What does radically respectful therapy with us look like?

• We work to find out what pain points parents and children are experiencing and move to help with them immediately.  In order to do this most effectively we embrace flexible family-driven scheduling including the ability to come when and wherever you need us most - at bedtime, during daycare drop off, at playtime or meals, during your morning routine, at playdates with peers, etc.

• We give tools to parents in real-time to implement immediately and in between sessions (this is where real growth happens!)

• We prioritize your child’s comfort and learning potential by use the toys, books, and materials that your family already has and meet in your child’s natural environments (home, other care settings, the park, the library, the grocery store) - eliminating the need to recreate pretend scenarios/attempt to mimic real-world environments and instead work with/within the real thing!

• We meet kids where they are at (physically, emotionally, developmentally) each and every time we meet, recognizing that children (like adults!) exist in different states of alertness, energy levels, regulation, motivation, etc.

• We honor the direction children want to go within each session and over time, including the child’s right to refuse to participate and are fluid and flexible in integrating skill building into whatever the child leads us to do.

• We work from a strengths-based rather than a deficit perspective and do not use behavioristic techniques (sticker charts, work for reward, time-out, etc)