MedCity News November 30, 2021
Renee Schneider

For too long, we’ve forced kids to make do with services made for adults. The results have been nothing less than tragic, as evidenced by today’s pediatric behavioral health crisis.

Life as a therapist can bring unexpected adventures. Once, I had a client literally hide from me. She tucked herself behind my extra office chair for most of the session until I got creative, suggesting we leave the office altogether to hit the nearest vending machine for a snack. That’s when we actually got talking.

My client, if you haven’t guessed already, was a shy child.

Therapy for children — when done right — looks very different from therapy for adults. For one, adults generally come to therapy of their...

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