Children

George Papageorge offers principles and tools for raising healthy kids without resorting to quick-fix parenting fads or unrealistic expectations. 

Watch Jon Carlson conduct an actual parent consultation session and an actual parenting group with moms who are in power struggles with their teenage children.

Part of the 11-Video Series: Child Therapy with the Experts.

Watch Adlerian child therapist Terry Kottman in an actual play therapy session with a 5-year old boy.

Part of the 11-Video Series: Child Therapy with the Experts.

Watch Cognitive Behavioral child therapist Bruce Masek in an actual counseling session with a 6-year old girl and her mother.

Part of the 11-Video Series: Child Therapy with the Experts.

Watch Gestalt child therapist Violet Oaklander in an actual counseling session with a 13-year old boy who has difficulty expressing anger.

Part of the 11-Video Series: Child Therapy with the Experts.

Ollie is a 12 year-old African-American boy who has been court-ordered to therapy after hitting his classmate with his belt. Watch Stephen Madigan, expert Narrative therapist, as he compassionately engages Ollie and his mother in a fascinating inquiry into their experience of racism, discovering there’s much more to this incident than meets the eye. 

Watch expert Narrative therapist Stephen Madigan in an actual counseling session with a perfectionist 10-year old boy and his mother.

Part of the 11-Video Series: Child Therapy with the Experts.

Watch renowned Object Relations psychotherapist David Scharff in an actual counseling session with an 11-year old boy who is grieving the death of his grandmother.

Part of the 11-Video Series: Child Therapy with the Experts.

Watch Person-Centered child therapist Anin Utigaard in an actual counseling session with a shy eight-year-old girl.

Part of the 11-Video Series: Child Therapy with the Experts.

Watch medical child therapist Gerald Koocher in an actual counseling session with a 5-year old girl who has a medical condition and a lot of worries.

Part of the 11-Video Series: Child Therapy with the Experts.

Watch reality therapist Robert Wubbolding in an actual counseling session with a 15-year old boy.

Part of the 11-Video Series: Child Therapy with the Experts.

Watch Solution-Focused child therapist John J. Murphy in an actual counseling session with two boys and their mother.

Part of the 11-Video Series: Child Therapy with the Experts.

Comprehensive, informative and easy to follow, these videos demonstrate a practical approach to assessing and treating ADHD within a school setting.

See many of the world's leading experts in child therapy and counseling conduct actual sessions.  This one-of-a-kind series allows you to compare the theories and techniques of a wide range of approaches, including CBT, Gestalt, Narrative, Object Relations, and others.  Plus you can save by buying all 11 videos for the price of 9!

Learn about symptoms, circumstances and therapeutic techniques for children with acute post-traumatic stress disorder.

Watch James Bitter masterfully demonstrate Alfred Adler’s values and techniques in an actual therapy session with a family caught in a typical power struggle, followed by a fascinating discussion of the nuances of this influential approach to helping families thrive. 

In this live consultation, you will get a tangible sense of how Violet Oaklander works with a variety of children, while gaining practical skills to bring back to your own clients immediately.

Watch this diverse group of children engage in activities and discussions that increase their awareness of their own cultures and their appreciation for differences. 

Watch master child therapist Robin Walker model therapeutic play with children in a series of vignettes aimed at helping therapists develop authentic, empathic, fun-filled relationships with kids. 

A psychologist's poignant account of a challenging case referred by Child Protective Services while working on a mobile mental health crisis team.

Dr. Rice offers a new perspective on oppositional-defiant children based on temperament, and suggests effective therapeutic interventions for both parent and child.

When do we shift from trying to work within the parent-child relationship to seeing the child as a separate entity needing to cope with a destructive parent?

The founder of Gestalt therapy with children and adolescents discusses therapeutic relationship building with kids and teens, the unique rewards of introducing expressive arts therapy techniques, and the challenges of being sufficiently directive in working with children.  

CBT scholar and expert Dr. Philip Kendall discusses the evolution of CBT theory over the years, his work with Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck and his empirically validated treatment program for kids and adolescents with anxiety.