NYC Child & Adolescent Therapy That Truly Listens

Warm, practical therapy for children and teens in New York City. In-person & Telehealth across NYC. Play-informed, skills-based, family-inclusive care.

Child & Adolescent Therapy in NYC: Real Support, Real Change

You’re here because something feels heavy for your child or teen, and you want a path that’s human, steady, and doable. We begin with listening, then build small, clear steps you can use this week. If you’ve been quietly searching for therapy for kids at midnight, you’re in the right place.

A Gentle Hello to Parents and Caregivers

You don’t need the perfect words; you need a starting point. Tell us what mornings look like, where homework melts down, what bedtime feels like, and the moments that spark worry or hope. Your child will be met with warmth and clarity, and you’ll have a trusted therapist for kids partner not a maze of forms and guesswork.

One Program, Many Ages: From School-Age to Late Teens

We serve children and teens with a single, flexible framework: shared goals, light steps, early feedback, and family alignment. It’s our version of child and adolescent therapy, simple enough to start now, strong enough to grow with your child.

What We Help With (Real Life, Not Textbook Lists)

Big feelings, small explosions, school refusal, perfectionism, friendship repair, identity questions, sleep chaos, grief, and “I’m fine” when it isn’t. We meet each story as it is, and translate insight into routines you can live with. That’s the heart of therapy for children done well.

Your First Month With Us: Clear, Kind Structure

  • Visit 1 (Parents + Child): History, hopes, and one gentle first goal.

  • Visit 2 (Child/Teen): Rapport, play/talk, and one tool to try.

  • Week 2 Check-In (Parent Mini-Call): What helped? What was tricky? Adjust early.

  • Week 4 Review (Family): Celebrate wins, simplify the plan, set next steps.

It’s practical, measured pediatric psychotherapy, and you’ll never be left guessing.

Toddlers and Preschoolers: Play First, Skills Next

For little ones, we lead with safety, rhythm, and co-regulated calm. We coach you through transitions, bedtime cues, and meltdowns with language that fits your child’s age. This is gentle, evidence-based behavioral therapy for toddlers, tiny changes that add up at home.

NYC Telehealth for Little Ones (Parent-Led, Coach-Supported)

When in-office is tough, we offer structured, parent-guided sessions online. We’ll help you set up a kid-friendly corner, practice routines live, and debrief in short parent check-ins. This is our practical take on behavioral therapy for toddlers, built for real apartments and real schedules.

School-Age Kids: Skills You Can See and Feel

We make skills concrete: worry plans, thought maps, morning run-throughs, and “reset” checkpoints. Teachers get simple, opt-in strategies (with your consent) so progress shows up at school too. That’s behavioral therapy for kids translated into Monday-through-Friday wins.

Parent Coaching: You Can Use the Same Day

We’ll give you scripts for hard moments, boundary phrases that lower friction, and repair moves after conflict. It’s hands-on guidance from a child behavioral therapist perspective, no shaming, no lectures, just tools that work in your home.

Teens: Respect, Autonomy, and Honest Tools

For adolescents, we balance privacy with safety and invite voice, choice, and practical experiment. We use scheduling scaffolds, anxiety drills, value-based goals, and communication practice. These are everyday adolescent therapy techniques that teens actually use outside the session.

Our Team, Our Style

You’ll meet warm, detail-oriented pediatric therapists who translate research into real life: simple routines, clear language, and small steps that stick. Culture, faith, neurodiversity, and family rhythm aren’t footnotes; they shape the plan.

Why Families Choose Us in NYC

Busy city, steady care. Easy scheduling, clear fees, and sessions that respect your time. We’re your go-to child therapist options in NYC for in-person or Telehealth with the same care, same warmth, different rooms.

When In-Person Isn’t Possible (Yet)

Need to start from home? We’ll make it work: headphones, a calm corner, and short, focused segments. You’ll still get coaching, skills practice, and follow-ups that keep momentum, our NYC model of pediatric behavioral therapist care, wherever you plug in.

Safety, Privacy, and Trust

You can expect a confidential space for teens within legal/ethical guidelines and appropriate parent involvement. Younger kids get parent-inclusive time by design. We show up as a human children’s therapist first: kind, consistent, and clear.

Collaboration, When It Helps

With your consent, we align with teachers, counselors, pediatricians, or evaluators. One plan, fewer mixed messages. That integrated approach is part of working with a pediatric mental health therapist who understands city systems.

What Families Often Tell Us

After a few weeks: “Mornings are smoother.” “Fewer meltdowns.” “My teen actually tried the strategy on the train.” It’s the everyday proof that your choice of behavior therapist for kids is paying off in real life.

When Behavior Is the Messenger

We treat behavior as information, not defiance. We look for unmet needs, skill gaps, sleep and nutrition rhythms, sensory load, and environment cues. That’s the compassionate lens our pediatric behavioral therapists bring to every session.

Online Option for the Littlest Learners

For families who need flexibility, we coach routines live and practice play-based calm on video. With a few home tweaks, online behavioral therapy for toddlers becomes practical, engaging, and surprisingly effective.

For Kids Who Learn by Doing

Some children need movement, role-play, or visual supports. We adapt sessions so practice feels natural, then shrink skills into tiny, repeatable steps. It’s what a seasoned behavioral therapist for kids does: make success feel possible today.

For Teens Who Want Agency

We focus on values, boundaries, planning, and distress-tolerance without “therapy speak.” We’ll help with tough conversations at home, school stress, identity, and next-step decisions, our NYC-savvy therapy for adolescents approach that respects autonomy and keeps adults in the loop appropriately.

What Sessions Can Include (At a Glance)

  • Play-informed work for kids: art, stories, sensory tools, and games

  • Skills for tweens/teens: anxiety drills, thought testing, planning scaffolds

  • Family sessions when needed: routines, boundaries, repair after conflict

  • Measurement you can see: mood/sleep tracking, simple progress snapshots

  • Collaboration (with consent): school notes, pediatric sync, outside evaluations

Practical Details (NYC Only: In-Person + Telehealth)

All care is offered in New York City; meet us in the office or online from home, school, or a quiet corner. We’ll help you set up sessions that feel grounded and private. This is therapy for kids designed for city life, not life on pause.

FAQs: Short, Honest Answers

How do you explain therapy to a child?

We call it a “feelings and skills club.” We play, draw, and practice calm together, then try the same skills at home and school with your support.

How often will we meet?

Weekly to start is common; we taper as momentum builds. We adjust cadence based on stress, school cycles, and energy.

Do you coordinate with schools?

Yes, with consent. We keep it simple and specific, one or two strategies teachers can actually use.

What if my teen is unsure about therapy?

We build buy-in with choice, privacy, and practical goals. Autonomy matters, and safety stays front and center.

Ready to Start? Child & Adolescent Therapy in NYC

You don’t have to figure this out alone. At Transcending Psychiatry, choose in-person NYC or Telehealth NYC, tell us what’s hardest right now, and we’ll meet you there with warmth, clarity, and a plan that fits your child’s real life.