Our Guidance Clinic provides outpatient mental health therapy for children and their families. Although most of the children we serve come from the East End, we serve the entire Metro Richmond area. Children are referred to us by their schools, parents, local health clinics, and other youth-serving agencies. Our staff of clinical social workers and a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist provide treatment for children and adolescents regardless of the ability to pay. We accept all Medicaid HMOs and will work with anyone who has no insurance by establishing a fee that fits his or her family's budget.

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We provide:

Assessment and Treatment Planning
We evaluate emotional and behavioral functioning and design individual treatment plans.

Psychiatric Services
We offer medication and psychiatric evaluations by our board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist as needed.

Play Therapy
We use toys, games, and play to promote positive behavioral change and emotional resolution.

Sand Tray Therapy
We provide a creative and symbolic way to help the child work through behavioral and emotional issues.

Art Therapy
We provide a creative, non-verbal way to reduce symptoms. This approach is especially effective with children who have trouble with verbal expression.

Talk Therapy
We provide a non-judgmental place for children and adolescents to talk about their problems and their successes, and the support to make changes they want to make.

Family Therapy
We involve parents, caregivers, siblings, and extended family members to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and educate families.

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