School Anxiety, Academic Struggles and School Refusal
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School Anxiety, Academic Struggles and School Refusal

When school becomes a source of panic, tears, or emotional shutdown, your child may be dealing with more than just nerves. At The Counseling Corner, we specialize in helping children and teens overcome school anxiety, refusal, learning struggles, peer challenges, and emotional overwhelm. Through play therapy, CBT, family support, and school collaboration, we help students rebuild confidence, regulate emotions, and reconnect with the joy of learning—because every child deserves to feel safe, capable, and connected in the classroom and beyond.

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Adoptive Family Counseling: Support, Identity, and Hope
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Adoptive Family Counseling: Support, Identity, and Hope

Adoption is a beautiful journey—but it comes with questions, emotions, and unique challenges. At The Counseling Corner, our adoption-competent therapists help children, teens, and parents navigate identity, attachment, grief, and connection. Whether you're wondering how to talk about adoption, supporting a child with trauma, or facing emotional struggles in the teen years, we offer compassionate, research-based counseling to help your family grow with confidence and clarity. You're not alone—we're here every step of the way.

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Fighting: From Aggression to Peace
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Fighting: From Aggression to Peace

Aggression, violence, and emotional outbursts aren’t just “bad behavior”—they’re signals of deeper emotional struggles. At The Counseling Corner, we help children, teens, and young adults uncover what’s underneath the anger, learn emotional regulation, and build trust and peace at home and beyond.

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Children and Teen Stealing: Counseling and Parental Support
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Children and Teen Stealing: Counseling and Parental Support

When a child or teen steals, it’s easy to panic—but the truth is, this behavior often signals an unmet emotional need, not a character flaw. Learn why kids steal, how to respond with compassion and clarity, and when to seek professional help. Our Orlando-based therapists are here to support you with expert insight and family-centered care.

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Problems At School and Resistance
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Problems At School and Resistance

School and Work Problems: Navigating Challenges, Unlocking Potential
Struggling with focus, anxiety, or burnout at school or work? You’re not alone—and help is here. At Counseling Corner, we support children, teens, and adults facing learning challenges, ADHD, school refusal, procrastination, impostor syndrome, and workplace stress. Whether it’s a child avoiding school, a teen drowning in academic pressure, or an adult battling burnout, we offer targeted counseling that helps individuals regain clarity, motivation, and emotional resilience. Serving Orlando and Central Florida with in-person and virtual sessions, we help families and professionals break through obstacles and thrive.

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Chronic Medical Illness and Children
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Chronic Medical Illness and Children

When a child is diagnosed with a chronic illness, it impacts more than just their physical health—it affects their confidence, friendships, school life, and emotional wellbeing. At The Counseling Corner, our licensed therapists provide compassionate therapy and coaching to help children, teens, and families build resilience, reduce stress, and find healing—emotionally and mentally. Whether your child is struggling with isolation, fear of treatment, or anxiety about the future, we’re here to walk with you every step of the way.

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Blended Family help for Parents
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Blended Family help for Parents

Blending families is a journey that comes with emotional, structural, and relational challenges—but also deep potential for healing, love, and connection. This comprehensive guide explores loyalty conflicts, grief, discipline struggles, and the slow process of bonding, offering support for parents, teens, and stepparents. Backed by expert insights and proven strategies, families will find encouragement, clarity, and tools to thrive together. Learn how The Counseling Corner helps blended families build lasting unity through therapy, coaching, and guidance—both online and in-person.

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Self-Injury Help for Parents
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Self-Injury Help for Parents

Self-injury—often misunderstood and hidden—affects teens and adults alike. This compassionate guide from Counseling Corner explores why people self-harm, how to recognize the signs, and what evidence-based treatments help promote healing. With insights for families, practical tools, and therapy options like DBT and somatic experiencing, this article lights a path toward hope and recovery

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Substance Abuse and Parenting
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Substance Abuse and Parenting

Substance abuse doesn’t just affect individuals—it disrupts the emotional and relational fabric of entire families. This guide explores how addiction reshapes family roles, shares practical strategies for support, and offers hope through compassionate, evidence-based therapy at The Counseling Corner.

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Managing Childhood Conduct Disorders
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Managing Childhood Conduct Disorders

At The Counseling Corner, we provide expert, compassionate guidance for parents navigating childhood behavior challenges, including conduct problems, Conduct Disorder (CD), and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). Learn how to recognize serious behavioral patterns like aggression, rule-breaking, or persistent defiance—and take practical steps to create structure, improve communication, and strengthen your parent-child relationship. Our therapists specialize in proven methods such as CBT, PCIT, and trauma-informed care to support healing and growth. You don’t have to face these challenges alone—help is here.

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Relocations, Moves, and Children
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Relocations, Moves, and Children

Relocation can be one of the most emotionally complex changes a child faces—especially when it's tied to grief, divorce, or major life upheaval. At The Counseling Corner, we help families navigate these transitions with compassion and evidence-based tools. Whether you're moving across town or across the globe, our team supports your child in processing change, maintaining connection, and building resilience. From cultural adjustment to post-divorce transitions, we're here to help your family grow stronger—wherever life takes you.

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Your Child Online
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Your Child Online

Navigating the digital world with your child can feel overwhelming. At Counseling Corner, we offer a clear, compassionate guide to protecting your child from online threats—like cyberbullying, deepfakes, and excessive screen use—while also helping you model healthy digital habits. Learn practical strategies to ensure your child’s safety and emotional well-being in today’s ever-connected world.

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Your Child and Divorce
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Your Child and Divorce

Divorce can feel like a tidal wave in a child’s life—sweeping away their sense of security and understanding. At The Counseling Corner, we offer compassionate, child-centered counseling to help kids and teens make sense of big changes, manage difficult emotions, and stay connected to both parents. We guide families through healing with age-appropriate therapy, emotional safety, and tools for expression. Because your child’s emotional future matters—let’s help them navigate it with care.

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Forgiveness and Reconciliation for Kids
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Forgiveness and Reconciliation for Kids

Families don't just carry pain—they often carry it silently. At The Counseling Corner, we help parents and children confront the emotional weight of past hurts and begin a path toward true forgiveness, healing, and—when safe—reconciliation. Whether you’re struggling with guilt, resentment, broken trust, or deep family rifts, our therapists provide trauma-informed guidance rooted in proven models. Through counseling, families can learn to let go of bitterness, restore emotional bonds, and model compassion that empowers the next generation. Forgiveness is hard, but it’s also transformative—and it’s possible

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Grief, Loss and Kids
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Grief, Loss and Kids

When children grieve, their sorrow doesn't always look like sadness—it may appear as silence, confusion, or sudden emotional storms. At The Counseling Corner, we offer gentle, expert support to help little hearts process the unimaginable. Whether a child has lost a parent, sibling, or grandparent, our trauma-informed therapists use play, art, and conversation to help families heal together. Grief doesn’t disappear—but with care, kids can grow through it, reclaim joy, and carry their loved one’s memory with peace and resilience.

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Control vs. Letting Go In Parenting
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Control vs. Letting Go In Parenting

What does control vs letting go really look like in everyday family life? From meltdowns to milestones, this guide helps parents respond with empathy, structure, and steadiness. Expect actionable ideas and a few truths that might just change your perspective.

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Balance Structure and Freedom
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Balance Structure and Freedom

Balanced parenting isn’t about perfection—it’s about being the flexible yet firm guide your child needs. At The Counseling Corner, we help Orlando parents blend emotional warmth with clear boundaries to raise confident, resilient children. Whether you're navigating toddler tantrums, co-parenting after divorce, or raising teens, our expert support equips you with practical tools and a personalized approach rooted in compassion and research. It’s time to ditch extremes and find the palm tree balance your family needs.

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Safe Harbor in the Storm
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Safe Harbor in the Storm

Your child doesn’t need perfect seas—they need you to be their safe harbor. At The Counseling Corner, we help Orlando parents build emotional mastery, resilience, and calm under pressure so you can be the steady anchor your child runs to in life’s hardest moments. With expert parent coaching and therapy, we equip you to raise resilient, emotionally grounded kids—not by shielding them from storms, but by modeling how to stand strong within them. Safe harbor parenting isn’t about perfection—it’s about being present, prepared, and powerful in love.

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 Choosing Grace Over Guilt: A Counseling Guide to Parenting
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Choosing Grace Over Guilt: A Counseling Guide to Parenting

Are you parenting from guilt or grace? At The Counseling Corner, we help Orlando families shift from harsh, perfection-driven patterns or over-permissiveness to grace-filled parenting rooted in connection, boundaries, and healing. Through parent coaching and family therapy, we guide you to raise resilient, confident children—not to earn love, but because they know they are already loved. When you parent from grace, you’re not controlling your child—you’re leading with love, courage, and purpose.

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