Children

Regulation and relationship comes before skills. A child who has run out of capacity can't learn anything especially from a stranger, no matter how good the strategy is or how capable the professional is at their job. My first focus with kids is building trust. Then, we figuring out what tips them over and what brings them back. Once there's some room, we get practical: naming what's happening, building tolerance in small steps, and practicing the specific thing that's hard rather than talking around it.

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Children & Adolescents

Orenda specializes in the observation and treatment of Anxiety Disorders, ADHD, Sensory Processing Differences, Trauma, and Chronic Medical Conditions from toddlerhood to late adolescenece. Evidence Based Treatment models are used in both an individual and family capacity. Some common issues treated at this age range include:

Impulse control and emotion regulation

Interpersonal social skills development

Differences in executive functioning

Coping with parental divorce/separation

Parent child relationships

Accommodating and coping with unique sensory needs

Difficulties with self and co-regulation patterns

EXAMPLES OF TREATMENT MODELS I COMMONLY USE

CBT

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

CBT has practical everyday applications. This therapy can help someone understand the negativity of their thought patterns and learn how to replace them with more positive ones. Discovering new ways of looking at things helps to learn how to respond differently and improve rather than worsen stressful situations.

IFS

Internal Family Systems

The primary focus of IFS is based around the idea that every person has multiple sub-personalities which can be in conflict with each other. This can lead to problematic habits and behaviors. The goal is to help people identify and accept the different parts of themselves and heal those that are causing conflict or discomfort in the client's present life.

ACT

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

ACT is an evidence-based approach within the cognitive-behavioral family. Rather than working to eliminate or fully control difficult thoughts and emotions, ACT focuses on building psychological flexibility and resilience through the ability to stay present and act in line with your values even in the presence of discomfort.

SOMATIC EXPERIENCING

Integrative Trauma Interventions

Orenda's clinican is a Level One Certified Integrative Trauma Therapist through Aura Institute of Integrative Therapies. The term somatic comes from the Greek word soma, which means “body.” Somatic healing therapies fall within the spectrum of mind-body therapies, and use interventions that work with the body to access and change feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.