Symptoms of Depression in Children
Do you notice a marked change in your child's mood that has been present more than two weeks?
Sadness,
Irritability,
Loss of interest or pleasure in normally pleasurable activities,
Fatigue,
Insomnia or hypersomnia,
Failure to make expected weight gains,
Inability to concentrate,
Recurring thoughts of death,
Emptiness or hopelessness present in your child most of the day.
If so, your child may be suffering from depression. Consider getting further help for your child today.
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Susan Stutzman, LCPC, NCC, RPT-S
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- Adoption & Attachment
- Anxiety & Worry
- Medical Trauma
- Somatic Concerns
- ADHD / ADD
- Anger & Aggression
- Autism
- Bedwetting / Toileting
- Behavioral Challenges
- Bipolar
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Depression
- Divorce & Family Transitions
- Family Relationships
- Food, Feeding & Eating
- Grief, Death & Loss
- OCD
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- School Behavior
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Sports Anxiety
- Tics
- Parent-Child Reunification
Faith-integrated
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Cheryl Welsh, LCPC, RPT-S, I/ECMH-C
- Adoption & Attachment
- Anxiety & Worry
- Autism
- ADHD / ADD
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- Anger & Aggression
- Bedwetting / Toileting
- Behavioral Challenges
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Depression
- Family Relationships
- Grief, Death & Loss
- Medical Trauma
- OCD
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- School Behavior
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Tics
- Bipolar
- Food, Feeding & Eating
- Parent-Child Reunification
- Somatic Concerns
- Sports Anxiety
Jon Caes, LCSW
- Autism
- Behavioral Challenges
- Divorce & Family Transitions
- Family Relationships
- Grief, Death & Loss
- School Behavior
- ADHD / ADD
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- Adoption & Attachment
- Anger & Aggression
- Anxiety & Worry
- Depression
- Medical Trauma
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- Sports Anxiety
- Bedwetting / Toileting
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Food, Feeding & Eating
- OCD
- Parent-Child Reunification
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Somatic Concerns
- Tics
Faith-integrated
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Erin Owens, LPC, NCC
- Anxiety & Worry
- Family Relationships
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- School Behavior
- ADHD / ADD
- Anger & Aggression
- Behavioral Challenges
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Depression
- Divorce & Family Transitions
- Food, Feeding & Eating
- Grief, Death & Loss
- OCD
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- Adoption & Attachment
- Autism
- Bedwetting / Toileting
- Medical Trauma
- Somatic Concerns
- Sports Anxiety
- Tics
Faith-integrated
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Garimaa Gupta, LCPC, RYT
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- Grief, Death & Loss
- ADHD / ADD
- Anger & Aggression
- Anxiety & Worry
- Behavioral Challenges
- Divorce & Family Transitions
- Family Relationships
- School Behavior
- Adoption & Attachment
- Autism
- Bedwetting / Toileting
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Depression
- Medical Trauma
- Parent-Child Reunification
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Somatic Concerns
- Tics
Samantha de Souza, M.A., Counseling Intern
- Anxiety & Worry
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Depression
- Divorce & Family Transitions
- Family Relationships
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- ADHD / ADD
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- Adoption & Attachment
- Anger & Aggression
- Bedwetting / Toileting
- Behavioral Challenges
- Food, Feeding & Eating
- Grief, Death & Loss
- Medical Trauma
- OCD
- Parent-Child Reunification
- School Behavior
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Somatic Concerns
Counseling intern
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Sophie Hill, ALMFT
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- Adoption & Attachment
- Family Relationships
- ADHD / ADD
- Anger & Aggression
- Anxiety & Worry
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Divorce & Family Transitions
- Grief, Death & Loss
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- Autism
- Bedwetting / Toileting
- Behavioral Challenges
- Depression
- Medical Trauma
- OCD
- School Behavior
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Somatic Concerns
- Tics
Faith-integrated
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Courtney Johns, LCSW
- Anxiety & Worry
- OCD
- School Behavior
- ADHD / ADD
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- Anger & Aggression
- Autism
- Behavioral Challenges
- Depression
- Divorce & Family Transitions
- Family Relationships
- Grief, Death & Loss
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Somatic Concerns
Lauren Clancy, LCSW, C-SSWS
- School Behavior
- ADHD / ADD
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- Adoption & Attachment
- Anger & Aggression
- Anxiety & Worry
- Autism
- Behavioral Challenges
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Depression
- Divorce & Family Transitions
- Family Relationships
- Grief, Death & Loss
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- Somatic Concerns
- Sports Anxiety
- Bedwetting / Toileting
- Food, Feeding & Eating
- OCD
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Tics
Kristy Mahal, LPC, PEL
- School Behavior
- ADHD / ADD
- Anger & Aggression
- Anxiety & Worry
- Autism
- Behavioral Challenges
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Family Relationships
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- Bedwetting / Toileting
- Depression
- Divorce & Family Transitions
- Grief, Death & Loss
- Medical Trauma
- OCD
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Somatic Concerns
Carrie Madden Choquette, MSW, NMT Certified, CCPT
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- ADHD / ADD
- Anger & Aggression
- Anxiety & Worry
- Behavioral Challenges
- Divorce & Family Transitions
- Family Relationships
- Grief, Death & Loss
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- School Behavior
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Sports Anxiety
- Adoption & Attachment
- Autism
- Bedwetting / Toileting
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Depression
- Medical Trauma
- OCD
Liz Blaha, LCPC
- Abuse & Trauma Recovery
- Adoption & Attachment
- Body Image & Self-Esteem
- Food, Feeding & Eating
- ADHD / ADD
- Anger & Aggression
- Anxiety & Worry
- Autism
- Behavioral Challenges
- Depression
- Divorce & Family Transitions
- Family Relationships
- Grief, Death & Loss
- Medical Trauma
- OCD
- Parent-Child Reunification
- Peer Concerns / Friendships
- School Behavior
- Self-Harm & Safety
- Sports Anxiety
- Bedwetting / Toileting
- Somatic Concerns
- Tics
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