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Child & Teen Counseling

Help Your Child Step Back into Their World

Counseling to help your child build the skills to face school, friendships, and everyday routines.
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A Happier Home Life

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You've Been Wondering for a While Now

When Your Child Starts Pulling Away

Your child doesn’t want to go to school. Homework ends in tears. They’re left out with other kids, spending more time alone, or falling apart at home after trying to hold it together all day.

You start looking at everything. School. Friends. Screen time. Home life. Yourself. You wonder what changed, what you missed, and whether you should already know what to do.

It shouldn’t all fall on you to guess your way through this. Counseling gives you a better first step, so you can understand what’s going on and help your child build the skills to face school, friendships, and everyday routines.

School mornings become harder than they should be.

Friendships become harder to keep, and your child feels left out.

You can see them falling behind, and you don't know how to stop it.

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What Life Can Look Like for Your Child

You stop guessing what to try next, and your child starts building the skills to face school, friendships, and everyday routines.

Build Social Skills

Your child works on joining in, making friends, and feeling less left out.

Get Through School Days

Your child learns ways to handle school, homework, and hard moments with more support.

Make Home Life Easier

Your family gets help for the arguments, shutdowns, and hard days that keep taking over.
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Help your child step back into their world.

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3 Simple Steps to Help Your Child Reconnect

You don’t have to keep guessing what to do next. Start with one step, and we’ll walk you through what comes next.
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Tell us what’s going on, and we’ll help you take the next step.
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Get Matched

We’ll help match you with the right counselor and appointment time.
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Help Them Reconnect

Use what they learn to help them face school, build friendships, and handle hard moments at home.
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When You’re Trying to Help and Still Don’t Have Answers

You’ve been watching your child pull away, fight school, miss out with other kids, or fall apart at home after holding it together all day.

You keep looking for the reason because you love them, and you don’t want to wait until things get worse. It’s easy to wonder what you missed or whether you should already know what to do.

You shouldn’t have to guess your way through this or carry the blame for problems your child needs support learning to handle. Paragon gives you a structured first step, so your child can be understood, supported, and helped with practical skills for school, friendships, and home.

Child-Focused Experience
Our team works with children and teens struggling with school, friendships, anxiety, self-regulation, and behavior at home.

Assessment First
The first meeting helps us understand what’s going on and whether counseling is the right fit.

Skill-Based Support
Counseling focuses on coping skills, self-monitoring, executive functioning, and social skills your child can use in real life.

Team Support
Your child’s care can be supported by a counseling team, with added behavioral support when needed.

Help Your Child Stop Pulling Away and Start Joining In.

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Questions About Our Counseling

Does my child need a diagnosis before starting counseling?
No. Your child does not need a diagnosis before starting. The first meeting is an assessment to determine whether a diagnosis is present and whether counseling is the right fit.
I feel like getting help means I failed as a parent. Is counseling really the right step?
Seeking help for your child is not presented here as failure. Paragon’s service materials directly address this concern by recognizing that many parents feel overwhelmed, lost, or guilty when their child is struggling, and by framing support as a structured first step that helps both the parent and child move forward. The practice’s stated position is that getting your child what they need is part of being a good parent, not something to avoid.
I do not have time for this. How would counseling fit into our schedule?
Paragon addresses scheduling as a practical concern by offering several locations, telehealth options, and day, night, and some weekend availability. The process starts by matching your family with an available time, location, or telehealth option, which is meant to make the first step more workable.
How do I know whether my child or teen needs counseling?
Child or teen counseling may be worth considering when your child is pulling away, struggling in school, having trouble with friendships, not wanting to go to school, feeling left out, or dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, self-regulation struggles, or behavior problems at home. The first step at Paragon is an assessment to look at what is going on and whether counseling fits.
What happens in the first appointment?
The first appointment is an assessment. It is designed to look at what is going on, determine whether counseling fits, and assess whether a diagnosis may be present.
What does child and teen counseling work on?
Child and teen counseling at Paragon focuses on practical skill-building. Counseling may include tools, coping skills, self-monitoring, executive functioning support, and social skills support so your child can work on clear next steps over time.
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Concerned about autism?

Some children need support beyond traditional counseling. Paragon Autism Services provides ABA therapy, autism screenings, assessments, counseling, and family support for neurodivergent children, teens, adults, and families.

If you’re wondering whether autism, ADHD, behavior challenges, or developmental differences may be part of what’s going on, Paragon Autism Services can help you take the next step.
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Team Approach
A collaborative team works together to support your child and family.

Individualized Care
Services are tailored from intake to discharge, so support fits the person receiving care.

Inclusive Support
Paragon Autism Services welcomes people of all races, abilities, genders, and identities.

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Phone:

(540) 479-3889

Office Hours:

Sunday Closed
Monday 8 AM–8 PM
Tuesday 8 AM–8PM
Wednesday 8 AM–8 PM
Thursday 8 AM–8 PM
Friday 8 AM–8 PM
Saturday By Appointment Only

Locations:

Fredericksburg (main office)
4412 Lafayette Blvd
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Woodbridge
2500 Hunters Place, Suite 101,
Woodbridge, VA, 22192

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Crisis & Emergency Resources

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 911 immediately.
If you are in crisis and need to talk to someone now, please reach out to one of the resources below:

National Resources

  • National Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
  • Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or call 988

Virginia Warm Line

  • Mental Health America of Virginia: 1-866-400-6482

Local Emergency Services

  • Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania & Stafford County CSB: 540-373-6876
  • Caroline County CSB: 804-633-4148
  • King George County CSB: 540-775-5064
  • Woodbridge CSB: 703-792-4900
    Manassas CSB: 703-792-7800 (TTY: 711)