Child Psychologists and Child Therapists in Ashland, NJ.

Our licensed social worker has extensive training in treating children and teens for a multitude of clinical issues including anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, family/relationship issues, and school/social related issues. In addition to her clinical experience, Mrs. Leibovitz has significant experience in education and has professionally managed 504s, IEPs and has formal training in school law and policy.

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Does your child struggle with challenges in terms of communication, emotion or behaviors? Are you feeling frustrated with these issues and feel coaching may improve your relationship with your child? I utilize music , art and play therapy to help your child explore feelings and develop new coping skills. I believe in a collaborative approach, where I assist the entire family in building upon strengths.

In our current over-scheduled, over-pressured world, families are confronting problems they have little capacity to do anything about. We can tend to cope by getting stuck in a narrow range of behaviors and responses even if they are not helpful. A child who has learned to have temper tantrums when she is angry, and her parents who have learned to punish or pamper her, are stuck in maladaptive, non-growthful environments—‘a bad play’. It’s like playing the same part in the same play on the same stage day after day. A key component in this play is often our children’s behavioral, emotional and leaning difficulties that are so disruptive or dysfunctional - all we want to do is stop it. As pare....

Young children require speciality care. Traditional talk therapy is usually not approach. Most often when working with young children and sometimes even pre-teens and teens, physical interaction is required. This can be accomplished through games or special modalities such as Sand Tray therapy. The clinicians at CHRIS who work with young children infuse play and arts/crafts in the work they do as they help children tell the stories of what is bothering them.

Are you pregnant or in the postpartum period and struggling with anxiety or depression? Are you overwhelmed by parenting young children? Do you feel like you've lost yourself as a parent? Parenting is challenging. Alisa can teach you ways to manage your stress and overwhelm so that you can enjoy your time with your children and live a life that feels meaningful to you.