Children’s Counselling

Children’s Counselling offers support for those struggling to cope with intense emotions or challenging life circumstances. Changes in a child’s environment or self-perception can lead to overwhelming emotional and behavioural changes that are difficult to manage. Stress, grief, loss, anxiety, depression, and family conflicts are just a few examples of issues that can significantly impact a child’s well-being.

Children's Counselling Pricing

We recognize that each young person is unique, so we work to create a treatment plan that addresses their specific needs. Our team of licensed therapists specializes in helping youth navigate issues such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship challenges, and more.

$165+

Per clinical hour

What Is Children's Counselling?

Children’s Counselling, also known as child therapy or psychotherapy, is a type of mental health treatment that focuses on young children and adolescents, who are experiencing various mental health issues or psychological distress. Child therapists use a variety of techniques and approaches to help children and families understand and resolve problems, modify behaviour, and make positive changes in their lives.

Common issues addressed in children’s counselling include:
  • Divorce
  • Grief and the death of a loved one, pet, friend etc.
  • Witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event(s)
  • Mental health conditions and psychological distress (i.e., anxiety and depression)
  • Bullying, self-esteem
  • Sexual, emotional, and/or physical abuse
  • Relocation issues (i.e., changing schools, homes, families, and/or cities/states)
  • Family substance abuse or addiction

What does Children’s counselling look like?

Children’s counselling at Stone Silo offers a safe, supportive space where children can express thoughts and feelings in ways that feel natural to them. Sessions may include play, art, storytelling, or gentle conversation to help children work through emotions, build coping skills, and gain confidence. Parents and caregivers are often part of the process, helping support a child’s growth both in and outside of therapy.

Stone Silo offers Child-Centred Play Therapy (CCPT) and Integrative Child Therapy, allowing care to match each child’s needs. CCPT is led entirely by the child, with therapists following their lead through play to support emotional expression and healing. Integrative Child Therapy blends creative expression with gentle guidance from the therapist, offering more structure when a child benefits from additional support or skill-building. During an initial consultation, we help families determine which approach is the best fit.

Our Team

Ally Dunphy

Art Therapist, Registered Psychotherapist - She/Her

My specialties: Art Therapy, Child-Centered, Directive & Non-Directive

Age Group: 4-12 year olds

Serving: Listowel

Price: Individual – 50 minutes – $180
I also offer 25-minute and 80-minute sessions

Parental Separation & Divorce
Anxiety
Emotional Regulation
Anger Management
Self-Esteem & Confidence
School & Peer Issues
Ally Dunphy
Alyssa Strachan

Alyssa Strachan

Registered Psychotherapist, Play Therapist Intern - She/Her

My specialties: Client-centred therapy, Tabletop RPG therapy (Game to Grow Method), Attachment, Autism, Emotional regulation, Life transitions, Sexuality & gender identity, Grief

Age Group: 3 – 35 year olds

Serving: Waterloo

Price: $180 for individual therapy, $190 for Play-based Therapy

Play-Based therapy
ADHD
Anxiety
Depression
CBT
DBT

Brittni Jackson

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) - She/Her

My specialties: Child-Centred Play Therapy, Expressive Arts, Children’s Therapy

Age Group: 3-12 year olds

Serving: Listowel

Price: Individual – 50 minutes – $180

Anxiety
Emotional regulation
Behavioural concerns
Self-Esteem
ADHD
Stress Management
Brittni
Jennifer N

Jennifer Nahwegahbow

Registered Psychotherapist - She/Her

My specialties: Child-Centred Play Therapy, Child-Parent Relationship Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Alternatives to Talk Therapy for Adolescents, Therapeutic Support for Parents and Children affected by neurodiversity, Child & Adolescents/Teen Mental Health

Age Group: 3+ year olds

Serving: Listowel

Price: Individual – 50 minutes – $225
I also offer 80-minute sessions

Stress Management
Anxiety
Emotional regulation
Behaviour
Parenting
Expressive Arts

Katie Bauer

MA RSW, CPT

My specialties: Child-Centred Play Therapy, Sandtray Therapy, Expressive Arts, and Spiritual Care

Age groups I work with: 3-11 year olds

Serving: Waterloo

Price: Individual – 50 minutes – $180

Anger Management
Relationship Counselling
Depression/Suicide Ideation
Anxiety
Religious Trauma
Trauma
ADHD
Katie Bauer
Raquel

Raquel Sutherland

Master Social Worker, Registered Social Worker - She/Her

My specialties: Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Attachment and Attunement, Somatic Experiencing, and Internal Family Systems

Age Group: 4+ year olds

Serving: Waterloo

Price: Individual – 50 minutes – $170
Relationship – 50 minutes – $190
I also offer 25-minute, 80-minute & 2-hour sessions

ADHD
Anxiety/panic disorders/OCD
Depression/suicide ideation
Emotional regulation
Borderline personality
Relationship Therapy
Family Counselling

Sarah Allen

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) - She/Her

My specialties: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT), Attachment-Based Practices, Psychodynamic Therapy

Age Group: 4+ year olds

Serving: Waterloo

Price: Individual – 50 minutes – $170
Relationship – 50 minutes – $190
I also offer 80-minute sessions

Trauma
Emotional Regulation
Anxiety
2SLGBTQIA+
Alcohol Addiction
Grief
Borderline Personality Disorder
Eating Disorders
Sarah Allen

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