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Building Resilience: How Therapy Can Help Children Overcome Trauma

Trauma is defined as any type of distressing event or experience that can have an impact on a young person’s ability to cope and function. Trauma can affect the innerworkings of a child’s brain. For example, research indicates that traumatic stress can result in…

Engage TreatmentMarch 27, 2024

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Navigating Social Media: Strategies for Parents and Caregivers in the Conejo Valley and Beyond

The landscape of adolescence has transformed dramatically since the 90s, especially with the advent of social media. Today, families in Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks, and surrounding areas face new challenges in guiding their teens through the complexities of…

Engage TreatmentFebruary 12, 2024

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What Are The Three Most Important Factors For Adolescents Therapy To Be Effective?

A long history in the field of psychotherapy theory, research, and practice has been dedicated to distinguishing which common factors, or characteristics that are present across psychotherapies, are paramount to fostering positive psychotherapy results with adolescents. Empirical evidence identifies the…

Engage TreatmentAugust 14, 2023

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The Effects of Stress On Child Lifespan

The Cleveland Clinic describes stress as “a normal reaction the body has when changes occur, resulting in physical, emotional and intellectual responses.” It is a feeling of emotional or physical tension that is the body’s reaction to a challenge or…

Engage TreatmentJuly 17, 2023

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What Therapy Works Best For Teenagers?

Adolescence is a time in one’s life that is filled with difficult lessons, emotional growth, physical and emotional maturation, surging hormones, and a newfound need for autonomy. Children are faced with countless trials and tribulations, many of which they are…

Engage TreatmentDecember 5, 2022