Best Child Psychologist Stamford Near Me

4worldlovers:
Life has its ebbs and flows. There may be days where you feel on top of the world! But on other days, you may feel like it’s hard to face life’s challenges. Maybe it’s not that you can’t face these challenges alone, but you need help from someone to do so confidently.


When you feel like you need an extra push, a counselor, psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or life coach at Thriveworks Counseling can be the one that helps you along. If you are looking for in-person or online therapy in Stamford, CT, consider calling Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Stamford to meet with a counselor.


If you are unsure of what direction your life is headed in, a counselor, therapist, or life coach can help you aim for happiness, success, and fulfillment; they will work alongside you until you get there. Our mental health providers at Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Stamford are trained and equipped to help you with whatever you’re facing in life.

In their day-to-day life, people seek assistance to get their oil changed or when they need their hair cut. Why should seeking assistance for your mental health be any different?

At Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Stamford, our counselors and therapists are ready to help you no matter what your needs may be. For example, if you prefer online counseling, we can provide that. Give us a call today to schedule your appointment or to learn more about our counseling services. We look forward to hearing from you!

People seek therapy and counseling for a long list of reasons. They’re going through a tough divorce; they’re struggling with anxiety; they need help with anger management. Here is a list of reasons people seek counseling at Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Stamford:

This list may seem long or comprehensive, but it’s just scratching the surface of topics discussed in therapy and counseling sessions at Thriveworks. A counselor, family therapist, or clinical psychologist can help you with virtually any challenge standing in your way of a happy, successful life. All of our providers are equipped with diverse skills and training to help you tackle your unique obstacles. Please note that treatment can vary greatly from one person to the next.

For example, if you are dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic experience, a therapist can help you manage your symptoms and work your way back to a happier you that feels safe again. “The goal of therapy is that ultimately when memories of the trauma are recalled, the person can do so without it having a distressing emotional charge that impacts them and they are able to move forward in their lives with a sense of safety and hope,” explains Annie Tarnasky, a Licensed Professional Counselor at Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Stamford.

Our providers — from therapists and counselors to psychologists — specialize in a range of counseling approaches, but they’ll cater your treatment to your unique preferences and needs. They might utilize:

Maybe you’re not the one in need of help. Maybe you have a significant other, a child, or a dear friend struggling. It’s hard to see someone you love go through a challenging time. It can be tough and leave you feeling helpless, confused, and frustrated. You can’t force someone to seek help, but you can support them through it.

It’s important to support your loved ones throughout their journey toward a happier and healthier version of themselves. But, it’s also important to take care of yourself and your mental health as well. If you think partnering with a counselor or therapist at Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Stamford could benefit you in your supportive role with your loved one, call us today to set up your first appointment. We have a mental health professional that is willing and ready to help you through.

Here’s a list of the main mental health services offered at Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Stamford:

Have you ever wondered what makes you think the way you do or act the way you do? Well, Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Stamford offers psychological testing in addition to counseling and therapy services. Psychological testing can give you insight into your strengths and weaknesses and enable your doctor or psychologist to make an accurate diagnosis (when applicable).

4worldlovers: With a month of school under my belt, I feel I can reflect a bit on how things went and whether anything can be done differently--better--in the future. Let me start with a statement that sums up most of my observations: BACK TO SCHOOL IS STRESSFUL!

Transitions are hard for everyone. Think about your last vacation. You have a week off. Early in the week, you have managed to put the stress of life back home out of your mind and things are great. Suddenly, it’s Thursday and your flight back on Sunday is approaching fast. Now those thoughts of home return--those thoughts that make Thursday and Friday a bit less relaxing than Monday and Tuesday, when you had all that free time ahead of you. Yet, if this were the Thursday before a long weekend, you’d be feeling awesome. After the week’s vacation, we know we need more time for the transition, because we were away from the daily grind far longer. This is how we’re built--we anticipate and prep for the future, so we’ll be ready to handle what’s coming.This is the curse of the responsible adult/parent, but the foresight that goes with it makes transitions a bit more manageable for us.

Not that it’s any easier, but as adults we’ve been through so many transitions that we are practiced at getting back on that work horse. Most times we can control the mounting anxiety because we have a certain tolerance for suck built up…well that’s what coming back from vacation is, isn’t it? Suck! Sure, we tell ourselves “Oh I feel rested, I’m ready to get back to work!” or “I really want to be back in my own bed.” But really, if we could, we’d stay for another few days or a week or two. We know we can’t, because we have obligations and commitments and deadlines and, as I mentioned, we’ve built up a tolerance for the suck of it all.

Kids don’t have as much practice at dealing with transitions from play to work, and hence no tolerance for the inevitable let-down when playtime is over. In addition, summer vacation is unlike anything in the adult world, because it’s so long and so completely free of many of the stressors at school. It’s therefore really hard for kids to get back to the daily grind. And finally, as adults we don’t always take into consideration just what it means for our kids to go back to school after summer.

Cumulative data on stress identifies serious life changes like a new job, a new home, marriage, or a significant loss (death) as the highest contributors to stress. These events cause stress largely because people fear the unknown and worry they won’t be able to handle the adjustments needed to adapt to the new situation. So big life changes = big stress. Now, doesn’t the start of school seem like it might just fit into the category of “big life changes”? New teachers every year, new students in each class, loss of friends from previous classes, unknown workload, and finally, the loss of free time. So I guess I’m saying that going back to school really is stressful. So, it’s really important that we as parents try and keep our own stress levels down so we can help our kids manage theirs.

One of the most stressful situations in parenting is knowing our kids suffer or anticipating that they will, and not being able to help. Our solution as anxiety-ridden parents is to try and fix it right away. We want to talk about it, ask questions, work out solutions. While these strategies have value, they often backfire, as many kids have a tried and true coping strategy called avoidance (or denial).

Avoidance allows kids to effectively put things out of their minds and not deal with it until they have to deal with it. This is not a great strategy by any means, but kids often use it to deal with not only their own anxiety, but their parent’s anxiety as well. So, if your questions like “Are you nervous about school?”, “Are you ok with the kids in your class?”, “Do you think you can handle the homework in __ grade?” or “You know you’re going to have to start getting up early again?” receive only one-word answers, grunts, or sass, know it may be time to check your own anxiety levels. In other words close your mouth! Sometimes the best way for us to help our kids deal with anxiety is for us to let them deal with it.

Some kids, however, may not speak about their stress, but show it with difficult behavior.