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What is Play Therapy

What is Play Therapy

In play therapy, the therapist meets the child emotionally and physically at where they are at. The therapist facilitates the child to have control over the choice, narrative, content, and style of play.

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The Power of Comprehensive Assessments in Children

The Power of Comprehensive Assessments in Children

Every child possesses a unique set of abilities and challenges. Some of these are visible and others are hidden beneath the surface. As parents, it’s natural to be concerned about your child’s intellectual, cognitive, academic, behavioral, developmental, social, emotional, and daily adaptive life functioning.

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How Much Does Neurofeedback Cost

How Much Does Neurofeedback Cost

Neurofeedback is widely used for conditions like ADHD, anxiety, depression, and more, neurofeedback has shown promising results. Yet one question looms large—how much does neurofeedback cost?

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ADHD Treatment in the U.S.

ADHD Treatment in the U.S.

According to recent statistics, the prevalence of ADHD in the United States is staggering. The impact of ADHD doesn’t end in childhood, as more than 366 million adults worldwide have also been diagnosed with this disorder.

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Does Neurofeedback Work?

Does Neurofeedback Work?

Neurofeedback therapy is non-invasive and FDA-approved therapy has gained significant attention for its potential to enhance various aspects of cognitive and emotional well-being. As a result, patients often ask us, ‘does neurofeedback work?” In this post, we’ll explore the intricacies of neurofeedback, answer that question, and more.

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Psychological Assessments, Diagnostics and Testing

Psychological Assessments, Diagnostics and Testing

One of the biggest challenges faced in the world of mental health treatment is misdiagnosis and inaccurate psychological assessments. Aspiring Families have decades of experience in diagnosing and treating simple to some of the most complex psychological conditions.

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Is ADHD Overdiagnosed and Overmedicated

Is ADHD Overdiagnosed and Overmedicated?

Attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder is one of the most overdiagnosed learning disabilities, owing to its wide envelope of generic symptoms, restlessness, hyperactivity, inattention, interrupting others, etc.

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What is Neurofeedback Therapy

What is Neurofeedback Therapy?

Neurofeedback therapy is an outpatient, FDA, non-invasive, no-side effects, evidence based EEG training process that enhances our functioning and performance in multiple domains.

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Depression Rates Soar in College Students

Colleges should also seriously consider obtaining releases to contact parents if they have concerns about students’ well-being. Early intervention is prevention, and family members can be a critical source of support, and can, perhaps, prevent fatal choices of depressed students.

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Mindfulness Helps Kids Cope

In working with a young boy who faced multiple challenges beyond his control at school and at home, mindfulness has been a life-saver. Here are his thoughts which he would like to share with other kids to encourage them to practice mindfulness too.

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Teen Suicide: Awareness, Risks, and Prevention

Teen Suicide: Awareness, Risks, and Prevention

We express our deepest sympathies to the families who recently lost their teenagers to suicides in San Diego. The community is shocked and grieving with the families, and parents, clinicians, and educators are working hard to map the steps to teen suicide awareness, risks, and prevention.

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Healing Kids From The NY and Texas Shootings

Healing Kids From The NY and Texas Shootings

It is with great sorrow that we extend our deepest sympathies to the families and communities of NY and Texas who experienced the recent shootings. In these incidents, many children witnessed the horror, know someone who was injured, or have lost a loved one in the attacks.

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Helping Kids Cope With An Expected Loss

Helping Kids Cope With An Expected Loss

Many young children are faced with the reality of losing a loved one to an illness or old age, and helping kids cope with an expected loss can make a significant difference in acceptance and healthy adaptation.

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Help Support Kids Coping With a Traumatic Death

Today is the fourth anniversary of the Sandy Hook School shooting. It is with much sadness that we remember this day and event, and we offer our heartfelt sympathies to the families and the community who lost their loved children and family members.

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Golden Rules for Protecting Kids From Divorce Tug-Of-Wars

Golden Rules for Protecting Kids From Divorce Tug-Of-Wars

Divorcing parents frequently ask, “What should we say to our children? How do we help our children cope with the divorce?” Parents wonder if there any buffers to minimize the potentially debilitating effects of divorce. Though children are unique, as are family situations, there are some solid guidelines to follow.

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Parents Guide to Helping Kids Through Divorce

Parents Guide to Helping Kids Through Divorce

The first working Monday after the holidays has been tagged as ‘Divorce Day’ in the United States and the United Kingdom, given the unusually high volume of calls to family attorneys inquiring into divorce proceedings on this day.

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Tips For Explaining Divorce To Young Children

Tips For Explaining Divorce To Young Children

Although there is no one correct way to support children through a divorce, as children and families are unique, most professionals do agree on general guidelines that facilitate children’s well being during and after the divorce.

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Can We Create Happiness?

A colleague asked an important question: What is happiness and is it important to be happy? Although a range of sociocultural, spiritual, and religious definitions of happiness exist, I would like to turn to the rapidly growing field of Positive Psychology for some answers.

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