Compass Health Center accepts most major commercial insurance plans. Insurance benefits and coverage are verified individually, call us to understand how Compass works with you to make care as affordable as possible.
Ages 5-13
Immediate, Specialized Mental Health Treatment for Kids
Parenting a child who is struggling with mental health can leave you feeling anxious, defeated, and helpless. At Compass Health Center, we recognize the urgency for effective, evidence-based children’s mental health services tailored to the specific needs of children in a vibrant, welcoming, and positive environment. At the heart of our programs is comprehensive support and dedicated, specialized care for families on their healing journey. Feel confident knowing that choosing Compass Health Center is a positive step towards nurturing your child’s well-being and future.
Supporting Pediatric Mental Health
Compass Health Center warmly embraces every family and individual’s journey to enhanced well-being. Parents seeking a compassionate mental health center for kids will find specialized and intentionally designed programs that address their child’s specific needs, equipping them with the tools to cope and overcome mental health challenges that come their way.
When you join the Compass Health Center family, your child’s care begins with a personalized treatment plan that integrates psychiatry, individual, family, and group therapy, and evidence-based strategies, supported by our dedicated team of pediatric mental health specialists. We also recognize the importance of academic success and offer robust support in executive functioning and academic performance. Our education specialists work alongside therapists to ensure that your child’s mental health care is complemented by educational support, helping them succeed not just in treatment, but also in their academic endeavors.
This integrated approach minimizes disruptions to your child’s daily life, providing a seamless continuation of their development and learning! This is how we achieve harmony between the two:
Resuming participation in school, social activities, and age-appropriate events:
Maintaining a sense of normalcy during this time is the best for your child’s well-being; our programs are designed to complement their normal routine as much as possible.
Recognizing their strengths, talents, and potential:
Every child has unique strengths, and our program is focused on helping them grow and thrive in their individuality.
Developing effective strategies for emotional regulation:
Children aren’t inherently capable of effectively regulating their emotions; our programs develop these skills as the foundation for overall mental well-being.
Boosting self-esteem and confidence:
A strong sense of identity is core to a child’s development; our early intervention programs aim to improve your child’s trust and confidence in themselves.
Acquiring skills for handling everyday challenges, setbacks, and stressors:
Life presents obstacles no matter our age; we teach children vital skills to navigate them confidently.
Enhancing communication and interpersonal skills:
Healthy and stable relationships require effective communication; our treatments provide opportunities to connect with peers and family.
Age-Specific PHP and IOP Programs
Explore Our Children’s Mental Health Services
Navigating your child’s mental health journey can feel overwhelming, but you’re not alone. It’s normal to feel uncertain, especially when considering new treatment paths for your family like Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) programs. While these programs may seem intimidating if they are unfamiliar, they actually offer approachable treatment options.
Compass Health Center’s Child Partial Hospitalization Program serves as a robust alternative to higher levels of care, such as inpatient medical care, residential centers, or visits to the local emergency room. Our approach helps maintain a sense of normalcy and family connection by allowing children to receive specialized, comprehensive treatment while still giving them the freedom to sleep at home each night. Our Child Intensive Outpatient Program provides similar benefits with less treatment time per week, offering flexibility with evening sessions. Both PHP and IOP for children are designed to deliver multidisciplinary support, psychiatry, and counseling, including individual, group, and family therapy, tailored to each child’s specific needs.
Our expert clinical team gets to know you and your family, working collaboratively, thoughtfully, and quickly to ensure you have immediate access to the care that is right for your child. With Compass Health Center, you can expect a commitment to strengthening mental health for kids and families as a whole—without the wait.
AGES 5-13
Child Programs
Learn MoreOur Young Child & Child Programs, offered at both the PHP and IOP levels, are designed to nurture essential life skills in children by supporting emotion identification, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, relaxation techniques, and enhanced communication skills. Early childhood intervention is essential for helping children reach their full potential.
Parents and children can expect a comprehensive, compassionate approach starting with a full evaluation led by our team of psychiatrists to determine what level of care is right for them. Based on these results, we will create a tailored treatment plan for their specific mental health conditions, goals, and preferences. Your child will work directly toward those goals with a dedicated pediatric mental health specialist using a broad range of clinically proven treatment methods and therapies.
Understandably, mental health and substance use can impact a child's ability to thrive in school. Our academic support services help students manage their academic responsibilities while addressing their treatment needs. Compass Health Center educators work with your child to develop effective study skills, time management strategies, and organizational methods to improve their academic performance.
Compass Virtual
Our virtual mental health treatment for kids (ages 12+) provides convenient and compassionate care from the comfort of your home. Connect with our expert clinicians to receive comprehensive guidance and support in your children’s mental health journey. Help is always within reach.
Supporting Every Child’s Unique Mental Health Needs
Childhood is a crucial and sensitive period where foundational emotional and social skills are developed. During these years, children encounter a series of developmental milestones, which, while exciting, can also present unique challenges that affect their mental health. They must navigate their expanding social world, from making friends at school to dealing with family dynamics at home, which can be daunting and sometimes lead to anxiety, stress, and emotional turmoil.
The Importance of Behavioral Therapy for Kids
Behavioral therapy is a cornerstone of our approach at Compass Health Center, offering young children a structured and evidence-based method to understand and manage their thoughts, emotions, and actions effectively. This form of therapy is particularly beneficial for kids as it teaches them practical skills such as problem-solving, emotion regulation, and appropriate communication early in life. These skills are vital for children to navigate daily stressors, manage conflicts constructively, and foster healthy relationships with their families and peers.
Child Psychiatry & Its Role in Holistic, Integrated Care
Psychiatry plays a pivotal role in comprehensive children’s mental health services by blending medical expertise with therapeutic care to address psychological concerns. Our team of child psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners are not just experts in diagnosing and managing mental health conditions; they are compassionate advocates who understand the complexities of each child’s strengths and challenges. Providing crucial guidance to families, our pediatric psychiatrists are committed to helping parents understand their child’s challenges, and lending support in an environment conducive to healing and growth.
Our Treatment Approach and Methodologies
Our children’s mental health services are customized, evidence-based, and delivered by experienced clinicians who specialize in working with children. Each unique program includes a diverse range of therapies to ensure every child receives the best care possible tailored to their specific challenges and strengths. Our approach to pediatric mental health treatment allows your child to discover new methods of self-expression, growth, and healing.
CPT addresses “stuck points” (trauma-centered cognitive distortions) via applying cognitive-behavioral techniques, such as Socratic dialogue, challenging questions, and collaborative identification of common thinking errors. These interventions aid patients’ trauma recovery processes, allowing for more flexible thinking and the development of new, balanced beliefs.
DBT is an evidence-based model of treatment designed by Dr. Marsha Linehan to help patients build meaningful lives and improve their ability to regulate emotions. DBT guides patients through identifying patterns in thinking, behavior, emotions, and interpersonal interactions that contribute to problems in living. Once identified, the goal is to change these patterns using coping skills. The “D” in DBT refers to dialectics, the presence or co-occurrence of two seemingly contradictory or opposing concepts simultaneously. DBT centers on the dialectic of acceptance and change and encourages individuals to walk the middle path between the two, working to balance acceptance (“I’m doing the best I can,” “this is how things are right now”) and change (“I need to try different for things to be different”). DBT comprises four central tenets to help people accept and change: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Emotion Regulation.
ACT is an evidence-based therapeutic model that combines behavior modification interventions with specific types of acceptance and mindfulness exercises. ACT aims to change a person’s relationship with their own troubling thoughts, whether it is ruminating on past mistakes, focusing on potential threats in the future, or feeling overwhelmed by traumatic memories. In changing how a person thinks about and responds to these troubling thoughts, that person frees themselves up to live a value-based, rich, full, and meaningful life. Since there is no manualized protocol for ACT, Compass adapts tools to meet patients and groups where they are at in their treatment journey. These tools assist patients in making room for their emotional experiences and to have space to focus on identifying and doing what is most important to them.
ERP is one of the most effective treatments for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and other complex anxiety diagnoses, including Illness Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and other anxiety disorders. Patients gradually confront their feared object or situation in a hierarchical, prolonged, and planned manner. By doing so, patients learn to gain mastery over their anxiety and fears.
Emotion regulation refers to adjusting or modulating one’s emotions. The phrase “Emotion Regulation” is a DBT term that denotes a set of skills designed to help individuals both increase resilience to intense emotions and decrease suffering related to emotions. These skills are not designed to “eliminate” or “avoid” emotions, but rather to help individuals identify and express emotions, alter their responses to their emotions, shift the emotions they are experiencing and/or the intensity of their emotions, and navigate difficult to sit with emotions safely and effectively.
Group therapy includes one or two group facilitators and a cohort of participants (typically between 4 – 16 people in the space). The number and make-up of participants in each group may depend upon program census, type/content of group, and various other factors. The group therapy space is developed to be a confidential and supportive milieu in which participants can learn and practice coping skills and discuss topics to build insight and actively move towards identified treatment goals. Group members are encouraged to validate and relate to each other and engage with therapists to discuss and process skill integration, emotions, and thought processes that influence specific behaviors and share about current struggles and successes. Group therapy at Compass Health Center focuses on building awareness around behavioral goals, learning and practicing evidenced-based skills, and using a confidential space to process relevant and relatable topics with peers. Group facilitators guide understanding related to skills and topics linked to ACT, DBT, and CBT while connecting these topics to treatment objectives and skill application and integration in the home, school, and work settings. Groups may be didactic, psychoeducational, interpersonal/process, or experiential and often employ multiple techniques to increase engagement and impact.
Family therapy occurs between a therapist and all or some family members. It is often focused on exploring the dynamics within a family, improving communication, resolving conflict, and helping families live more harmoniously. Supporting families in family therapy to integrate evidence-based skills as a family and as individuals can be incredibly impactful. Skills can help family members feel more connected with one another and empower them to manage stressors in the family system. At times, the therapist might want to meet with individuals alone to prepare for sessions with the whole family system; however, most of the treatment is provided with families together. At Compass, family therapy is an essential part of our treatment model. Ensuring our patients and their loved ones feel informed, supported, and engaged in the treatment process and practicing evidence-based skills is a top priority. Our dedicated family therapists work closely with patients to identify who should participate in family therapy sessions and to create a focus for those sessions to best support their goals at Compass.
Mindfulness is a term used in various ways based on setting and context. DBT defines Mindfulness as “the act of consciously focusing the mind in the present moment without judgment and attachment to the moment.” Mindfulness is active—it is something all people can engage in, actively choose to do, and can develop into practice with repeated effort. Most Mindfulness activities and tools, including the DBT Mindfulness skills, are adapted from cultural and spiritual traditions like meditation and breathwork. DBT Mindfulness skills help individuals practice being fully present in the moment, tuning in to what is happening inside and around them, and moving forward aligned with inner wisdom.
Executive functioning skills are mental skills that allow a person to organize, plan, and follow instructions, think flexibly, and demonstrate impulse control. These skills are utilized daily as individuals prioritize tasks, achieve goals, and learn. Executive function challenges can make it hard to focus, follow directions, and regulate emotions. Executive function skills are learned; patients benefit from modeling and explicit teaching.
Animal-assisted therapy at Compass Health Center is a structured, goal-directed therapeutic intervention that incorporates interactions with trained therapy animals as part of a patient’s overall treatment plan. Guided by a licensed clinician, these sessions use animal interactions to help patients reduce anxiety, build emotional regulation skills, increase motivation, and improve social engagement. Animal therapy availability varies by program and location.
Recreation therapy at Compass Health Center is an evidence-based treatment modality that uses structured recreational and experiential activities to support mental health recovery and skill development. Led by trained recreation therapists, these sessions focus on improving emotional regulation, social skills, stress management, and overall well-being through activities such as movement, games, creative expression, and mindfulness-based exercises. Recreational therapy availability varies by program and location.
Art therapy is a therapeutic modality that utilizes art materials and the artistic process alongside work with an art therapist within a therapeutic setting. Art materials aid clients in communicating and processing their emotions through non-verbal means. By observing the process, form, content, interests, and comments, an art therapist comprehensively assesses a client’s needs and determines treatment plans to restore, maintain or improve an individual’s mental health.
Parents often carry a quiet weight: uncertainty, self-doubt, and the sense that they should know how to fix what is happening. Parent groups provide space to learn skills, ask questions, and hear from others navigating similar challenges. These conversations often bring relief as much as information.
Additional Resources
Forward: The Compass Lookbook
When you can see how care actually works—and what it feels like—it’s easier to take the first step. Forward offers a clear look at our approach and philosophies, so nothing feels unfamiliar before you begin.
Insurance & Billing Support
At Compass Health Center, navigating the financial aspects of mental health care is made easier with the help of a dedicated Patient Advocate. This advocate acts as a crucial link between you and your insurance company, ready to offer guidance in explaining costs, coverage eligibility, and coordinating care documentation with integrity and respect. Our commitment and quality of care extend to ensuring your family has clarity and support at every step of this journey.
Parents & Family Guide
It’s important for families to understand the available options for mental health treatment for kids. At Compass Health Center, our experienced staff is ready to guide you through the intricacies of treatment options and financial planning. Starting with a thorough telephone screening, parents are asked to share presenting symptoms and psychiatric history as well as encouraged to ask questions about treatment modalities and program offerings. It’s our goal to ensure parents feel supported with the resources they need to make informed decisions for their children.
Our Impact
We understand that success can look different for everyone depending on your hopes and needs. Here are a few ways we define success:
95%
of patients step down to a lower level of care after treatment
99%
would refer a family member or friend
97%
of patients choose to start a program the same day or next day
90%
of patients maintain progress, not requiring higher care levels for 12+ months post-treatment
They are all so understanding and helpful. It is obvious how much they care about you and your progress during the program. They have done nothing but helped and supported me.
Our daughter was really struggling with debilitating anxiety when she started at Compass Health Center. With treatment and care from all the professionals on her team, she has emerged a stronger, more confident person, better equipped to handle the inevitable challenges of life. We are very grateful to her team at Compass Health Center.
Our therapy team was great. They offered lots of guidance to our family during some difficult transitions. My child overall has been having an easier time managing challenging situations and we have new methods to help him do this as a family.
I liked the group sessions, the creative expression, the enthusiasm, and genuineness of the staff. I thought it was really important to have the balance of one-on-one care and group connection, and this program nailed it.
I know it’s a lot to handle, but throughout my time here I made friends and I’ve grown a lot as a person. The best advice I can give is to not fight the process.
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