Riverside Support

Providing Therapy and Support for families dealing with Attachment and

Trauma Issues.

We Understand

Have you been seeking help and feel like others just do not understand what your family needs?

Do you feel blamed for your children’s behavior?Do you feel more alone and frustrated after

seeking out help?Are you starting to feel hopeless?We have been there too and we understand.

Education and Knowledge

• We keep up with the latest information about how trauma affects childhood development.

• We help you learn and understand what that means to you and your family.

• We provide parenting classes unique to families dealing with trauma.

• We will help you find resources that will help your family.

Strengthening your Family

• We start with the ground up approach.• Often families are so worn out and tired that they

need help at the core.• We treat the family as one client which means

we will focus on any aspect that needs strengthening and support.

• We do couples counseling, family group therapy, bonding therapy, individual therapy, sibling therapy and any other therapy we feel may help support the family.

Using Your Strengths and Humor

• Every family has many strengths unique to their own family.

• We can use those strengths to help your family become healthy.

• We can help you bring humor and fun back into your lives.

• We will create a customized support plan around your unique family.

Services We Provide• Therapy and Support by phone and/or webcam• In home therapy• Group therapy• Parenting Classes• In office therapy• Setting up and attending meetings with other

professionals involved with your family• Attending IEPs and other meetings in order to

advocate for your family.• Research for services and solutions you may need

Once Your Family is out of Crisis

• So often services will stop once your family is no longer in crisis.

• We do not.• We believe that once the crisis is over we

should equip your family with knowledge and tools to help your family overcome obstacles that will come instead of going into crisis again.

Specific Education and Tools We Provide

• Lifebooks• Mask Making• Understanding of Grief and Loss and Adoption• Development of Identity in Adoptees• Learning what needs are under behaviors and

how to provide for these needs• Creating a positive family and adoptee narrative• Therapy using the Theraplay Technique• Therapy using DDP

We are always improving• We believe we learn from parents and children as

much as we learn from our continued education – so feel free to give us feedback or articles or ideas.

• We have been where you are and know that the caregivers know their children the best, so please feel free to tell us when you think something might not work and why, we take your knowledge seriously and want to work WITH you.

• We are just therapists, you are the caregivers that are with the child(ren) 24x7 – you are going to make the difference in their lives – we are here to support you.