Child & Adolescent Therapy

Big Apple Day Program is a Manhattan co-ed summer day treatment camp for children ages 6-12 with developmental, social and/or learning difficulties. As the clinical director and owner, I am happy…

I wrote this article to help parents better understand child & adolescent counseling and the importance of setting limits early to prevent future problems.

Many children struggle at school, either academically, socially, or both. These types of difficulties can arise suddenly or gradually worsen over time.

The first thing parents can do – to help their children and adolescents better manage negative behaviors – is to change their own behaviors. Here are my top 10 suggestions…

There are many circumstances where the marital relationship impacts a child’s development including divorce, separation, marital discord and the like. Helping children navigate typical behavior problems is challenging in the best…

In my clinical work with children & adolescents, I often employ a form of psychotherapy called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), 

Executive functioning refers to those skills that allow us to anticipate, plan, organize, set goals, carry out goals, and monitor one’s behavior according to changing demands.

Toileting problems are extremely common in young children and will often resolve without intervention. However, such issues can also signify larger, more complicated indicators of distress.

Whether you believe Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) and High Functioning Autism (HFA) are separate and distinct disorders or just variants along the same spectrum, the treatment for either diagnosis is virtually…

Many parents are quick to label their child as “lazy” because the child does not want to do homework, play with friends, or engage in extracurricular activities. Such children may…