Services · Child & adolescent counseling · Vernon Hills, IL
Counseling for kids and teens
Touchstone supports and empowers children and adolescents to meet their challenges and reach their potential, with therapists who know how to help a young person say what is on their mind.
Touchstone Therapy Center provides child and adolescent counseling in Vernon Hills, IL, using play, sand tray, art and talk therapy, with parents involved along the way.
Who it’s for
Ages 6 through the teen years
Approach
Play, art, sand tray and talk therapy
Parents
Involved in periodic sessions
Where
In clinic or by telehealth
How we work
Kids don’t always have the words, so we meet them where they are
Everyone likes and deserves to have fun, and we bring that to all our pediatric therapies. Games, sand tray, art therapy and other activities let us work with children in a fun and engaging way.
Children are not always able to tell us what is on their minds in so many words. Our therapists get creative in understanding your child and give them opportunities to share their emotional experience with the vocabulary they use best.
Sessions center on the child’s experiences and goals, with the therapist as their advocate. Parents join periodic sessions to discuss progress and provide context, and confidentiality is kept to build trust, with key themes shared when needed.
We help with
Common reasons families come to us
- Anxiety, worry and fears
- School problems and refusal
- Social skills and friendships
- Anger, mood swings and big feelings
- Adoption, divorce and family changes
- Sibling and parent-child conflict
- Developmental and attention issues
Approaches and programs
How we work with kids and teens
Anxiety in children
How anxiety shows up in kids, and how child therapy, parent coaching and the SPACE program help.
SPACE for parents
Yale’s parent-based program for childhood anxiety. You change how you respond, so your child feels supported and capable.
Child therapy or family therapy?
When one-on-one work fits, when the whole family should be in the room, and how to choose.
Skills groups
Resourceful Realms and Stronger Together are therapist-led groups where kids practice social and coping skills with peers.
DIR Floortime
A play-based, relationship-based approach for children with autism, sensory and developmental differences.
Multilingual care
Counseling in Spanish, Hindi and Gujarati for families more comfortable in another language.
Getting started
What to expect
1
Request a call
Tell us a little about your child. It takes two minutes.
2
Intake call
Our care coordinator matches you with a child therapist who fits your goals, schedule and insurance.
3
First session
Your child and the therapist get to know each other; parents share what brings you in.
4
Ongoing sessions
Most families meet weekly at first. Parents join periodic sessions to talk about progress.
FAQ
Child and teen counseling questions
Your care team
Meet our child and adolescent therapists
Get started
Ready to get started?
Touchstone Therapy Center is here to help. Fill out this form to schedule an appointment, or call (847) 996-6666 and our care coordinator will call you back.
Call (847) 996-6666
Hours Mon–Thu 8:30–7 · Fri 8:30–5 · Sat 9–1
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