Have you met a Child Psychotherapist?

Medha Kedar Tonapi,

‘Health in your Mind’

Psychologist | Life Coach | Parent Coach |

Mindset Architect

Asking for help can sometimes be intimidating.  There is a rush of thoughts along with a thought of meeting a Psychotherapist. As parents we always wish for the best for our children. As parents we are the most intimate person to our children. We keenly observe our children growing. In case of any deviations in behaviour or mannerisms will first hit the eyes of the parents.  Any such deviant variations must be brought to light as they act as a ray of hope towards improvements. We can clearly see the variations in behaviour, in academic grades, in sports or in any other aspect like social interactions, or handling emotional outbursts.

At times in life it’s ok to get stuck in life but it's not ok be stuck always. When you find yourself stuck, you need to unwire yourself and a professional help can aid to make a right analysis of the situation and come out with a course correction techniques.  An audit of one’s life brings out the clear statements and this can help in redefining your life's aspiration statements. 

How Psychotherapists can help you and work along with what keeps you wondering?

  • A Psychotherapist will work with you on the behaviour analysis and find solutions to the challenges you face. Each problem is unique and every problem has a solution for sure.

  • Talking with a Psychotherapist can help you feel heard, less alone, and a helping hand to help you get out of the emotional turmoil.

Even Before your first visit to a Psychotherapist, or even when thinking about meeting a Psychotherapist for the first time, you might be going through a range of emotions, including feelings like:

  • Worried or  Embarrassed

  • Apprehensive of what will happen at the session? 

  • How to express what I feel?

  • What if the problem isn’t really important enough ?

Experiencing any of these feelings is not at all uncommon. 
It’s important to realise that Psychotherapists are used to dealing with all sorts of issues with their clients and that no problem is too big or small or odd to visit them with.

Every problem is important; every problem has a solution; every problem needs to be solved; and every problem needs to be solved in time.

Many children and teens have problems that affect how they feel, act, learn, or behave. In the growing years children may go through negative feelings like Low self esteem, Anger, Stress, Sadness, lack of interest, not able to understand emotions, getting emotionally detached, etc to name a few. Psychotherapy is a type of treatment for such problems. It is a way to get help for your child and put him on the right track.

Why do Kids need Psychotherapy?

Kids and teens need therapy when they encounter problems they can't cope with alone. Or they need help when problems affect how well they do, feel, behave, or act. If things don't get better on their own, kids may need therapy so things can improve. Sometimes, entire families need support while trying to communicate, learn, and create boundaries. As parents, we can try to solve the problem, but most often the method doesn’t work or could be aggressive or too mild.

If there are any challenges or any issue that is affecting you or your child’s day to day routine and is troubling you/ your child, this is reason enough to talk to someone like a Psychotherapist. The sessions are very friendly, activity based and children are made approachable before any therapy is administered. Psychotherapists are trained and have a deep understanding of what matters to the mind and psychology. This will work wonders on the self esteem and ambition process of the children.

Medha Kedar Tonapi,
‘Health in your Mind’
Psychotherapist, Life Coach,
Parent Coach.