Child therapy: a guide for pros
What customers ask, how to win the job, and what to put on your profile.
Offering child therapy
Parents come to you worried and want to know their child will be understood. Explain how you work with children and families in plain words.
What customers ask
- How do you work with young kids?
- Will I be in the room?
- How will you share progress?
- Do you coordinate with school?
- What if my child will not talk?
How to win the job
- Explain your parent involvement approach on the first call.
- State your license and training with children.
- Describe what a play-based session looks like.
- Put privacy rules for children in writing for parents.
- Offer a parent-only intake before the first child session.
- Share how you talk with teachers or pediatricians only with parent consent.
What to put on your profile
- License type and state
- Ages you see and concerns you focus on
- How parents are involved
- A short description of a first session
- Format and scheduling options
Follow-up that helps the customer
- Offer a parent coaching session to carry ideas home
- Share a short list of age-appropriate books on request
- Offer a goal review with the parents after a set period
Licenses and permits
Therapy and counseling are licensed professions. Hold the license your state board requires for the services you list, keep it current, and check the board's rules on telehealth and on practicing across state lines.
Questions
How do I explain confidentiality to a child?
Use plain words for the age, and share your written policy with parents at intake.
Can I speak with a teacher?
Only with parent consent and within your board's rules.
Pro reviewers
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Edit history
- Oct 29, 2026: Drafted by infinibell to our content guidelines.
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