, addiction or other risky behaviors can emerge. I support clients and families as they overcome these challenges. I believe in the capacity to grow, change, and move towards self-identified goals. My approach to psychotherapy is integrative and focuses on the therapy relationship, incorporating meditation/mindfulness practices, self-acceptance, development of coping skills, and repairing relationships.
Jessica Davidson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, MS, LPC, MHSP-S
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37069
Are you worried about your child? Does your child not seem like themselves? Your child may be irritable, aggressive and defiant. Your child may seem angry or withdrawn. Adolescents often refuse to talk to you, participate in enjoyable activities, experience thoughts of suicide or do things to harm themselves. Your child may have experienced a traumatic event or is having difficulty navigating a life change such as divorce, death of a family member or adoption. You may feel hopeless and not sure how to help your child. If this sounds familiar, I can help. I have experience working with children with these same issues.
Are you worried about your child? Does your child not seem like themselves? Your child may be irritable, aggressive and defiant. Your child may seem angry or withdrawn. Adolescents often refuse to talk to you, participate in enjoyable activities, experience thoughts of suicide or do things to harm themselves. Your child may have experienced a traumatic event or is having difficulty navigating a life change such as divorce, death of a family member or adoption. You may feel hopeless and not sure how to help your child. If this sounds familiar, I can help. I have experience working with children with these same issues.
Dr. Stacy Jagger
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, RPT-S, DMin
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37069
Stacy is a warrior in the fight to protect children from the dangers of technology and the Internet, and wrote the book “30 Day Blackout: How to help your kids turn off the screen and turn to their family.
Dr. Stacy Jagger is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S), and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor with her Doctorate in Ministry. But she’s not just a book-trained therapist, as her story attests. She is a speaker, author, transformational coach, mentor, visionary. She’s the founder of Music City Family Therapy and the inventor of the Mountain Method, her proprietary treatment protocol for working with the whole family when the primary concern is their children’s well-being. Stacy also regularly appears on Nashville’s WSMV and WKRN television stations.
Stacy is a warrior in the fight to protect children from the dangers of technology and the Internet, and wrote the book “30 Day Blackout: How to help your kids turn off the screen and turn to their family.
Dr. Stacy Jagger is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S), and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor with her Doctorate in Ministry. But she’s not just a book-trained therapist, as her story attests. She is a speaker, author, transformational coach, mentor, visionary. She’s the founder of Music City Family Therapy and the inventor of the Mountain Method, her proprietary treatment protocol for working with the whole family when the primary concern is their children’s well-being. Stacy also regularly appears on Nashville’s WSMV and WKRN television stations.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with twenty years of experience in helping parents navigate the tween, teen and young adult years with their children. Whether the presenting issue is teen substance abuse, school refusal, family conflict, self-harm, low self-esteem, overuse of technology, attention-deficit issues, anxiety or depression, failure to launch, or adjustment to circumstances such as divorce or loss, I'll help you help your child. I'll provide a clear and comprehensive assessment of the issue, and guidance for how you and your child can both grow through these challenges.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with twenty years of experience in helping parents navigate the tween, teen and young adult years with their children. Whether the presenting issue is teen substance abuse, school refusal, family conflict, self-harm, low self-esteem, overuse of technology, attention-deficit issues, anxiety or depression, failure to launch, or adjustment to circumstances such as divorce or loss, I'll help you help your child. I'll provide a clear and comprehensive assessment of the issue, and guidance for how you and your child can both grow through these challenges.
Winn Thomas Simmons
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37069
I specialize in offering compassionate and authentic therapy, providing a safe space where you don't have to face life's challenges alone. Together, we'll rewrite the narratives that shape your world, empowering you to embrace change and achieve your goals. With a background in empowering youths to find their voice, I've worked with individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and families in various community and agency settings. My therapeutic approach blends evidence-based methods. Let's embark on this journey together—reach out today to start making positive changes in your life.
I specialize in offering compassionate and authentic therapy, providing a safe space where you don't have to face life's challenges alone. Together, we'll rewrite the narratives that shape your world, empowering you to embrace change and achieve your goals. With a background in empowering youths to find their voice, I've worked with individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and families in various community and agency settings. My therapeutic approach blends evidence-based methods. Let's embark on this journey together—reach out today to start making positive changes in your life.
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Child Therapists
Child psychologists in Franklin, TN provide mental health therapy to children and are experts in child development.
Every comprehensive review of therapy with children shows that all credible approaches, when performed by a competent mental health clinician, produce almost the same results. About half of all kids will get better. Of those that improve, 80% will show progress in a relatively short time, while the remaining 20% will need longer-term support.
The best child therapists in Franklin build great relationships with the child and the parent. They also see the child's strengths and are open to hearing the child's possible solutions to the challenges the child faces. Finally, a good therapist appreciates the child's culture and is sensitive to the values of the child's community.
Every comprehensive review of therapy with children shows that all credible approaches, when performed by a competent mental health clinician, produce almost the same results. About half of all kids will get better. Of those that improve, 80% will show progress in a relatively short time, while the remaining 20% will need longer-term support.
The best child therapists in Franklin build great relationships with the child and the parent. They also see the child's strengths and are open to hearing the child's possible solutions to the challenges the child faces. Finally, a good therapist appreciates the child's culture and is sensitive to the values of the child's community.