VIRTUAL CARE THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY & OHIO
Therapy for Children, Adolescents & Teens
Safety, connection, and space to become more fully themselves.
Growing up involves more than reaching milestones.
Children and teens are making sense of who they are, where they belong, what has happened to them, and how to navigate relationships, expectations, emotions, and change.
Sometimes they need a place outside the family where hard things can be spoken honestly and met with curiosity rather than judgment.
Lionheart provides developmentally responsive virtual therapy for children and teens throughout Kentucky and Ohio when telehealth is a good clinical fit.
Your Child Is More Than a Behavior or Diagnosis
Young people often communicate distress through behavior before they have language for what is happening.
Withdrawal, irritability, anxiety, conflict, perfectionism, difficulty concentrating, emotional intensity, or changes in school and relationships may be attempts to manage something that feels confusing or overwhelming.
Therapy begins by becoming curious about what the behavior may be communicating.
Together, we can honor your child’s strengths, understand the experiences shaping them, and develop practical ways to support safety, emotional regulation, connection, and growth.
Areas of support include:
Neurodivergent Adolescents & Teens
Help young people understand how their brains work, strengthen executive-functioning and emotional-regulation skills, and build an identity grounded in dignity rather than shame.
Trauma-Focused CBT for Children & Teens
Evidence-based trauma treatment that helps young people and supportive caregivers understand trauma responses, develop coping skills, and move toward greater safety and healing.
Ministry Kids & Third Culture Kids
Support young people navigating belonging, cultural transitions, faith, visibility, family expectations, grief, identity, and the experience of living between different communities or worlds.
Family Therapy
Strengthen communication and connection by understanding the patterns, needs, and stories shaping life together.
What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know
Beginning therapy for a child often brings questions about privacy, caregiver involvement, safety, and whether virtual care will work well. These expectations will be discussed clearly before therapy begins and revisited as your child’s needs evolve.
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Children and teens need both privacy and dependable adults.
My goal is to create enough trust for young people to speak honestly while helping families communicate about concerns that should not remain private.
When possible, I first help the young person plan how to talk with a parent or caregiver. If sharing independently feels too difficult, we can have the conversation together.
Information involving immediate safety, another person’s safety, abuse, or other legal or ethical obligations cannot remain confidential. These situations are approached carefully, transparently, and with the young person involved whenever possible.
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Parents and Caregivers Are Thoughtful Partners
Parents and caregivers carry important knowledge about a young person’s history, relationships, strengths, and daily life.
Your involvement will be shaped by your child’s age, developmental needs, safety, treatment goals, and the kind of care being provided.
My role is not to become the permanent pipeline between parent and child. The deeper goal is to help families talk about difficult things, respond with greater understanding, and preserve connection even when conversations feel uncomfortable.
We will discuss communication, participation, and confidentiality clearly at the beginning of therapy.
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Virtual therapy can work well for some children and teens, particularly when they have adequate privacy, reliable technology, sufficient attention and engagement, and dependable caregiver support.
It is not the best clinical fit for every young person or concern.
During the consultation, we will consider age, developmental needs, safety, family involvement, treatment goals, and whether virtual care can provide the structure your child needs.
If another setting or service would be more appropriate, I will help you think through possible next steps.
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No. Therapy can begin with a concern, change, or pattern your family wants to understand. Assessment and diagnosis are considered only when clinically helpful.
Begin with a Conversation
You do not need to know exactly what kind of support your child needs before reaching out.
A complimentary consultation gives us space to discuss your concerns, answer initial questions, and consider whether Lionheart is the right fit for your child and family.