In Antalya, we provide professional support to families through our experienced team specialising in child and adolescent psychology. We adopt an evidence-based, client-centred approach across our services, including play therapy, school adjustment, separation anxiety, anger and emotional regulation difficulties, attention and behavioural problems, and developmental counselling.
We are here to help you better understand your child’s emotional potential, overcome challenges in your parenting journey, and support healthy developmental progress together.
Childhood and adolescence are sensitive stages of life in which developmental milestones, emotional changes, and adjustment processes often occur simultaneously. If your family is dealing with anger outbursts at home, difficulties adjusting to school, conflicts around boundaries, or anxiety, you do not have to navigate these challenges alone.
At Güney Psychology, we provide child- and adolescent-focused sessions in Antalya, using evidence-based therapeutic approaches alongside parental guidance to create a safe and supportive environment for families.
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Families seeking support from a child or adolescent psychologist in Antalya often search online or contact our practice for similar developmental and emotional concerns:
Anxiety and Fears: Separation anxiety, fear of school, exam stress, fear of the dark or being alone, and social anxiety.
Behavioural Problems: Severe anger outbursts, irritability, difficulty following rules, and boundary-related problems at home or school.
School Adjustment and Academic Challenges: Difficulties starting nursery, kindergarten, or primary school, refusal to attend school, and lack of motivation to study.
Attention and Concentration Difficulties: Difficulty focusing at school or home, impulsivity, and managing hyperactivity.
Developmental and Physical Responses: Nail biting, bedwetting (enuresis), stool withholding, and sleep or appetite problems.
Social and Emotional Difficulties: Social withdrawal, low self-confidence, difficulty making friends, and sibling jealousy.
Challenging Life Events: Parental separation or divorce, grief and loss, moving home, changing schools, or traumatic experiences.
Adolescent Challenges: Mood swings, identity confusion, communication difficulties with parents, and problematic technology or screen use.
Remember: These behaviours may indicate that a child or adolescent is trying to communicate emotional distress that they cannot easily express in words. Receiving professional support at an early stage through play therapy or adolescent counselling can help prevent these difficulties from becoming more persistent.
Children often find it difficult to express emotional distress in words as adults do. Instead, they may communicate their feelings through behaviours, anxiety, or physical reactions. Our areas of support include:
Play Therapy (Ages 2–12): Using play and symbolic expression, which are natural forms of communication for children, to help them process emotional conflicts, traumatic experiences, and anxiety.
School Adjustment and Separation Anxiety: School phobia, difficulty separating from a parent, and adjustment problems when starting nursery, kindergarten, or primary school.
Emotional Regulation and Anger Management: Severe anger outbursts, crying episodes, sibling jealousy, and difficulties with setting and maintaining boundaries.
Adolescent Counselling: Exam anxiety, peer relationships, low self-confidence, identity development, and parent-adolescent conflicts.
Screen Time and Attention Management: Excessive screen use, problematic technology use, attention difficulties, and behavioural regulation.
Developmental Assessment and Testing: Monitoring and assessing a child’s cognitive, emotional, and social development.
We work in close collaboration with parents, ensuring that they remain actively involved throughout the process:
Initial Consultation (Parent Assessment): Our first session is conducted with the parents only, without the child present. We thoroughly assess the child’s developmental history, family dynamics, and current needs.
Child Assessment and Therapeutic Process: Based on the child’s age and individual needs, we begin individual sessions using appropriate therapeutic approaches such as Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and other suitable methods.
Parent Counselling and Regular Follow-Up: Through regular parent consultations at appropriate intervals, we work together to structure approaches at home and monitor the child’s developmental and therapeutic progress.
Play therapy is generally used with children between the ages of 2 and 12. Children may find it more difficult than adults to communicate their emotions verbally. In the playroom, they can express their feelings through toys and play, work through fears and emotional difficulties, and develop problem-solving skills.
Individual child therapy and play therapy sessions typically last 45–50 minutes. For consistency and continuity in the therapeutic process, weekly sessions are generally recommended.
At Güney Psychology, we are committed to supporting families in helping children grow into healthy, self-confident, and emotionally balanced individuals.
Güney Psychology
Lara, Fener Mahallesi, Bülent Ecevit Bulvarı
Grand Duke İş Merkezi, No: 75/A, Interior Door No: Z02
07000 Muratpaşa, Antalya, Türkiye
Phone: +90 532 578 6780
Email: [email protected]
