EARLY CHILDHOOD CONSULTATION.
parent coaching
Early childhood parent coaching provides strategies for managing concerns such as behavioral outbursts, emotional regulation, social issues, and more. This is an important element of therapy with children aged five and younger, and can be combined with, or done separately, from other models of early childhood therapy.
SCHOOL CONSULTATION
Birch Psychology’s early childhood psychologists can provide services intended to support early childhood and preschool educators (e.g., within private school settings), in collaboration with young children and their families. The primary aim of this type of consultation is to help support the mental health (social/emotional) growth of young children in their school environments. In some cases, behavior challenges exhibited in schools may be better understood as a need for in-class support of teacher and student. In other cases, additional assessment or therapeutic services may be needed and will be coordinated.
When certain, potentially traumatizing events occur between the ages of 0-17, the effect they can have on that individual's life is massive; these events are often referred to as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). A prevalence of ACEs in someone’s childhood can lead to a number of different issues later in life, including physical health issues such as heart disease and diabetes; mental health issues such as being at a higher risk of suicide, depression and bipolar disorder, and other issues such as pregnancy complications, difficulty forming healthy relationships, and struggling to create a stable work history as an adult.