We use evidence-based approaches thoughtfully selected and adapted to your child’s individual needs. Our goal is to provide meaningful support while giving children practical tools they can use in everyday life.
Evidence-Based
Therapy is tailored to your child’s unique needs, personality, strengths, and goals. We know there is no one-size-fits-all approach to child therapy, so we take the time to understand what makes your child unique and adapt our approach to fit them.
We create a warm, supportive space where children can feel understood, accepted, and comfortable being themselves. Building trust, rapport, and a sense of safety is an important part of creating a strong therapeutic relationship.
At Welling Wellness, child therapy is tailored to your child’s developmental stage, personality, strengths, needs, and goals. Our approach is person-centered, recognizing that every child is different and deserves to feel understood, respected, and comfortable in therapy. We provide a supportive space where children can understand their emotions, build confidence, develop coping skills, and learn ways to navigate everyday experiences.
Therapy can support children experiencing anxiety, stress, behavioral changes, school difficulties, friendship or family concerns, low self-esteem, and other emotional or developmental concerns. We use evidence-based approaches while building genuine connection and creating therapy that feels meaningful to each child.
Personalized support for growing minds
Child-Centered Therapy
Therapy for Their Whole Self
Understanding the child beyond what brings them to therapy
Children are more than a diagnosis or a set of behaviors. We take time to understand your child’s emotions, relationships, strengths, experiences, and the world around them. By looking at the whole child, we can provide thoughtful, personalized support that meets them where they are and grows with them.
We also make space for your child to be an active part of their therapy. We encourage their voice, interests, and perspectives, while working at a pace that feels comfortable for them. Our goal is to build a genuine connection where children feel seen, heard, and supported as they grow.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does child therapy look like at Welling Wellness?
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Child therapy is a collaborative and personalized process designed around your child’s age, personality, needs, and goals. At Welling Wellness, we offer child therapy throughout Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia, creating a supportive space where children can feel comfortable, build trust, understand their emotions, develop coping skills, and work toward their individual goals.
Sessions may include conversation, age-appropriate activities, skill-building, and other evidence-based approaches based on what is most appropriate for your child. Our approach is individualized because there is no one-size-fits-all approach to child therapy.
What can child therapy help with?
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Child therapy can support children experiencing anxiety, stress, emotional regulation concerns, low self-esteem, school-related concerns, changes at home, friendship or relationship concerns, behavioral changes, and other emotional or developmental concerns.
Our child therapists take time to understand the bigger picture rather than focusing on a single behavior or concern. We provide personalized child therapy for families throughout Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia, based on each child’s individual needs, strengths, experiences, and goals.
How do you make therapy comfortable for children?
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Building rapport and a sense of safety is an important part of child therapy. We take time to get to know each child, understand their interests and personality, and create a space where they can feel accepted and comfortable being themselves.
Whether your child is receiving virtual child therapy or in-person therapy at our Federal Hill, Baltimore office, we adjust our approach based on the child rather than expecting every child to engage in therapy in the same way.
Will parents be involved in my child’s therapy?
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Parent involvement can look different depending on your child’s age, needs, and goals. We value collaboration with parents and caregivers while also giving children their own space to develop trust and connection with their therapist.
Your therapist will discuss what parent involvement may look like and how we can best support your child together. Family collaboration can be an important part of creating meaningful and effective child therapy.
What age children do you work with?
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Welling Wellness provides therapy for children and adolescents, with care tailored to each child’s developmental stage and individual needs.
We offer virtual child therapy throughout Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia, as well as in-person child therapy at our Federal Hill office in Baltimore. We work with families to determine whether our approach is a good fit for their child.
Can child therapy help with anxiety?
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Yes. Child therapy can provide children with tools to understand anxiety, recognize emotional and physical responses to stress, build coping skills, and develop greater confidence.
Our therapists provide anxiety therapy for children and adolescents throughout Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia, with virtual and in-person options available. Therapy is personalized to the child and may also include support around school, friendships, family relationships, or other areas affected by anxiety.
Can child therapy help with ADHD and emotional regulation?
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Yes. Child therapy can support children with ADHD who may be experiencing concerns related to emotional regulation, organization, confidence, frustration tolerance, or relationships.
We focus on practical, age-appropriate strategies while also helping children better understand themselves and their strengths. Child therapy can be a helpful complement to other ADHD supports when emotional or behavioral concerns are affecting a child’s everyday life.
How do you approach therapy for each child?
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There is no one-size-fits-all approach to child therapy. We consider your child’s personality, developmental stage, strengths, experiences, interests, needs, and goals when developing their care.
Our therapists use evidence-based approaches while adapting therapy to the individual child. Whether your child is receiving virtual therapy anywhere in Maryland, Washington, DC, or Virginia, or in-person child therapy in Federal Hill, Baltimore, our goal is to create care that feels personalized, supportive, and relevant to their everyday life.
Does Welling Wellness provide child trauma therapy?
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Welling Wellness provides trauma-informed child therapy for children who have experienced difficult or overwhelming experiences. Child trauma can show up in many ways, including changes in behavior, anxiety, emotional responses, difficulties with trust or relationships, changes at school, or feeling less secure.
Our therapists create a supportive, age-appropriate space where children can build safety and trust while developing tools to understand and manage their emotions. We offer child trauma therapy throughout Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia, with in-person sessions available at our Federal Hill office in Baltimore. Child trauma therapy is personalized to each child and their developmental stage, needs, and goals.
What is the difference between child therapy and play therapy?
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Child therapy is a broad term for therapeutic care designed around a child’s emotional, behavioral, developmental, and relational needs. Play therapy is a specific therapeutic approach that uses play as a primary way for children to communicate and process their experiences.
Welling Wellness offers both child therapy and specialized play therapy services. Learn more about our dedicated play therapy page to see if this approach may be a good fit for your child.
Do you offer virtual and in-person child therapy?
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Yes. Welling Wellness offers virtual child therapy throughout Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia, as well as in-person child therapy at our Federal Hill office in Baltimore.
Our Federal Hill office provides a comfortable, welcoming setting for families looking for in-person child therapy in Baltimore. Virtual child therapy gives families throughout Maryland, DC, and Virginia the flexibility to choose the format that works best for their child.
Whether you are looking for child therapy in Maryland, child therapy in Washington, DC, child therapy in Virginia, or in-person child therapy in Federal Hill, Baltimore, we can help you determine the best fit for your child’s needs.