Supporting Youth Mental Health
It is important that a safe, engaging and relaxed approach be taken when working with children and adolescents with mental health concerns. An evidence-based treatment approach to teach children skills and strategies that they will use throughout their lives is a critical component of treatment to support the needs of your child.
Common issues for treatment include:
- Depression and emotional difficulties
- Low self esteem
- Anxiety disorders including phobias, panic disorder, or generalised anxiety disorder
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Anger management
- Eating disorders
- Self-harm and suicide ideation
- ADHD
- Learning difficulties
- Exam stress
- Peer relationships, social difficulties and bullying
What treatment services do we provide?
At Bowyer Psychology, our experienced Clinical Psychologists understand every person is unique and tailor their treatment to ensure this suits the individual person’s needs. Support is provided to both parents; caregivers; and children/adolescents to empower both the child to build their coping strategies, and the family to help them understand how best to support their child. Our clinicians liaise with relevant external providers like the child’s school to ensure continuity of care.
Our experienced clinicians draw upon evidence-based treatment modalities including:
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Schema Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Play therapy
