Individual Counselling Therapy for Children

At Styling the Inside, we offer individualized therapy sessions for children, grounded in a trauma-informed, play-based approach. By integrating principles of neuroscience, we focus on how the brain develops in response to experiences and relationships, helping children build emotional resilience and healthy coping mechanisms. Our sessions create a safe, nurturing environment where children can express themselves and explore their emotions through creative play and expressive therapies, tailored to their unique developmental needs. Held in our therapeutic playroom, these sessions provide a warm, inviting space that fosters healing and growth.

Benefits of Play Therapy

Play therapy is an evidence-based therapeutic approach that meets children in their comfort zone—through play. It allows them to process emotions and experiences in a way that feels safe and natural. Here are some key benefits of play therapy:

• Encourages emotional expression: Play provides a non-threatening way for children to express difficult feelings without the pressure of verbal communication.
• Supports brain development: Play therapy helps strengthen brain connections that are crucial for emotional regulation, social skills, and problem-solving.
• Promotes resilience: Through therapeutic play, children build coping mechanisms that help them navigate stress and trauma.
• Improves social skills: By engaging in play, children learn how to interact with others, manage conflict, and build healthy relationships.
• Mitigates the impact of trauma: Research shows that addressing emotional challenges early on through play can reduce the long-term effects of stress and trauma.
• Boosts long-term well-being: By addressing mental and emotional challenges in childhood, play therapy sets the foundation for improved mental health outcomes and overall well-being.

Through play therapy, your child is not only working through immediate challenges but also building essential skills for a lifetime of emotional health and resilience.

“Children need play for healthy brain development. Play allows them to express themselves, work through emotions, develop creativity, and build resilience. ”-Dr. Gabor Mate

Individual Therapy for Teens

Our individual therapy sessions for teens provide a supportive space to navigate the unique challenges of adolescence. Using trauma-informed and neuro-relational approaches, we help teens explore their thoughts and feelings, develop coping strategies, and build healthy relationships through talk and expressive therapies and a youth-centered approach. Sessions can be conducted online for teens aged 13 and older, or in person in our therapeutic playroom.

Benefits of Talk & Expressive Therapy for Teens

Therapy offers a supportive and non-judgmental environment for teens to explore their emotions and navigate the challenges of adolescence. Key benefits include:

• Safe space for self-discovery: Teens can openly discuss their experiences, emotions, and challenges in a confidential, judgment-free environment.
• Resilience building: Therapy equips teens with tools to manage stress, anxiety, and overwhelming emotions, fostering a sense of empowerment and resilience.
• Improved emotional regulation: Teens learn strategies to better manage their feelings, enhancing their ability to respond to difficult situations with greater emotional control.
• Mindfulness practices: Incorporating mindfulness techniques helps teens improve focus, emotional regulation, and self-esteem.
• Support for identity exploration: Therapy provides a safe space for teens to explore their identity, values, and sense of self, helping them develop greater self-awareness and confidence.
• Enhanced communication skills: Therapy teaches teens how to express their thoughts and emotions in a healthy and constructive manner, improving relationships with family, peers, and others.
• Coping with academic and social pressures: Teens are supported in navigating the pressures of school, peer relationships, and social media, helping reduce stress and anxiety related to these areas.
• Child-centered engagement: Therapy is tailored to the teen’s interests and needs, promoting active participation and making the therapeutic process more meaningful.
• Support for trauma and grief: Teens dealing with trauma or grief can find comfort and healing through therapeutic interventions designed to address their unique emotional needs.
• Increased self-esteem and confidence: Through therapy, teens gain a better understanding of their strengths and capabilities, leading to improved self-esteem and confidence in their ability to handle life’s challenges.

By addressing these challenges early, therapy helps teens build the emotional tools and resilience needed to thrive in their adolescent years and beyond.

“Teens don’t outgrow their need for attachment; they just seek it in different ways. What they need most is to feel close and connected to an adult who cares for them.”

Support Sessions for Parents & Caregivers

Parenting is incredibly rewarding, but it can also be isolating and overwhelming at times. It may even activate unhealed trauma, adding complexity to an already challenging journey. At Styling the Inside, we provide inner-child healing through parts work, mindful parent coaching, and conscious re-parenting techniques to help you navigate these difficulties, manage triggers, and cope with emotional dysregulation.

Our trauma-informed, mindful, and compassionate approach supports you in reconnecting with yourself, allowing you to build authentic, meaningful connections with the children in your care.

Through our services, parents and caregivers can:

• Cultivate stronger attachments with their children
• Set healthy boundaries while maintaining emotional attunement
• Develop skills for emotional regulation and promote safety in relationships
• Gain insights into attachment theory and interpersonal neurobiology, empowering your parenting approach
• Build essential parenting skills to handle challenges with greater confidence and mindfulness

We offer a range of support options, including:

• Individual virtual counselling
• Mindful parent coaching
• Group workshops
• Skill-building sessions
• Family Counselling
• Walk & Talk sessions in nature

At Styling the Inside, our goal is to provide the tools and support you need to foster resilience, emotional well-being, and strong bonds with those in your care.

“The most important thing parents can do is not try to be perfect, but to be present and attuned to the emotional needs of the child.”