Child & Teen Anxiety Therapy in Centennial, CO

Helping Anxious, High-Achieving, and Overwhelmed Kids Feel More in Control

If your child is struggling with anxiety, overthinking, or emotional overwhelm, you’re not alone.

Maybe your child:

• Struggles with ongoing anxiety, constant worry, or frequent “what if” questions

• Seems fine at school but falls apart at home

• Avoids situations or becomes easily overwhelmed

• Gets stuck in perfectionism or fear of mistakes

• Has big emotional reactions or shuts down

Many anxious kids work incredibly hard to hold it together during the day. By the time they get home, their nervous system is exhausted, and everything spills out.

The good news: Anxiety is highly treatable, and with the right support, your child can learn to feel more in control, not controlled by anxiety. As a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist in Centennial, CO, I specialize in working with children and teens who experience anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and internalized stress.

This includes kids who:

• Mask their anxiety in structured environments

• Are sensitive, intuitive, and easily overstimulated

• Put a lot of pressure on themselves to “get it right”

• Struggle with both anxious thoughts and big emotional reactions

My approach is nervous-system-informed, developmentally appropriate, and tailored to how your child uniquely experiences anxiety. This approach is especially helpful for children with ADHD, autism, or other neurodivergent profiles who experience anxiety differently.

What Anxiety Therapy Looks Like

Anxiety isn’t just “overthinking,” it’s a nervous system that’s stuck on high alert. I use play therapy and nervous system-informed approaches to help children safely process anxiety and build regulation skills.

Therapy focuses on helping your child:

• Understand what’s happening in their body and brain

• Safely experience and process anxious feelings

• Build the capacity to tolerate uncertainty and distress

• Develop regulation skills that work in real-life moments

Using a combination of play therapy, relational support, and nervous system-informed techniques, sessions may include both non-directive and gentle directive work based on your child’s goals and needs. This allows your child to express what they’ve been holding in, practice regulation in real time, and build confidence through lived experience, not just instruction.

In sessions, we’ll gently work together to move toward anxiety, rather than avoiding it, so your child (and their nervous system) learns that even though anxiety is uncomfortable, it isn’t dangerous. Over time, this helps your child feel more confident handling anxiety, rather than avoiding it.

What Makes My Approach Different

Many approaches to anxiety focus only on coping skills or changing thoughts. While those can help, they often don’t address what’s happening underneath. My approach focuses on the nervous system first, so your child learns how to actually regulate anxiety, not just manage it temporarily.

This is especially helpful for kids who:

→ Know the “tools,” but can’t use them in the moment

→ Feel overwhelmed despite trying strategies

→ Experience anxiety alongside meltdowns or shutdowns

This leads to more lasting change, not just short-term relief.

How Therapy Works

Many parents want to know what to expect from therapy. Sessions typically begin weekly or biweekly to build consistency and momentum. Over time, sessions may shift to biweekly or monthly as progress is made. Each session includes:

• 40 minutes with your child

• 10-minute parent check-in for guidance and support

You won’t be left out of the process. Parent check-ins are built into sessions so you can:

• Understand what’s driving your child’s anxiety

• Learn how to respond in ways that support regulation

• Feel more confident during difficult moments

You’ll have tools and insight, not just guesswork.

Session Cost: $155 per session. I can provide needed documentation (such as superbills) for out-of-network reimbursement if applicable.
Reduced Rate: Limited spots are available—please reach out to inquire about availability for reduced rates or free counseling options.

What Changes with Anxiety Therapy

Through therapy, your child can:

• Feel less controlled by anxious thoughts and fears

• Experience fewer meltdowns, shutdowns, or avoidance behaviors

• Build confidence in handling challenges and uncertainty

• Improve emotional regulation and flexibility

• Feel more like themselves again

Many families notice a shift from constant worry and reactivity to more calm, confidence, and connection.

You don’t have to keep guessing how to help your child. In a free 15-minute parent consultation, we can talk through what’s going on and whether this feels like the right fit. Fill out the contact form below to schedule your free parent consultation now.