Child Therapy Calgary

Give Big Feelings A Safe Place To Land

Watching your child struggle with big emotions, behavioral challenges, or difficult life circumstances can leave you feeling helpless and uncertain about how to help. At Alberta Family Psychology, we understand that children experience and express distress differently than adults—and they need specialized approaches that meet them exactly where they are.

Our child therapy services provide a safe, nurturing space where children can explore their feelings, develop coping skills, and work through challenges using age-appropriate techniques like play therapy, art, and storytelling. We work closely with parents to ensure the healing happening in our office translates into positive changes at home and school.

Who Is Child Therapy For?

Children and families facing emotional, behavioral, or developmental challenges that are impacting daily life, relationships, or overall well-being.

Play-Based Healing That Makes Sense to Young Minds

Children don’t process emotions or express themselves the same way adults do, which is why our approach centers on developmentally appropriate techniques that feel natural and engaging to young minds. We use play therapy, creative arts, storytelling, and movement to help children communicate feelings they may not have words for yet.

Our initial sessions focus on building trust and understanding your child’s unique needs, personality, and challenges. We create individualized treatment plans that might include teaching emotional regulation skills, processing difficult experiences, or developing better coping strategies for anxiety or behavior challenges.

You can overcome

What You Can Discover On The Other Side

How do I know if my child needs therapy?

Consider therapy if your child shows persistent changes in behavior, mood, or functioning that concern you. This might include excessive worry, angry outbursts, withdrawal from activities they used to enjoy, sleep problems, regression in developmental milestones, or difficulty coping with normal childhood challenges.

What happens in a child therapy session?

Sessions are tailored to your child’s age and needs. Younger children typically engage in play therapy using toys, games, and creative activities. Older children and teens may talk more directly while still using interactive techniques. We create a safe, non-judgmental space where children can express themselves naturally.

Will my child talk to me about what happens in therapy?

Children often share general impressions about therapy, but we maintain confidentiality about specific session content unless there are safety concerns. We provide parents with regular updates about progress and strategies you can use at home without breaking your child’s therapeutic privacy.

How can I support my child's therapy at home?

We’ll teach you specific strategies and techniques to reinforce therapeutic gains at home. This might include emotional regulation tools, communication techniques, or behavior management approaches. Consistency between therapy and home environments accelerates healing and positive change.

Direct billing

We believe in removing barriers to accessing treatment.

We can direct bill many major insurance companies to ensure your experience with us is more convenient and stress-free.

Our Approach

Our care approach for trauma counselling in Calgary revolves around you.

Begin by booking an appointment with one of our psychologists specifically, or request a match with one based on your individual needs. During your first meeting, we’ll learn about you and your treatment goals and offer our recommendations for specific, evidence-based help. We can also perform assessments to properly diagnose your mental health concerns, enabling us to customize your treatment further. Each subsequent session is a refinement of your goals and the methods that we use to reach them. We encourage growth and self-reflection throughout the process and welcome you to control as much of the decision-making as you are comfortable with.