Offering Individual, Child and Family Therapy as well as Testing Services for Autism, ADHD, and Anxiety.
Personal growth and healing is cultivated within a space of trust, understanding, and empowerment. Counseling services aimed at giving you clarity and insight to better manage parenting, interpersonal relationships, and occupational challenges.
Whether you are seeking a better understanding of how to support your child, gain insight and tools to live a better life, or embrace your own individual identify, we are here to help you thrive.
THERAPY AND ASSESSMENT
Formed in 2011, Connected Strides was initially focused exclusively on serving the needs of children and adolescents through individual and family therapy. While working with kids and teens remains our passion, we have expanded the scope of our services to support individuals through a variety of services across the life span. We continue to specialize in serving the needs of neuro-divergent individuals. Whether you are autistic, have a learning disability or ADHD, we celebrate and appreciate your divergent abilities and will help you recognize and tap into your existing strengths to cultivate increased success and fulfillment.
SERVICES
We provide evidence based and holistic care to support you in taking steps towards living your best life. We are a boutique practice where our clinicians deliberately maintain a small caseload in order to provide highly individualized quality care that is driven by your needs. Located in Encino, we serve families throughout the San Fernando Valley as well as West Los Angeles. Telehealth services are available for clients residing anywhere in California.
Do you have a young child struggling with behavioral or emotional issues? Do you question if it is just part of the typical development or something requiring special attention? We specialize in parent support, as well as individual and family therapy to address the needs of children and adolescents. We believe children do well if they can and if they are struggling, it is up to us to uncover the underlying causes in order to support their development.
Are you looking for a therapeutic space in which you are seen for who you are, supported and empowered to be who you want to be? We are trained and experienced in addressing anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, etc., but instead of looking through a lens of diagnosis, we have a person-centered approach to treatment. We see you first and foremost as a person who can heal and grow through gaining insight and developing more effective tools to cope with life's daily challenges.
Are you concerned that your child may have a learning profile that is not best supported by a traditional learning environment? Children who are gifted, have learning or attention challenges often require a more tailored approach to instruction. Psycho-educational testing can answer many questions about your child's unique learning needs and provide a blueprint for how school can structure learning to optimize your child's potential.
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OUR TEAM'S AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
PARENTING SUPPORT AND CHILD THERAPY
NEURODIVERSITY AFFIRMATIVE THERAPY FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS
TESTING TO IDENTIFY AUTISM, LEARNING DIFFERENCES, ADHD, GIFTED AND TWICE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS
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MANAGING STRESS, ANXIETY, AND IMPROVING INTERPERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
"Our job as parents is not to rescue our kids from hard things and uncomfortable feelings. Our job is to walk with them through their difficult moments with connection and empathy."
