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CENTER FOR CHILD & ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

The Center for Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health is dedicated to enhancing the well-being of our community's children, adolescents, and caregivers. We recognize the crucial need for emotional and behavioral support for our youth. National data indicates that as many as one in five U.S. youth have been diagnosed with a mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder. Thankfully, there are treatments that research has found to be effective in terms of reducing distress and increasing children’s positive functioning. Our clinicians at CBI utilize these evidence-based treatments to empower children and caregivers to strengthen the skills and habits that allow them to succeed in school, friendships, and life.

Behavioral health is fundamental to overall well-being. Stress in this area can impact school performance, physical health, family dynamics, and social relationships. Recognizing the increasing need for youth behavioral health services, we at Cognitive Behavior Institute strive to create a safe and supportive environment where children, adolescents, and young adults can receive the care they deserve.

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WHEN TO SEEK TREATMENT

Throughout development, children and adolescents may exhibit a number of concerning or unhelpful behaviors. It is often tricky to determine when a behavior represents a “typical” or “normal” behavior within the child’s developmental stage versus behavior that may suggest a more distressing or significant concern. When a behavior is causing significant distress, or unpleasant feelings, such as increased anxiety, trouble sleeping … this may be a sign that therapy is warranted. Another indicator of the need for therapy is when the behavior is interfering, or getting in the way, of the child.

WHAT IS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH?

Behavioral health is the promotion of well-being through prevention and intervention with a focus on addressing mental health, improving behaviors, and promoting resiliency for the future. At our center, we provide treatment for children, adolescents, and young adults struggling with:

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Behavioral Issues
  • School Refusal
  • Separation Anxiety
  • Stress
  • A Divorce and Separation
  • Parent and Sibling Conflicts
  • Academic and School Difficulties
  • Grief
  • Attachment
  • Peer Difficulties or Bullying
  • Trauma
  • Behaviour Problems
  • Coping Skills
  • Anger Management
  • Social Skills
  • ADHD
  • Self Esteem Issues

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR CHILD NEEDS COUNSELING?

Your child may benefit from counseling if you see any of the following:

  • Sudden Aggression
  • Rebelliousness
  • Sudden withdrawal from social situations
  • Anger outburst
  • Sudden temper tantrums
  • Difficulty in reading, writing, math etc. which is not grade appropriate
  • Bedwetting
  • Nightmares, fear of sleeping alone etc.
  • Recurrent physical concerns
  • Observable loss or increase of weight/appetite
  • A change in behavior/acting out of the ordinary
  • Academic decline
  • Substance abuse

OUR APPROACH:

At our Center for Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health, we are committed to providing evidence-based, goal-oriented and strength-based services to children, adolescents, and young adults.

  • Evidence-Based: The services we provide are based only on the most current and relevant research available.
  • Goal-Oriented: It is our mission to support the goals that are most important to meeting your individual behavioral health needs.
  • Strength-Based: We believe that the children, adolescents and young adults we serve already have resources, assets, and skills to help them succeed. We work to help them leverage those strengths to reach their goals and foster resilience.

We have licensed clinicians who specialize in working specifically with youth. Each clinician is devoted to establishing positive and collaborative relationships to promote healthy development. For best results, the expectation would be the child to practice homework in between sessions.

Types of therapy provided at CBI:

  • EXRP - Exposure and Ritual Prevention
  • CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • ART THERAPY
  • DBT- Dialetical Behavioral Therapy
  • PLAY THERAPY
  • PCIT - Parent Child Interaction Therapy
  • AFCBT - Alternatives for Families: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • TFCBT  - Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • FAMILY THERAPY

Lead Therapists for the Center for Child and Adolescents

  • Lindsey Breznik, Ph.D.
    Child Psychologist
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    ['Anxiety / Depression', 'OCD', 'Phobias', 'Family', 'ADD/ADHD', 'ODD', 'Trichotillomania', 'Skin-picking']
    ['Cranberry Township']
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  • Daria Minton, LMFT
    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
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    ['Couples']
    ['Mt. Lebanon']
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  • Darci Ellsworth, LCSW
    Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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    ['Anxiety / Depression', 'Family', 'Couples', 'Coparenting', 'Post-Partum/Fertility', 'Grief & Loss', 'Anger Management', 'ADD/ADHD']
    ['Mt. Lebanon']
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