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Child and Adolescent Therapy

Horizon provides mental health and substance use treatment for children and adolescents ages 3 and up. Treatment is designed to address each child/adolescent’s individual needs, and includes:

  • Individual, parent, and family counseling
  • Play Therapy, including a specially designed and designated playroom
  • Family Therapy utilizing a strengths-based systems approach
  • Evidence-based therapies for trauma including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
  • Counseling through art, music and dance
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Program
  • Telehealth appointment availability
Child & Adolescent Services are available at these Horizon locations:

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Request an Appointment

Many Horizon outpatient services can be offered through virtual care. Request an appointment or call 716-831-1800.

Treatment is different for each child/adolescent depending on their needs, but often includes:

  • Anxiety symptoms
  • Depression symptoms
  • Mood disorders
  • Trauma symptoms
  • Substance use disorders
  • Peer relationship challenges
  • Family dysfunction (family issues)
  • School adjustment challenges
  • Other emotional and behavioral concerns

We do not specialize in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders or eating disorders.

Treatment is different for each child/adolescent depending on their needs, but often includes:

  • Ongoing diagnostic assessment and treatment plan development
  • Individual counseling sessions
  • Family sessions
  • Medication management
  • Collaboration with schools, pediatricians, and other key persons/agencies

We believe that parent/legal guardian participation is key to treatment success. This participation includes:

  • Participating in identifying the concerns to be addressed and in the development of the treatment plan
  • Participating in family sessions
  • Ensuring their child’s timely attendance at appointments
  • Encouraging their child’s treatment participation
  • Supporting their child’s efforts to make change