Individual Therapy

Child–Parent Therapy is a powerful approach designed to strengthen the emotional bond between caregiver and child, build regulation skills, and restore a sense of calm and connection at home. At ClearMind, we support families in creating a more natural flow of communication, helping parents respond to big emotions with confidence and care.

Sessions typically involve both parent and child in the room, particularly for younger children, allowing us to gently observe interaction patterns, offer real-time support, and guide families toward more attuned responses. We also integrate one-on-one sessions with parents to provide coaching and tools tailored to their child’s needs, and can offer individual sessions for the child as appropriate.

Drawing from models like Child–Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), attachment-based theory, psychodynamic approaches, and play therapy, we work to reduce behavioral escalations, support emotional growth, and deepen connection. This work is especially helpful for families navigating emotional meltdowns, defiance, anxiety, or transitions such as divorce or a recent move.

Both Dr. Melony Cohen and Alexa Winer, AMFT, offer child–parent therapy. Alexa is trained and directly supervised by Dr. Cohen to ensure high-quality, developmentally sensitive care.

Teen therapy at ClearMind is built on curiosity, connection, and trust. We understand that adolescents crave autonomy while still needing support, and we create a space that allows them to show up authentically; whether they’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, misunderstood, or simply unsure of what they need.

We take time to build rapport and maintain a tone that’s warm, respectful, and often infused with humor. Sessions are collaborative and flexible, with space for teens to explore identity, emotions, relationships, and stressors at their own pace. We draw from emotion-focused and insight-based approaches, while integrating tools from DBT, mindfulness, and behavioral strategies as needed. For teens who enjoy creative work, sessions can also incorporate art, games, or other expressive modalities.

Importantly, therapy with teens at ClearMind is not overly serious, rigid, or adult-like. We recognize that in order for therapy to feel safe and effective, it must also feel real. That means laughing together, meeting teens where they are, and creating space that feels relaxed and welcoming, not like another thing on their to-do list. While the work can be deep and meaningful, it can also be playful, engaging, and free.

Parents play an essential role in this process. While teen sessions are kept confidential (with the exception of safety concerns), we regularly check in with caregivers to ensure alignment and shared understanding of goals.

Both Dr. Cohen and Alexa Winer, AMFT, see teens in therapy. Alexa is a strong fit for adolescents. Her warmth, creativity, and thoughtful approach make her especially effective in helping teens feel seen and understood.

Behavioral therapy at ClearMind focuses on helping families navigate the daily challenges that can feel overwhelming. Tantrums, bedtime struggles, defiance, transitions, and more. Our goal is to build sustainable strategies that bring more ease into your home while supporting your child’s growth and emotional development.

This work is highly collaborative and tailored to your family. Depending on your needs, sessions may involve individual work with your child, direct coaching with parents, or joint sessions. We don’t believe in quick fixes or generic sticker charts; we help you develop long-term systems that foster change, reduce reactivity, and create a shared sense of confidence and connection.

We often assign between-session tasks, ask parents to track patterns, and bring real-life examples into the room so we can work together on what’s actually happening in your home. For school-aged children and teens with ADHD or executive functioning challenges, we may also focus on building planning skills, routines, and supports that promote independence.

We’re here to do the hard work alongside you. Whether that means weekly check-ins, family system mapping, or coordination with schools or outside providers. Therapy is tailored, actionable, and focused on long-term results.

ADHD-focused therapy at ClearMind is designed to support both the child or teen and the family system around them. We understand that ADHD is more than “attention”—it can impact emotional regulation, frustration tolerance, organization, motivation, follow-through, and confidence. Over time, many children and teens begin to internalize the experience of struggling, which can show up as anxiety, irritability, low self-esteem, avoidance, or conflict at home.

Treatment is practical, collaborative, and tailored to your child’s developmental level and needs. We help families build predictable routines, reduce power struggles, and create structures that support independence without constant reminders. For children and teens, sessions may focus on emotional regulation skills, coping strategies for overwhelm, building planning and time-management systems that actually work, and strengthening self-awareness so they can advocate for what helps them succeed. We also work closely with parents to refine strategies that feel consistent, sustainable, and aligned with your values—especially when mornings, homework, transitions, or bedtime become daily stress points.

When helpful, we coordinate with schools and outside providers to support consistency across settings. Our goal is to help your child feel more capable and understood, while helping your family move from daily firefighting to a calmer, more predictable rhythm.

Both Dr. Melony Cohen and Alexa Winer, AMFT, provide ADHD support in therapy.

Autism-affirming therapy at ClearMind is grounded in the belief that every child or teen deserves support that honors who they are while building the skills they need to navigate the world with more ease. Many children and teens with autism are navigating sensory sensitivities, rigidity around routines, anxiety, social overwhelm, emotional shutdowns or meltdowns, and challenges with flexibility and perspective-taking. These experiences can be exhausting for the child and for the family, especially when misunderstandings pile up at home or school.

Our work focuses on practical supports and meaningful growth. Therapy may include building emotional vocabulary and regulation strategies, supporting flexibility and coping with change, improving communication skills, and working through anxiety or social stress in a way that feels safe and respectful.

Parents are a central part of this work. We provide guidance to help caregivers better understand their child’s needs, reduce escalation cycles, strengthen connection, and create home routines that support regulation, which can then be translated to school as well. Our goal is to help your child feel understood and supported, and to help your family feel more confident and connected.

Both Dr. Melony Cohen and Alexa Winer, AMFT, offer autism support through therapy.