Depression Counseling for Children

🌧️ Depression Counseling for Children In Orlando, Since 1998

Compassionate, Evidence-Based Help for Kids Who Feel Stuck, Sad, Depressed, or Shut Down

Children feel deeply—even if they can’t always say what hurts. When a child is struggling with depression, it may show up as sadness, withdrawal, anger, or exhaustion. It can impact school, friendships, sleep, self-esteem, and the way they see the world—and themselves.

Depression isn’t just “feeling down.” It’s a heavy fog that can settle over your thoughts, energy, motivation, and sense of self—making even the smallest tasks feel overwhelming. Whether you child’s silently struggling or visibly sinking, they don’t have to face it alone.

At The Counseling Corner, we offer child-focused depression therapy in Orlando that’s warm, developmentally appropriate, and grounded in research. Since 1998, our licensed therapists have helped children and families navigate depression with care, creativity, and lasting support.

🧠 What Depression Looks Like in Children

Depression in children doesn’t always look like “sadness.” It may show up as:

• Constant irritability, low frustration tolerance, or anger

• Tearfulness or emotional numbness

• Loss of interest in play or once-loved activities

• Difficulty sleeping, nightmares, or wanting to sleep all the time

• Changes in appetite or unexplained physical complaints

• Feeling “bad,” guilty, or worthless

• Withdrawing from friends or family

• Trouble focusing in school or sudden academic decline

• Talking about wanting to disappear or feeling like a burden

Some kids act out. Others shut down. Some do both in the same day. That’s why our therapists create a safe space to understand what your child’s behaviors may be trying to say underneath the surface.

🎨 How Therapy Helps Depressed Children Heal

Our therapists use age-appropriate, evidence-based therapy methods to help children:

• Name and express difficult emotions

• Learn how to handle sadness, anger, or overwhelm

• Identify negative self-beliefs and replace them with realistic, hopeful ones

• Reconnect with joy, play, and confidence

• Improve relationships at home and school

• Heal from trauma, bullying, grief, or big life changes

• Build emotional resilience and self-worth

We collaborate with parents every step of the way—because healing a child also means supporting the systems that surround them.

💬 What Parents Should Know About Childhood Depression

1. Depression isn’t just sadness—it’s a whole-body experience.
Your child might not say “I’m depressed.” Instead, they may act out, withdraw, or just seem off. Changes in behavior, energy, sleep, or interest are often key clues.

2. You didn’t cause this.
Depression isn’t a result of bad parenting. It’s a sign that your child’s emotional resources are overwhelmed—and that they need help regulating what feels too big to manage alone.

3. Early support makes a difference.
The earlier we intervene, the more we can prevent long-term effects on self-esteem, relationships, and identity. Therapy gives kids tools that can last a lifetime.

4. You are a critical part of the process.
We offer regular parent check-ins, coaching, and family sessions to help you feel equipped—not helpless—in supporting your child.

5. Hope is real—and healing is possible.
With the right therapeutic approach, many children begin showing progress within weeks. Our goal isn’t just to “treat symptoms”—it’s to help your child rediscover joy, safety, and a sense of self.

🛠️ Therapies We Use for Childhood Depression

We customize every treatment plan to meet your child’s developmental, emotional, and relational needs. Our evidence-based tools include:

• Play Therapy – A developmentally appropriate way for kids to express feelings through imagination, stories, and symbolism

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – Helps children identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and build emotional regulation skills

• Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) – Supports children whose depression is connected to trauma, loss, or abuse

• Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) – A rapid, non-verbal eye movement therapy that helps reduce emotional pain linked to distressing images or memories

• Narrative & Creative Arts Therapy – Helps kids process emotions through storytelling, art, and self-expression

• Supportive Therapy – Provides emotional validation, active listening, and a safe therapeutic relationship that fosters healing

• Parent Coaching & Family Therapy – Supports parents and caregivers in creating a secure, consistent emotional environment

🏡 Why Choose The Counseling Corner for Child Depression Therapy?

• 🧠 Full-time, licensed child therapists with deep expertise in depression, trauma, and emotional development

• 👨‍👩‍👧 Collaborative approach with parents and caregivers

• 📚 CBT, TF-CBT, ART, and other research-backed methods tailored for kids

• 🏡 Comfortable, family-friendly spaces in Orlando, Clermont, and Orange City/Deland

• 💻 In-person or telehealth and bilingual options available

We meet each child with empathy, patience, and insight—never rushing the process, always honoring the story.

💡 Let Hope In—You Don’t Have to Walk This Alone

Depression doesn’t define your child—and they don’t have to carry it alone. Let’s help them feel seen, supported, and emotionally strong again.

📞 Call The Counseling Corner at 407-843-4968 to schedule your child’s depression counseling session.

📍 Proudly Serving Central Florida Families

When Life Feels Heavy, We Help You Lighten the Load

Our Orlando office is located near the Milk District, Thornton Park, Colonial Town, Lake Como, Lake Eola Heights, Lake Davis, and Lake Highland neighborhoods. We also have locations in Clairmont and an Orange City/Deland/Debary/Sanford area office (Satellite Office).

Contact us today 407-843-4968 and start your journey toward a brighter future. Schedule your therapy appointment in Orlando now.

👩‍⚕️ Meet Our Child & Family Therapists

Find the right therapist:

• Dr. Ernest W. Reilly, LCSW

• Dr Judi Allen, LCSW

• Walter Echols, LCSW

• Amanda Riendeau, LCSW, LISW, LICSW-S

• Michelle Buchanan, LMHC, LMFT (Clermont Office)

• Andreina Bello, LMHC (Spanish Speaking & English Speaking)

• Michael Bombka (Orange City/Deland/Sanford/Debary office and Orlando)