How The Program Works
Expert counseling and therapists serving Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, Leucadia, La Costa, Encinitas, and San Diego County.
STEP 1
Intake Assessment & Agreement
Each participant is assessed before therapy begins to ensure readiness and legal alignment.
STEP 2
Progression Through Four Phases of Therapy
Once the treatment plan is accepted, the child moves through three carefully designed phases:
1. Child – Individual Therapy
The child meets with the therapist individually
The focus is helping the child
2. Involving Parent
In some cases, children will need assistance from a parent for a short-term issue
The therapist may involve one or the other parent in the process
Involving parents only happens when there is no conflict with doing so – the focus remains on the child, not the parent-chid relationship
Therapists may suggest parent-child therapy based on clinical metrics – both parents and minor’s counsel will be notified in writing
3. Consolidation
As the child improves, sessions taper in frequency.
The program ends with a closing session and a formal letter to the court summarizing progress and outcomes.
Addressing Your Concerns
Children caught in a high-conflict divorce / separation/ blended family/ custody situation suffer greatly.
- One parent may have hurt or failed the child.
- The other parent may have turned the child away through negative emotions or narratives.
- Often, both dynamics are present.
Children caught in the middle are often provided individual counseling to have a space away from the conflict to process and heal. Involving parents is handled with great care since some situation can resolve with a brief parent-child session. Other times, parents want to be involved, but the therapist determines it presents a conflict and declines.
Children Heal & Reconnect
We understand that court orders come after careful consideration of safety and the best interest of children. If the court mandates custody visits or therapy of any kind, we take that to mean that the court believes it to be a necessary requirement. With high-conflict custody situations, we take the position that the courts determine matters of safety - not parents. Our role is to facilitate therapy so that children can live with minimal stress.
Ready To Start?
Most situations require the approval of both sides and sometimes the court or minor’s counsel (when relevant).
If you are seeking names of therapists to present to the other parent or court, you can list each therapists below for consideration – therapists on this page do Individual Therapy with a MINOR. We know court processes move slowly – bear in mind that listing our name is not a guarantee that the therapist will have an opening when you are ready to move forward.
We Are Board, Licensed Therapists & Associates
Frequently Asked Questions
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your mental health care may cost. Since we do not accept insurance, New Growth is required to provide an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services. You can ask your New Growth therapist for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service.
It is not possible for a psychotherapist to know, in advance, how many psychotherapy sessions may be necessary or appropriate for a given person, relationship issue, or diagnosis. Psychotherapy is talk-therapy and involves an ongoing conversation that involves the participation of one or more people for the sake of achieving a goal or goals. In relationship counseling (couples or parent-child), it is impossible for a therapist to know each person’s motivation to creating change—people in distress often feel uncertain about how they wish to proceed at times and their ambivalence affects the length of therapy. Since the therapist relies on people’s motivation and follow-through as necessary components to achieving treatment goals, the therapist cannot predict how long therapy will take. The same is true for individual counseling which often involves inner conflicts that pull a person in more than one direction at once. The therapist cannot make choices for an individual, and so relies on that individual’s free will to achieve an outcome—the therapist cannot predict how long that will take.
While the “No Surprises Act” requires a good faith estimate, the above discussion illustrates how difficult that is to provide. However, all of our therapists reveal their hourly fee before therapy begins. Your total cost of services will depend upon the number of psychotherapy sessions you attend, your individual circumstances, and the type and amount of services that are provided to you. This estimate is not a contract and does not obligate you to obtain any services from the provider(s), nor does it include any services rendered to you that are not identified here.
Good Faith Estimates are not intended to serve as a recommendation for treatment or a prediction that you may need to attend a specified number of psychotherapy visits. The number of visits that are appropriate in your case, and the estimated cost for those services, depends on your needs and what you agree to in consultation with your therapist. You are entitled to disagree with any recommendations made to you concerning your treatment and you may discontinue treatment at any time.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, please visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.
Can I use my insurance?
New Growth is out-of-network and does not accept insurance.
PPO plans allow you to go out-of-network and will reimburse according to your plan.