Psychological Assessment
Individual Therapy
Therapy services with children and adolescents typically involves multiple evidence based treatment modalities. At the Rochester Resiliency Center, we utilize cognitive (thinking), behavioral (action) and emotion-based treatment strategies, but always take a flexible approach. Parental involvement is critical to the treatment outcomes and is almost always a component of treatment. Specific treatment modalities vary based on the individual needs and goals of each client and family. In addition to treating common concerns of childhood such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, trauma (including sexual abuse) and adjustment, there is also a significant focus on parenting and family based strategies as well as goals related to emotion regulation, executive functioning and resilience.
Family Therapy
Family therapy creates a safe, supportive space where every family member has an opportunity to be heard, understood, and empowered. Together, we explore patterns of communication, strengthen relationships, build healthier ways to navigate conflict, and develop practical tools that families can continue using long after therapy ends.
Whether your family is adjusting to a new baby, navigating adolescence, coping with anxiety, processing grief, managing behavioral concerns, or simply feeling disconnected, family therapy can help restore connection.
Play Therapy
Play therapy is a developmentally appropriate and evidenced based modality primarily
for children and adolescents. Play is a natural process for children and their
development and understanding of the world. Play uses the areas of the brain most
developed during childhood, the sensory and emotion areas. During the play therapy
process, clinicians systematically utilize play based on their theoretical orientation.
Various toys and mediums are implemented to help children process through difficulties
and concerns. Engaging in play can help children express feelings, build resilience and
social skills, set boundaries for themselves, and learn ways to regulate emotions. Play
also helps to develop the language and executive areas of the brain that allow children
to put words to their experiences.
Group Therapy
Group Therapy can be a helpful option for children and adolescents to learn new skills in a peer setting.
Elementary School Friendship & Emotions: This group is focused on helping younger children handle big feelings and tricky peer relationships.
Tuesdays at 5:30pm.
Teen Anxiety Group: This is our newest group at the RRC. This group will include discussion of interventions designed at managing anxiety.
Wednesdays at 5:30pm.
Middle School Friendship & Emotions: This group is focused on common stressors for early adolescent girls. Topics for this group will include friendship, bullying, how to navigate social media, coping skills and emotion regulation.
Thursdays at 5pm.
Social Skills: Social skills groups focus on helping individuals learn and practice skills to support how they interact and engage with peers their age. Social Skills groups can help kids learn conversational, friendship, and problem-solving skills.
Fridays at 3:45pm.
Parenting Support & Strategies: This group, which runs concurrently with our Social Skills group, is designed to help support parents and caregivers and provide strategies and ideas to help navigate those tricky parenting moments.
Fridays at 3:45pm.
Psychological Testing
Psychological testing is a process that includes a combination of clinical interviews, completion of written questionnaires, and use of a variety of standardized measures in two or more one-on-one appointments with your child or adolescent. Psychological testing can help to gain a better understanding of your child's strength's and weaknesses, cognitive (IQ) and executive functioning, clinical diagnosis, areas that are in need of additional support or focus, and a understanding of social, emotional, behavioral or academic functioning.
Upon completion of the assessments, you will have a comprehensive evaluation with individualized recommendations.