Pediatric Behavioral Services
Pediatric Behavioral & Mental Health Care in Fredericksburg, VA
Pediatric Behavioral & Mental Health Care
Children’s emotional and behavioral health is an important part of their overall well-being. At The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg, we understand that children may experience emotional, social, and behavioral challenges as they grow. Our pediatric primary care team works alongside behavioral health professionals to help children and families navigate these challenges with compassionate, individualized support.
Behavioral & Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents
Children’s mental health needs can affect their relationships, school performance, behavior, and daily activities. Recognizing concerns early can help families better understand what their child is experiencing and identify appropriate support.
Our integrated approach to pediatric mental health services combines medical care with mental health services, helping families address both physical and emotional well-being.
Pediatric Counseling and Therapy Services
The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg offers behavioral health services designed to support children and their families through different developmental stages and life experiences.
Our services include:
- Play Therapy: Helps children express emotions and work through challenges using play.
- Creative Art Therapy: Encourages emotional expression through creative activities.
- Individual Counseling: Provides personalized support for a child’s emotional and behavioral needs.
- Family Counseling: Helps families improve communication, navigate challenges, and strengthen relationships.
Supporting Your Child’s Emotional and Behavioral Development
Behavioral health concerns can appear differently depending on a child’s age and developmental stage. Changes in mood, behavior, relationships, or school performance may indicate that additional support could be beneficial.
Routine well-child visits provide opportunities to discuss emotional development and behavioral concerns with your child’s pediatrician.
Play Therapy
A fun, interactive way for younger children to express emotions through play.
Creative Art Therapy
Encourages emotional expression through creativity.
Individual and Family Counseling
Addresses emotional and family dynamics to foster healing and growth.
Our interdisciplinary approach ensures that each child receives individualized care, and we emphasize family involvement throughout the process. Families are invited to participate in sessions, discuss progress, and gain strategies to support their child’s well-being at home.
Integrated Mental and Physical Health Care
We know that a child’s mental health often connects to their physical well-being. Our integrated approach allows us to create a seamless care plan, blending primary care check-ups, nutritional support, and mental health counseling to address all aspects of your child’s health.
Support for a Wide Range of Mental Health Conditions
Our compassionate team helps children manage various mental health concerns, including:
Anxiety Disorders
Trauma and Grief Counseling
Depression and Mood Disorders
Self-Esteem and Social Skills Development
ADHD and Behavioral Challenges
We understand that healing involves the entire family. Our child-centered, family-inclusive approach invites parents to participate in the therapeutic process, offering strategies to support their child’s progress at home.
Our Approach:
Building a Path to Well-Being
We recognize that mental health support involves both the child and their family. At The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg, our approach is child-centered and family-inclusive. This means involving parents or guardians in the therapeutic process and offering guidance and strategies for supporting their child’s progress at home.
Our sessions are designed to be welcoming and engaging. We use methods like games, activities, and creative exercises to help children feel comfortable. These methods help our counselors build trust and establish a strong therapeutic relationship, essential for effective treatment.
For added convenience and flexibility, we also offer telehealth counseling appointments. Telehealth allows children and families to connect with our counselors from the comfort of home, making it easier to fit mental health support into busy schedules while still receiving personalized, compassionate care.
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We strive to create a warm, supportive environment where children feel comfortable opening up. With flexible scheduling and convenient access, we aim to make the process easier for parents and children. We even offer telehealth appointments!
Contact us to book an appointment if you’re concerned about your child’s emotional or behavioral well-being. Early intervention can make all the difference in building a brighter, healthier future for your child.
Why Choose Us
Integrated Healthcare
We offer general and urgent medical care with mental and behavioral health services integrated into our practice including, but not limited to, multidimensional mental health assessments, telehealth appointments, and individual, group, and family therapy.
The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg evaluates and provides treatment and care along your child’s entire range of physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs with our experienced team of physicians, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, expressive therapists, social workers, and dietitians.
Partnered Care
Although the focus of treatment will be on your child, parents will be expected to participate in family therapy.
Parents and guardians are critically important in improving outcomes in their child’s treatment and life.
We need you!
Care Coordination
The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg believes that care coordination is vital to any healthcare practice.
It allows us to connect and support your prescribing physician and other allied health professionals such as asthma and allergy professionals, dental, ophthalmology, radiology, etc. to ensure a seamless continuum of care.
Our method eliminates the need for stressful medical transfers and gives you some sense of control over your healthcare.
Who We Serve
Children, Adolescents & Adults/Caregivers ages 5+
The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg is a fully integrated medical and behavioral health clinic that specializes in the physical and mental health care of children, adolescents and parents/caregivers.
As a primary and urgent healthcare provider, our philosophy and practice is to intervene as early as possible to identify any medical or behavioral health condition before it becomes a problem.
Sometimes patients come to us, and medical and/or behavioral health conditions are already present. At other times, patients are referred to us that are already in crisis and require hospitalization or a patient may be ready to discharge from a hospital or treatment center.
No matter what your child’s condition, The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg’s goal is to provide each patient with the medical and behavioral health treatment and supports necessary to maintain themselves in their homes, schools and communities, so that they may live healthy and satisfying lives.
Frequently Asked Questions About Pediatric Behavioral & Mental Health
What are common signs of behavioral health concerns in children?
Signs may include frequent mood changes, increased irritability, withdrawal from friends or family, difficulty concentrating, changes in sleep, or challenges at school. Some children may also experience persistent worry, sadness, or behavioral difficulties. If these changes interfere with everyday activities, discussing them with a pediatric healthcare professional can help determine whether additional evaluation or support is appropriate.
When should I seek mental health support for my child?
Consider seeking support when emotional or behavioral changes persist, worsen, or begin affecting your child’s daily life. Difficulties with school, friendships, family relationships, or managing emotions may indicate that professional guidance could be helpful. You do not need to wait until concerns become severe to discuss your child’s mental health with their pediatric care team.
What is the difference between play therapy and individual counseling?
Play therapy uses age-appropriate play activities to help children communicate feelings and explore challenges, particularly when expressing emotions verbally is difficult. Individual counseling provides personalized therapeutic support through approaches suited to the child’s needs and developmental stage. Both can help children process emotions and develop healthy ways to manage challenges.
How can family counseling support a child's mental health?
Family counseling focuses on communication, relationships, and challenges affecting the family. It can help parents and children better understand one another, develop healthier communication patterns, and work through difficult situations together. Including family members in the therapeutic process may also help reinforce positive changes and provide children with additional emotional support at home.
Does The Children's Clinic of Fredericksburg offer behavioral health services alongside primary care
Yes. The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg offers integrated medical and behavioral health care for children and families. Available services include play therapy, creative art therapy, individual counseling, and family counseling. The clinic also provides pediatric chronic illness care, including ADHD management. This approach recognizes that emotional and physical health are connected and allows families to seek support for their child’s overall well-being.
Pediatric Behavioral Health Support in Fredericksburg, VA
Every child deserves support for their physical and emotional well-being. Contact The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg to learn more about our pediatric behavioral health services and how our team can support your family.
Our Reviews
I brought my brother to The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg, and the experience was outstanding!
Noor A.
This level of professionalism, paired with such genuine care, is rare to find. We are so grateful!
Shoja M.
I appreciate Dr. Johnson's gentle mannerism and understanding. His outstanding bedside manners along with his many years of experience have my husband and I feeling more confident regarding the care our baby is receiving.
Sun S.
We had an outstanding experience at the Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg with both Dr. Blake Johanson and NP Amanda. From the moment we arrived for our son’s strep test, the entire team made us feel welcomed and cared for.
Farhad M.
This office is truly exceptional! From the moment you walk in, you’re greeted by friendly staff who go above and beyond to make you feel welcome. I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with several providers here, and each one brings something unique and wonderful to the table.
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Behavioral and Mental Health
Conditions We Treat
Treatments & Services
At The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg, our practitioners treat a multitude of conditions that are listed below. If you do not see your situation here, please call and consult with us. If we can't help, perhaps we can suggest someone who can.
Anxiety and panic
Depression
Stress
Trauma
Loss and grieving
Relationship difficulties
Difficulty following rules and respecting others
Hopelessness, helplessness
Bullying
Problems concentrating, paying attention, or are easily distracted
Emotional regulation and distress tolerance
Academic struggles
Child behavior
Adjustment to parental divorce, separation
Performance in academics, sports, and other life areas
Multidimensional mental health assessment
Patient-centered treatment plan
Individual therapy
Family therapy
Group therapy
Play therapy
Cognitive behavior therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Mindfulness
Crisis stabilization
Alcohol and drug assessment, intervention and resource referral for treatment
Care coordination with physicians, psychiatrist, dental, and other allied health professionals. Additionally, we collaborate with schools, courts and criminal justice systems, community service boards, departments of social services, employers, etc.