Psychotherapy For Children

Children are special people.   They learn about themselves and the world through play and the arts.  Play and the Creative/Expressive Arts enable children to self-express what they carry on the inside.  Children do not have the ability to shape their inner experience, their emotional life, their mental processes, their spiritual encounters through words.  However, the gift of the creative process with an experience therapeutic guide allows for an opening into their self-expression and their own narrative or story: 

• What is your child telling him/herself on the inside about his/her experience?
  
• What beliefs is he or she  making from their experience? 
  

Together with me, an experience expressive arts therapist, we allow a brave space for this expression to come forward.  The expressive and creative therapeutic process, for the child,  builds a helpful learning tool, brings on a new perspective  and expands their voice,  building self-confidence and self-worth.  It also supports:

• more relaxation reducing anxious thoughts  
  
• increased openness to play, create, communicate and share
• trust build for themselves and with the therapist
  
• increase a better sense of self 
• a safe place to be seen and to  express  concerns. 
  

In this way, the child opens up to their inner resources and shares the inner stories outwardly.  The arts and play become the vehicle for understanding, for supporting, for making connections, for self-discovery, for self-expression and for growth.  Through the rapport building with the expressive arts therapist ( arts psychotherapist) a safe space is created for the unfolding of a supportive creative process.  Both the child and the Therapist use the symbolic language of the visual arts and/ or of music soundscapes and/ or of dramatic storytelling  and/or of movement to bring out the child's authentic and creative voice.   

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Visual Arts

Through Painting, Drawing and using a variety of different media, a creative story unfolds. It is in the allowing of this creative process to occur does change happen.  Not only from this moment to moment experience with the shaping of visual images but also through the relationship with the Therapist.  Together an alliance is formed and the child has an ally into shaping what is most present for the child.  The relationship builds this experience of bonding, of joining with and of not being alone with what is concerning, distracting and overwhelming.

Music Making and Sounding

Through music making, the child develops a new experience of unleashing their creative potential while being guided and supported by the Therapist.  The co-creation of the creative process allows value and importance for the child's experience.  The child gets to experience themselves as creative genius. This experience and the shaping of being a co-creative music maker gives confidence, resource and supports the child in their individuality and life situation. 

Symbolic Storytelling

Externalizing what is current for a child through symbolic storytelling allows the child a break from the intensity of life.  Whether through a conscious talking process or tapping into the child's unconscious thoughts, behaviours or beliefs, storytelling is a creative purge of the intensity.  This fees up a space for the child to re-discover themselves as able and capable.  The cfreative process informs the child of the wonder, power and growth through co-creative building and exchange.
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Caro offers her services in English and in French, at two locations, off the Bloor line at Dundas St. W. and at Christie St.

Rate
$90-130 per session. Low income spots may be available. 

Insurance
Sessions may be covered by private insurance plans.  Couples may be able to use both partners' plans for insurance. 
Services may be covered in full or in part by your health insurance or employee benefit plan. When booking an appointment, please indicate what health professionals your plan provides coverage for.  I am a registered psychotherapist.

Please check your coverage carefully by asking the following questions:

• Do I have mental health insurance benefits?
• Is a registered psychotherapist covered by my plan? 
• How many sessions per year does my health insurance cover?
• What is the coverage amount per therapy session?

Reduced Fee
Reduced fee services are available on a limited basis.

Payment
Cash, cheque, and e-transfer are accepted and credit cards via Paypal with an added admin fee are accepted for payment.

​Cancellation Policy
If you do not show up for your scheduled therapy appointment and you have not provided at least 24 hours of advance notice, you will be required to pay the full cost of the session.

Caro offers a 20 minute complimentary phone or online video consultation.  Contact me to see how I can help…
(416) 554-0939       [email protected]