Empowering Child and Teen Therapy for Colorado Youth
Does your child or teen struggle with anxiety, school pressures, depression, or substance use? Don’t wait – let us help!
Children and Teens Struggle with Anxiety and Depression
According to the CDC, the percentage of children aged 6–17 who have been diagnosed with anxiety or depression has increased over time. In 2016–2019, 9.4% of children in this age group had diagnosed anxiety, and 4.4% had diagnosed depression. The child and teen mental health crisis is real!
The stresses faced by children are driven by many factors, including academic pressure, social media, bullying, body image and eating disorders, questions about gender identity, divorce or parent separation, exposure to gun violence, or other trauma. It is often difficult for children and teens to express how they are feeling to their parents, teachers, or guardians, let alone hearing advice from them!
How Therapy Helps Children and their Parents
Therapy for teens and children can be vital for their well-being. Therapy helps children and teens navigate challenges, build resilience, and develop healthy coping strategies. Importantly, children and teens often have a more open conversation with a trusted therapist rather than with their parents. And parents often feel that a therapist serves as an unbiased trusted advisor, enabling parents to feel supported.
Why Choose Mindfully's Child Therapy or Teen Therapy
Mindfully Colorado has an extensive team of child and teen therapists. These counselors are licensed and trained to provide effective support to children and teens with anxiety, depression, substance use, eating disorders, and other challenges.
Mindfully can also present courses to students, and in-school mental health support.
Let Mindfully Turn Your Child's Life Around
Mindfully can help your child or teen:
- Develop strategies for improving relationships
- Learn social and communication skills
- Learn to manage anger, and cope with depression, anxiety, ADHD, and mood disorders
- Decrease their impulsivity and distractibility
- Control eating disorders and self-harm
- Constructively manage stress
- Overcome substance use disorder
- Tackle gender identity issues
- And more
By addressing issues now, Mindfully will help set the foundation for a brighter, healthier future for your child or teen.
How To Prepare Your Child or Teen for Therapy
No matter why you are seeking therapy for your child, taking the first step can be intimidating for you and your child. Here are some tips to help you (and your child) prepare for the first therapy session:
- Be open and honest with your child or teen about why they are going to therapy.
- You, as the parent or guardian, will meet with the therapist first.
- Be aware that your child or teen will be meeting with the therapist alone. This is so that your child can establish an open dialogue and trusted relationship with the therapist.
- Ensure that your child or teen knows that it may take a few sessions before they will “click” with their therapist. But if the therapist is not a good fit, don’t be discouraged – that happens! Just call the main office and explain the situation. Our front office administrator will be happy to schedule your child with someone else.
- Commit to making sure your child attends all appointments.
In-Person or Online Therapy for Children of All Ages
Your child or teen can meet our expert therapists in-person at our offices in Longmont, CO or Denver, CO. We can also meet them online from anywhere in Colorado, using our easy-to-use HIPAA-compliant video conferencing tool.
Mindfully - Denver
The Mindfully Denver office at offers convenient access to quality therapy for residents, workers, or students in the Denver Tech Center, Hampden, Cherry Creek, Centennial, Littleton, and surrounding areas. Our prime location has plenty of free parking.
Mindfully - Longmont
The Mindfully Longmont office at offers convenient access to quality therapy for residents, workers, or students in the Longmont, Lafayette, Lyons, Mead, and other parts of Northeast Boulder County. Our office has plenty of free parking.
What To Expect In Child & Teen Therapy
When you call our office our intake team will match your child or teen with a therapist who meets their needs. Our therapists typically meet with the parents or guardians first, in order to make the child’s goals a success.
We can see you this week! Our therapy sessions are covered by most major insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare, and we have affordable self-pay rates.
