Child & Pediatric Therapy in Las Vegas & Summerlin
Specializing in therapy for kids ages 5 and up — anxiety, divorce, big emotions, behavior, toileting issues, and parent coaching.
If you're a parent looking for a therapist for your child in the Las Vegas or Summerlin area, you're in the right place. You've probably been carrying this for a while. Watching your kid struggle with something you don't fully understand — and trying everything you can think of to help — is one of the hardest parts of being a parent.
Maybe the meltdowns are getting bigger. Maybe school mornings are a battlefield. Maybe their world just changed — a divorce, a death, a move — and you can see it sitting on their little shoulders. Maybe they're still having accidents at an age where you didn't expect to be dealing with it. Whatever it is, you don't have to figure it out alone, and your child doesn't have to figure it out alone either.
Our practice provides therapy for kids ages 5 and up. That means we can support your child through the early elementary years, the awkward middle years, and right up to the point where they'd transition to our teen therapy program. One practice, one team, one place to keep coming back to as your family grows.
Kids don't always have the words for what they're feeling. That's where we come in.
What Is Child Therapy?
Child therapy is exactly what it sounds like — but it doesn't look like adult therapy. A 6-year-old can't sit on a couch and talk about their feelings for 50 minutes, and we wouldn't ask them to. We meet kids where they are developmentally, using play, drawing, storytelling, games, and conversation in a way that feels natural to them.
Underneath the play, real clinical work is happening: identifying emotions, building coping skills, processing difficult experiences, and giving your child language for what they're going through.
What Is Play Therapy?
Tlay therapy is an evidence-based approach where play becomes the language and toys become the words. For kids 5-10 especially, this is often the most effective way to help them work through anxiety, grief, family changes, or behavioral concerns. It's not just letting your child play — there's a therapeutic structure to it, and a trained therapist guides the work.
What Is Parent-Child Therapy?
Sometimes the most powerful work happens when parents are in the room too. Parent-child therapy gives you tools to respond to your kid's hardest moments, builds the connection between you, and makes sure the progress your child makes in session actually lands at home.
For many of the kids we see, this is an important part of the work — not a separate add-on.
Helping kids feel safe, understood, and equipped for what's next.
How Therapy & Counseling Help Kids in Las Vegas & Summerlin
Every child is different, but the reasons parents bring kids to therapy tend to cluster. Here's what we work with most often:
"Does my kid need therapy?"
If you're asking the question, that itself is worth paying attention to. You don't need a diagnosis or a crisis to bring your child in. We see kids whose parents just want them to have a safe outlet, kids who are dealing with something specific, and kids whose families want extra support during a hard season.
A free consultation can help you figure out what kind of support actually fits your child.
Anxiety, Big Feelings & Emotional Regulation
Anxious kids worry a lot, struggle to settle down, and sometimes show it in their bodies — stomachaches, headaches, trouble sleeping. Kids who can't yet regulate big feelings often look angry, defiant, or "too much," when really they're overwhelmed and don't have the tools yet.
We help kids name what they're feeling, understand what's happening in their bodies, and practice the skills that turn meltdowns into manageable moments.
Separation Anxiety in Older Kids
Separation anxiety isn't just for toddlers. Plenty of 6, 7, 8, and 9-year-olds still can't sleep in their own beds, panic at drop-off, or refuse to go on sleepovers. It doesn't mean your child is behind — it means there's something tender underneath that we can gently work on, at their pace, with you involved.
Therapy for Kids Going Through a Divorce
A divorce reshapes a child's whole world. Even kids who seem "fine" are often holding a lot they don't know how to talk about — confusion about what changed, worry about both parents, loyalty conflicts, fear about the future. We give kids a neutral, supportive space to process what's happening, and we work with parents on what to say (and what not to say) at home.
If your family is also navigating court involvement or co-parenting tension, we can speak to that, too.
Bedwetting, Encopresis & Later-Stage Toileting Issues
This one's quieter. Parents don't always know who to talk to about a 7-year-old who still wets the bed, or an 8-year-old having accidents at school. Pediatricians can rule out medical causes — but the emotional and behavioral side often needs a different kind of support. S
hame, anxiety, regression after a stressor, family stress, avoidance of sleepovers and playdates — all of this is real and treatable. We work with these issues without making your child feel like there's something wrong with them.
Parent Coaching & Consultation
Sometimes the most efficient way to help your child is to coach the adults around them. Parent coaching gives you concrete strategies for the meltdowns, the bedtime battles, the homework standoffs, and the hard conversations.
This can stand alone, or it can run alongside your child's individual sessions — whatever fits your family best. (You'll often hear coaching called "parent consultation" when it's done by a licensed therapist — that's what we offer here.)
To take children seriously is to value them for who they are right now rather than adults-in-the-making.
What Therapy for Kids Actually Looks Like
If you've never put your child in therapy before, you probably have a lot of questions about what actually happens. Here's the honest version.
Your first appointment is usually with you, the parent — not your child. We want to understand what's going on, what you've already tried, what your child is like at their best and at their hardest. We'll talk through your goals and what a realistic plan looks like.
From there, your child comes in. Early sessions are mostly about building trust. We use age-appropriate tools — play, art, games, conversation depending on the age and the kid — to help them feel safe and start to open up. We're not going to grill your 6-year-old about their feelings. We're going to meet them where they are.
Throughout the work, we check in with parents. You're not going to be in the dark. We'll share what we're working on, give you things to try at home, and adjust the plan as your child grows.
We provide child and pediatric therapy to families throughout the Las Vegas valley, including Summerlin, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Spring Valley, Centennial Hills, and the surrounding communities. Telehealth appointments are available for older kids when developmentally appropriate, and for parent coaching sessions anywhere in Nevada.
Child Therapy Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if my child needs therapy?
If your gut is telling you something feels off, that's enough of a reason to start a conversation. Some common signs: persistent worry or sadness, big behavioral changes, sleep struggles, school avoidance, anger that feels out of proportion, or going through a family change like a divorce, a move, or a loss. You don't need to have it all figured out before you reach out. A free consultation can help you decide whether therapy is the right next step.
What ages do you work with?
Our child therapy program is for kids ages 5 and up. For teenagers, we have a separate teen therapy program. For families with kids in both age ranges, we can coordinate care so siblings can be seen at the same practice.
Will I be involved in my child's therapy?
Yes — and in most cases, your involvement is part of what makes therapy work. We'll communicate regularly about goals, progress, and things to try at home. The specifics depend on your child's age and the issue we're working on, but you won't be left in the dark.
My child doesn't want to come. What do I do?
Totally common, and we can help you talk to them about it. A lot of kids who don't want to come are surprised by how much they like it once they're in the room. We'll go at your child's pace, and we'll never push them to talk about things they're not ready to talk about.
Where are you located?
Our office is at 3455 Cliff Shadows Pkwy, Suite 220, Las Vegas, NV 89129, inside The Cliffs Professional Center just off I-215 and the Cheyenne exit. We see families from across the Las Vegas valley, including Summerlin, Henderson, and North Las Vegas.