Curious Wave Psychotherapy Psychotherapy

   Tracy has extensive training and experience working with children and families.  Children's therapy is a safe and supportive space for children to express themselves and work through their perception and life's experience through their primary language, Play. As children are constantly learning the world, situations and every day is a new experience, they also do not have the cognitive ability to understand what, why or how they may be feeling. Using play based interventions helps to access the child's subconscious and express themselves and  to process through their emotions.  

         Tracy has extensive training and experience working with children and families.  Children's therapy is most effective and efficient with consistent sessions with the people who know the child best, Parents (or caregivers)!. Child Therapy is a supportive space for children to express themselves and work through their perception and life's experience through their primary language, Play. As children are constantly learning the world, situations and every day is a new experience, they also do not have the cognitive ability to understand what, why or how they may be feeling. Using play based interventions helps to access the child's subconscious and express themselves and  to process through their emotions.  

• Anxiety 
• Grief
• Family conflict 
• Focus and Attention 
• Impulsivity 
• Emotional Reactivity
• Social Interactions 
• Nightmares, sleep issues
• Divorce/Separation
• Hypersensitives
• Neuro-divergencies (ADHD, ASD, LD)
• Oppositional Defiance 
• Controlling Behaviours 

These sessions are conducted without the child present, as this provides the caregivers to freely express frustrations and challenges in the home. Parent/Family Sessions are provided to ensure consistent therapeutic treatment for the child in and out of the therapy room. These sessions are helpful to parents in understanding their unique child and building their own skills and confidence in attuning and meeting their child's needs. 

• support how to enhance kids current skills, and strategies. 
• Offer strategies and education. (when things work but not always… answering the why) 
•  Answer questions about kids in general 
• Caregivers help me, help them, help their kid. 
• Things I’d ask to explore is what works well in the home, and what has not, what works sometimes but not all the time.
• Helps kids progress faster, and caregivers are more prepared in adapting strategies as kids grow.
•  Virtual or in person 

 Sometimes families may notice having a difficulty communicating with one another and it impacting the dynamics of all the relationships in the home. In this case family therapy is helpful place to start in getting everyone together to navigate through the challenges with a place for supportive and open communication. With that many people together, the approach for family therapy starts with assessment phase and integrative collaborate approach to engage all members regardless of age through creative interventions and strategies.  Family therapy can be time to learn communication skills, strengthen connection discuss where you want to go as a family and how to get there.