Our Services

Therapy services help families navigate through challenges, improve communication, and build stronger relationships. Our counselors work with children, adolescents and families to identify goals and develop strategies to achieve them. 

Type of service:  Individual, family and group 

  Our team specializes in working with children and adolescents to address a variety of concerns, including anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, and more. Our Psychiatry team assesses the need for medication and the child or adolescent's progress while on medication.    

Case Management (CPST) workers can help clients manage other life concerns so they can focus on their mental wellness in a session and get the most from their treatment with us.  CPST services links parents/guardians with community supports to meet external needs.

 This could include: linking to food, medical, housing assistance 

 Children's Advantage staff consults with schools, community organizations and designated preschool/childcare facilities to provide prevention and early identification of youth experiencing potential mental health issues.

  School-based services include but are not limited to:

• Initial consultation with student
• Consultation with teachers and other staff
• Classroom observation
• Parent skills training
• Psycho-educational groups; anger management problem solving, self-esteem & more
• Consultation and training for school teachers and staff
• Classroom presentations -- conflict resolution, problem solving skills and more
• School-based services are available for children in preschool through adolescents in high school

 Our team specializes in working with youth, and young adults struggling with substance use and mental health challenges. We provide assessment and individual services as well as support for families.  

Utilizing The Seven Challenges® program, we help substance dependent youth to make a commitment to change.

  Children's Advantage provides FREE diversion programs for students who may be struggling with substance use. The goal of these programs is to decrease substance use and provide an alternative to expulsion/suspension/legal charges. 

Children's Advantage has 2 highly trained art therapists that through creative activities, can help children learn to express themselves, build self-esteem, and develop healthy ways to manage their emotions.

Our agency offers specialized groups for children and their parents. These groups are designed to address specific needs such as anger management, coping skill growth, and social-emotional development.