Counseling for Children and Youth
Emotional and behavioral counseling services to help children build confidence, manage emotions, and develop positive behaviors through support plans, academic interventions, child and teen counseling, and family therapy.
Services to Thrive at Home, School, and Beyond
Tailored Childrens' Counseling to Nurture Growth & Confidence
A Gift for the Soul,Inc. provides counseling for children and youth who struggle with emotional or behavioral challenges at school and at home. These challenges may include difficulty following directions and rules, completing tasks, maintaining attention, staying calm and focused, and managing anger or anxiety. Many also struggle with peer conflicts, bullying, frustration, worry, or low self-esteem.
Therapist Cynthia Serure, LCSW help children build essential skills in emotional regulation, self-control, decision-making, anger management, frustration tolerance, positive social interaction, self-awareness, and confidence.
Cynthia also supports parents by helping them understand their child’s behaviors and teaching effective behavior-modification strategies to manage challenges and encourage lasting positive change.
Benefits of Childrens' Counseling
Daily Stability
Navigate Daily Challenges with Ease
Empower your child to manage big emotions and stay on track. By focusing on emotional regulation and frustration tolerance, I help children move past outbursts and task avoidance, leading to calmer routines at home and more productive days in the classroom.
Social Growth
Build Confidence and Social Connection
Equip your child with the skills to foster positive relationships. Through personalized counseling, your child will learn how to navigate peer conflicts, handle social anxiety, and build the self-esteem necessary to interact with others with confidence and kindness.
Parent Support
Collaborative Strategies for Lasting Change
Enabling Your Child’s Success
Bridging the Gap Between School Support and Counseling Expertise
While school guidance counselors care deeply about helping students, their time and resources are often limited. As a result, they can only offer brief interventions that may not fully address your child’s ongoing emotional or behavioral needs. That’s where Cynthia Serure's, LCSW, experience makes a difference.
As both a counselor and former teacher, Cynthia brings firsthand knowledge of school systems, policies, and procedures, including how behavioral interventions and student accommodations are developed and implemented. She has worked alongside teachers, administrators, and guidance counselors, giving her insight into how schools operate and where additional, individualized support is needed.
With this unique combination of clinical counseling expertise and insider understanding of the education system, Cynthia helps parents bridge the gap between school and home. Her approach empowers children to better manage emotions, strengthen relationships, and succeed academically and socially in a supportive environment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your Questions About Counseling for Children and Youth
Teachers and school staff are often the first to notice when a child starts to struggle. They may see grades dropping, assignments unfinished, or signs of inattention and distraction. Sometimes, children appear hyper, argumentative, or get into fights. Teachers may also observe anxiety, fear, or frustration that affects how your child learns or connects with others.
When teachers notice ongoing issues, they usually reach out to parents to talk about what’s happening at school. This may begin with a phone call or email, followed by a parent–teacher conference. A guidance counselor may join the discussion to offer short-term support. If the behavior escalates, administrators might get involved and take disciplinary action.
Guidance counselors try to help through brief check-ins or short interventions. However, with large student caseloads, they often can’t provide ongoing, in-depth psychotherapy. Because of the many steps and responsibilities involved, it can take months before formal plans or services are in place—leaving some children without consistent emotional support.
Helping your child thrive requires a unified approach that bridges the gap between the classroom and the living room. By aligning the support your child receives at school with evidence-based strategies at home, we create a consistent environment where they feel understood, capable, and supported in every setting. To begin developing a tailored roadmap for your child's emotional and behavioral success, please request a consultation by calling 305-773-576.
Ready to Empower Your Child's Success?
At A Gift For the Soul, Inc. we believe every child has the potential to thrive with the right support. Through personalized counseling, children and youth learn coping strategies that strengthen relationships at home, school, and with peers.