Early Childhood

We specialize in the unique issues of early childhood.

Infant, Toddler & Preschool Assessments

We do testing with babies as young as 6 months through age 5. Testing is done to get more information about your child’s difficulties with development, communication, learning, socialization, and/or behaviors.

We work with your family to create a plan to help your child reach their full potential and connect with the right services.

Assessments We Offer

  • ADHD testing for preschoolers
  • Testing for preschool admission or giftedness
  • Autism spectrum evaluations
  • Infant Assessment (for foster or adopted babies)
  • Developmental Assessment (for medical issues or disabilities)

Parent Consultations

  • Toilet Training
  • Feeding Challenges
  • Sleep Problems
  • Frequent Crying/Fussiness
  • Behavior (e.g. biting, tantrums)

Parent-child (Dyadic) Therapy

We offer treatment for young children and caregivers together, to help families meet the emotional needs of their babies and preschoolers.

We are trained in the special needs of young children who have experienced stress or changes in their families.

We work with families to develop a plan to improve the relationships in the family, help parents manage behavioral problems in their young children, prevent later emotional problems, and reduce family stress.

Therapy for young children includes their parent or caregiver in every session and is play-based, as children express themselves best through play. We will help you learn to understand your child’s play and through it, their feelings, worries, and understanding of their world. We’ll use puppets, animals, dolls, and figures to teach new skills and your child cope with his feelings.

We will also use behavioral techniques as needed to address tantrums and other challenging behavior. Therapy will help you and your child feel closer and more connected as you spend quality time enjoying each other and learning to play as your child needs.

Foster Care & Adoption Support

  • Work closely with foster parents, kinship caregivers, biological parents in the process of reunification, adoptive parents, and social workers
  • Grief work for loss of primary caregivers
  • Support development of new attachments
  • Assist in processing separations and trauma
  • Caregiver support and education

School Consultations

  • Able to observe the child in a school setting and provide recommendations for environmental changes and other strategies to improve behavior and learning
  • If needed, we can provide ongoing teacher/staff training and monitoring of interventions for success or failure.
  • We also provide teacher training, workshops, and reflective supervision

Therapists Who Offer Early Childhood Support

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    Lauren Pasqua, PsyD, PMH-C

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    Meredith Wiese, Ph.D, LSSP

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    Katie Rial, PhD

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    Elisa Squier, LMFT

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    Shauna Miller, LPC

Would You Like To Learn More Our Support For Early Childhood Challenges?

Explore how Early Childhood Support in The Woodlands can help you today.

If you are interested in early childhood support, we encourage you to reach out to our team of trained therapists today.