Child, Teen, and Family Counseling and Therapy in Bellingham, WA.
Stop the Struggle
Child psychologists now accepting new clients.
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Support for Parents & Caregivers
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Therapy for Kids, Teens & their Families
When Your Child isn't "O.K." nothing is "O.K."
You can feel it, even if you can’t quite explain it.
Sometimes it shows up as big emotions, shutdown, or behavior that feels out of character. Other times, it’s more subtle, something in their mood, their play, or the way they relate that just doesn’t feel right.
Underneath, many kids are carrying things they don’t yet have words for:
“I’m not good enough.”
“No one understands me.”
“It’s my fault.”
As a parent or caregiver, that’s incredibly hard to watch.
Many families come in feeling exhausted and out of answers:
“I’ve tried everything and nothing works.”
“I don’t know how to help.”
“I feel like I’m failing.”
If this feels familiar, you’re not alone.
And you don’t have to keep carrying it on your own.
We Help Children &
Teens with:
- Anxiety/Social Anxiety
- ADHD
- Depression
- Trauma/PTSD
- Communication
- Parental Separation/Conflict
- Autism Spectrum
- School Difficulty
- Identity (Gender, Sexual, and more)
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Pediatric Bipolar
- Connection
- Emotional Regulation
- Difficult Behaviors
- Adjusting to Divorce
- Life Transitions
Meet Your Therapists
Hello,
My name is Dr. Tina Du Rocher Schudlich, Ph.D. I am a Licensed Psychologist with 13 years of clinical experience and 20 years in the field of research and supervision of Master’s level students.
Located in Bellingham, I specialize in working with children, teens, and families who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. Together, we create a space where kids can be themselves, parents feel supported, and real change can begin.
Through connection, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of what’s underneath it all, I’ll partner with you to understand your child.
My work often centers around kids and teens navigating anxiety, neurodivergence, OCD, trauma, and behavioral challenges, as well as families moving through big transitions like divorce, and parents who need support along the way.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based care. Depending on each child and family’s needs, I draw from modalities such as Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based therapy, Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, Mindfulness, the Incredible Years Parenting Program, and more. I tailor treatment to fit your child and family’s specific needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. Together, these approaches help children feel safer expressing themselves, strengthen family connection, and support meaningful, lasting change both inside and outside the therapy room.
I have a calm, grounded presence; I am deeply empathic, attuned, and understanding and I bring highly knowledgeable expertise and useful tools/resources for my clients.
Hello,
I’m Dr. Christina Strauch, PhD, a Licensed Psychologist with six years of experience helping children, teens, and their families navigate ADHD, anxiety, trauma, and behavioral challenges — and supporting the caregivers who love them through the rewarding, often exhausting work of raising kids.
I work as a team with my clients. You bring the expertise about yourself and your family; I bring the tools, strategies, and clinical knowledge. Together we figure out what’s working, what isn’t, and adjust as we go.
My approach is grounded in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused CBT, with a strong emphasis on behavioral intervention — reinforcing what’s going well so it happens more often, and reducing what isn’t. Seeing clients in Bellingham, WA, I tailor everything to the individual because what works beautifully for one child may not be the right fit for another.
I bring a warm, curious, collaborative, and playful presence to this work, and honestly, I love it. Supporting children, teens, and families through hard seasons is what I’m here for.
Support for Your Unique Needs
No two children, teens, or families are exactly alike. That’s why our child psychologists tailor care to the unique needs of each person and relationship, helping families better understand what’s underneath the struggle and create lasting change together.
Child
Counseling
Through connection, play and developmentally appropriate support, we help children learn to self-regulate, express emotions, build confidence, and feel safer and more at ease in themselves. At times, the family may be included in these sessions.
Teen
Therapy
In the state of WA, youth older than 13 are the client. This means that, as we guide them through anxiety, identity issues, relationship concerns and more, parents and family members will only be included in sessions when it is beneficial for the teen to do so.
Counseling for Parenting
Parenting counseling goes beyond couples work to focus on what’s happening between you and your child or teen, helping you understand their world, strengthen your connection, and build a home environment where everyone can thrive.
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Therapy
Our
Approach
At Inside Passage Counseling, we approach child counseling, teen counseling, and family counseling as a true partnership.
You know your child. We bring specialized training in evidence-based therapy, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), attachment-based therapy, and play therapy, grounded in child development, family systems, and the science of healthy attachment.
Together, we figure out what’s actually going on beneath the behaviors and what will help your family find lasting ease and connection.
Our work blends practical, real-world tools with deeper understanding because changing behavior starts with awareness.
Depending on your child, teen, and family structure, child, teen, or family counseling may include:
- Play-based work to help younger children express what they can’t yet say
- Structured, skill-based support for behavior and emotional regulation
- Space for teens to talk, reflect, and make sense of what they’re experiencing
- Parent support and coaching so changes don’t just happen in session but also at home
Because no two children, teens, or families are exactly alike, our approach to child and teen counseling is always tailored.
What works for one family may not work for another, and we stay curious, flexible, and evidence-based until we find what truly helps.
We Help Parents & Caregivers:
Most parents and caregivers we work with aren’t lacking effort and love, they’re simply exhausted.
They’ve tried everything they know how to try. They’re second-guessing themselves. They’re reacting in ways they wish they wouldn’t and then feel guilty afterward.
Part of this work is supporting you to:
- Make sense of your child’s behavior
- Learn how to respond in the moment
- Build daily, simple rhythms and grounding practices
- Feel more confident in your role as a parent
- Find ways to reconnect, even when things feel hard
The length of therapy varies depending on each child or family’s needs and the complexity of what they’re experiencing. For children and teens, therapy often lasts around 6–9 months, with progress and positive changes developing during that time.
Family therapy is often more brief, typically 8–12 sessions, though more complex situations may take longer, with progress and positive changes in family communication and relationships developing during that time.
Yes— all our therapists have extensive experience in both clinical practice and counseling helping them to understand both the emotional and developmental needs of children, teens, and families.
Drawing from evidence-based approaches such as CBT, TF-CBT, attachment-based therapy, EFFT, structural family therapy, Mindfulness, PCIT, the Incredible Years Parenting Program, STAIR Narrative Therapy, and child-led and filial play therapy, we tailor treatment to fit your child and family’s specific needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.
Our work is relational and collaborative, focused on understanding what’s underlying the concern, building connection, and supporting both the child and parents with practical tools and strategies.
- With younger children, we use age appropriate play-based therapy to help them express and work through challenges in a way that feels natural and safe, while also supporting parents in strengthening connection and responding effectively at home.
- With teens, therapy is more conversational and focuses on emotional insight, coping skills, and navigating stress, relationships, and identity, with parent involvement as appropriate.
- In family therapy, we help families understand patterns, improve communication, and develop more supportive ways of relating, with sessions structured based on your family’s needs.
Yes—parent involvement and communication are an important part of the process.
- For younger children, parents are regularly involved in sessions, and we check in frequently about progress, concerns, and ways to support your child at home.
- For teens, we balance parent involvement with the teen’s need for confidentiality, so they feel safe to open up. With your teen’s permission, we share updates and involve you in sessions when helpful to support communication and progress.
Parents and caregivers play a key role in the therapy process.
- With younger children, you’ll be actively involved in sessions and will learn tools to support your child’s emotional growth, behavior, and regulation at home.
- With teens, involvement varies, but parents are often brought into work on issues of support, communication, problem-solving, and connection. I also provide guidance on how to support your teen outside of sessions when needed.
It can help to describe therapy as a safe place where they can talk, play, and share what’s been hard, rather than as a medical appointment. You might say they’ll meet with someone whose job is to help kids feel better and learn new ways to handle big feelings.
Questions About Therapy for Kids, Teens and their Families
Change is Possible
If you are ready for less conflict and more connection, contact us today.
