Key Takeaways: There are emotional readiness needs for both parents and children with the school year approaching. Changing schedules can put stress...
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Why Do Kids Benefit from In-Person Therapy
Introduction Simply put, kids need interactions with others in order to grow. They need helpful role models to assist them in learning how to manage...
How Pediatricians and Start My Wellness Can Work Together to Help Children and Families
A Glance at Child Therapists As a practice, we focus on recruiting talented and thoughtful clinicians who work with kids, starting with our child...
Tips for Finding a Child Therapist
Like adults, children go through ups and downs with their mental health. Sometimes these problems reflect different developmental stages and can be...
My family member doesn’t want to go to therapy – What can I do?
*(The examples provided below are composite cases, synthesizing disguised information and not any patient in particular)* When our loved ones are...
Free seminars in December 2016/January 2017: Helping parents help kids
Start My Wellness, an outpatient emotional health clinic, is offering free seminars for parents with the goal of answering common questions about...
Laura Shoshi knows How to Stop Bullying
In this video, therapist Laura Shoshi describes specific strategies for helping children. Laura zeroes in on common challenges faced by parents -...
Cate gives an In-Depth look at How She Helps Kids
In these brief videos, therapist Cate Desjardins describes her thoughtful work with children. Check out these brand new videos! Then call us...
Making Decisions – Are You Born with it or is it a Learned Skill?
This Wall Street Journal article offers a new perspective on the emotionally-charged topic of whether or not parents should allow their kids to quit...
Helping School-Aged Children
In this video, Start My Wellness therapists Cate Desjardins and Anton Babushkin answer common questions parents have about their school-aged child...

Getting Ready for School!
Key Takeaways: There are emotional readiness needs for both parents and children with the school year approaching. Changing schedules can put stress...

Why Do Kids Benefit from In-Person Therapy
Introduction Simply put, kids need interactions with others in order to grow. They need helpful role models to assist them in learning how to manage...

How Pediatricians and Start My Wellness Can Work Together to Help Children and Families
A Glance at Child Therapists As a practice, we focus on recruiting talented and thoughtful clinicians who work with kids, starting with our child...

Tips for Finding a Child Therapist
Like adults, children go through ups and downs with their mental health. Sometimes these problems reflect different developmental stages and can be...

My family member doesn’t want to go to therapy – What can I do?
*(The examples provided below are composite cases, synthesizing disguised information and not any patient in particular)* When our loved ones are...
Free seminars in December 2016/January 2017: Helping parents help kids
Start My Wellness, an outpatient emotional health clinic, is offering free seminars for parents with the goal of answering common questions about...
Laura Shoshi knows How to Stop Bullying
In this video, therapist Laura Shoshi describes specific strategies for helping children. Laura zeroes in on common challenges faced by parents -...

Cate gives an In-Depth look at How She Helps Kids
In these brief videos, therapist Cate Desjardins describes her thoughtful work with children. Check out these brand new videos! Then call us...

Making Decisions – Are You Born with it or is it a Learned Skill?
This Wall Street Journal article offers a new perspective on the emotionally-charged topic of whether or not parents should allow their kids to quit...

Helping School-Aged Children
In this video, Start My Wellness therapists Cate Desjardins and Anton Babushkin answer common questions parents have about their school-aged child...