5 Takeaways From a Times Investigation on Autism Therapy Clinics

A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week ...
WebMD

Speech Therapy: What to Expect and How It Works

Speech therapy is a treatment for speech, language, and voice disorders. During speech therapy, you or your child works with a speech-language pathologist (SLP), who teaches you how to speak more ...
AOL

Child-free adults are more likely to seek therapy than parents: Here's why

Have you opted out of parenthood? If so, you're far from alone. More people are making this choice than ever, with 2023 statistics showing that nearly 50% of child-free U.S. adults under 50 are either ...
WTVD

Demand for child therapy rises along with 'shortage of child psychiatrists'

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A national mental health provider found in a survey that the demand for child therapy is up 9%. Professionals attribute the rise to the nationwide mental health crisis, which ...
Newsday

Prosecutors seek 12-year sentence for child therapist Renee Hoberman, of Plainview, who had 'exceptionally violent child pornography,' court document shows

Federal investigators found "well over 100” files of "exceptionally violent child pornography" on the electronic devices of a Long Island child therapist, prosecutors revealed in a court filing ...
Psychology Today

Should Your Child’s Therapist Testify in Your Custody Case?

Source: Studio Romantic / Adobe Stock If you’re in the middle of a contentious divorce, you may wonder if your child’s therapist could help your case. A common assumption is that a mental health ...
CNBC

Child therapist: Parents who raise 'mentally strong' and 'deep critical thinkers' do 7 things early on

It has always been important to raise resilient kids, but today, building mental strength in children is more crucial than ever. As a child therapist with over 20 years of experience, I've seen ...
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I'm a therapist. We need to be honest about whether therapy works for children

We often hear the phrase: you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. It’s a useful way to think about therapy. Therapy has enormous value. I believe in it both personally and ...
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Broward Children's Center Introduces Animal-Assisted Therapy Program with Certified Therapy Dog

Broward Children's Center (BCC) – a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving infants, children and young adults who are ...