CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR
Children’s Behavior
PBS Play Therapy
Positive Bright Start’s Play therapists work with children who display behavioral concerns at childcare or at home, who are working through grief and loss, anxiety, attachment concerns, or transitions such as divorce and foster care. They also work with children who have a history of trauma including physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect. Learn more here.
KU Child & Family Services Clinic
The mission of the Child & Family Services Clinic is to provide affordable, quality mental health care to the children, adolescents, and families of Northeast Kansas, including Lawrence, Eudora, Baldwin, Topeka, and the Kansas City Metro area. We are the primary training clinic for graduate students in the Clinical Child Psychology Doctoral program at the University of Kansas. Learn more here.
Monarch Play Therapy
Over the past 20 years, Bridget has worked in various public service contexts, including child welfare, community mental health, substance abuse, behavior consultation and early childhood mental health. She previously served as the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant at Head Start of Lawrence. Passionate about play therapy and teaching, Bridget also is an instructor for Heartland Play Therapy Institute as well as a Board Member of the Kansas Association of Play Therapy.
Jamie is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. Her social work career, for the past 20 years, has included work in health care and hospice, grief and loss, early childhood mental health and infant-toddler fields. Jamie is an endorsed member of the Kansas Association for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. She has extensive experience with child development, children with special needs, healthcare concerns and families experiencing trauma. Jamie enjoys working with a wide variety of families in office, home and school settings. Learn more here.
Lawrence Play Therapy
Stacy Johnson, the owner of Lawrence Play Therapy specializes in working with children ages 2 – 12. Stacy also does family therapy involving children and parents when needed. Some of the most common issues Stacy sees children for include abuse/trauma, attachment, ADHD, anxiety, depression, behavior problems, divorce, parenting struggles, anger, grief/loss, and adjustment issues. Learn more.
Marci Ramsay, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Marci Ramsay’s primary practice is the assessment and treatment of children, birth through age 13, with developmental and mental health disorders. I offer clinical assessment for children and individual, client-centered therapy for children and their caregivers. I specialize in treating children with trauma-related conditions, including child maltreatment and attachment or adjustment disorders. This includes work around grief and loss, and those impacted by divorce or separation from caregivers. Additionally, my work with children involves parenting education and support when there are stressors within the family system. Learn more here.
Parents’ Emotional Health Resources
BNC Child & Families
The mission of the Bert Nash Center is to advance the health of the Douglas County community through comprehensive behavioral health services responsive to evolving needs and changing environments. Learn more here.
Satori Counseling Services
Satori Counseling Services was founded 5 years ago and uses a strengths-based, client-centered approach. Satori Counseling staff use trauma-informed strategies and techniques to best serve the people we work with. Satori staff practice with a lens of inclusion and respect for all individuals we serve. Learn more here.
Lydia Diebolt, LSCSW
Lydia Diebolt is a bilingual psychotherapist in Lawrence, Kansas. Lydia provides confidential psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families. Lydia’s specialized training includes Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and Brainspotting. Lydia also offers clinical supervision for social workers and hardship waiver evaluations for families facing immigration barriers. Learn more here.