Working across the lifespan keeps the work grounded. A 9-year-old will tell you something different than a 17-year-old, who will tell you something different than a 40-year-old. Sitting with all three populations means I do not get stuck in a single framework or assume one tool fits everyone.
With children, my work is often play-based. The play is doing the work, not just filling the time. I follow what the child shows up with, and over time we develop a way to work with what is hard. Parents are part of this; I am almost always coaching parents alongside the work with the child.
With teens, I am direct. Adolescents have an excellent radar for adults who are performing care and adults who are present. I do not perform. The work tends to focus on identity, mood, family dynamics, and the developmental task of figuring out who they are becoming.
With adults, the work varies. Some of it is mood-focused; some is identity-focused; some is about long-running patterns that have stopped serving who you are now. I work with LGBTQIA+ clients across all these populations, and affirming care is part of how I work, not an add-on.
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