Helping Your Child Feel Calmer and More Confident
Counseling for Children
Counseling for Children in Jacksonville Beach
As a parent, you want your child to feel safe, confident, and supported. When worry, big feelings, behavior changes, school stress, or hard family seasons show up, it can be tough to know what will help. Children often cannot put those experiences into words the way adults can. Our office in Neptune Beach serves families across Jacksonville Beach and the Beaches.
Our child clinicians walk alongside your family with practical, age-appropriate counseling so your child can build coping skills and you can see progress at home and school.
Faith-informed care is available if you want it. We are currently accepting new child clients.
Counseling for children in Jacksonville Beach. Age-appropriate support for anxiety, big emotions, ADHD-related struggles, school stress, and family changes. We are currently accepting new child clients.
For children working through hard or scary memories, Kate also offers EMDR for children.
Play-Based Counseling
Children may not always have the words to explain what is happening. Counseling that uses play, creative activities, movement, and conversation meets them where they are. These methods help kids express big feelings, practice coping skills, and feel more understood — tailored to your child’s age, needs, and goals.
What We Help Children With:
- Anxiety and worry
- Big emotions and meltdowns
- ADHD-related struggles (attention, impulsivity, routines)
- School stress and peer issues
- Family changes, grief, or difficult experiences
Meet Your Child’s Clinicians
Kathleen “Kate” Johnson
Following years in pastoral ministry and missions, Kate now serves others through therapy. As a certified clinical traumatologist, Kate’s primary focus is walking alongside clients as they heal. She works with children and teens and currently has openings for new child clients.
Tessa Jollow, RMHCI
Tessa helps kids (ages 6+), teens, and parents build stronger, more connected families. She earned her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University and brings experience with play-based methods, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), domestic violence shelters, and faith-informed counseling. Currently accepting new child clients.
Leslie Williams, RMHCI
Leslie Williams brings more than a decade of experience in mental health and social services, including residential treatment, wilderness therapy, outpatient case management, and crisis support. She has supported children, teens, young adults, families, and adults through complex challenges, and she carries that experience into coaching with warmth, presence, and a calm, steady pace. She works with children and teens and currently has openings for new child clients.
How It Works
Simple steps to connect your child with practical, age-appropriate counseling and support.
1. Schedule a Consultation
Talk through your concerns, understand next steps, and start matching your child with the right clinician.
2. Match With the Right Clinician
We consider your child’s needs, personality, and goals to find a strong fit.
3. Build Skills and See Progress
With practical, age-appropriate support, your child can feel more capable — and your family can see change.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I be involved as a parent?
Yes. We want you on the team. Depending on your child’s age and needs, that can mean check-ins, parent sessions, or family work so skills carry into home and school. When the whole household needs support, we also offer family counseling.
Do you only see teens, or younger kids too?
We work with children and teens of all ages, with support tailored to each child’s needs and developmental stage.
Is this “play therapy”?
Play therapy may be one of the tools we use with younger children, along with age-appropriate counseling and family support.
How do we get started?
Contact us to schedule a consultation. We’ll listen to your concerns, answer your questions, and help match your child with the right clinician.
Do you take insurance?
We see clients on an out-of-network basis and provide a Superbill you can submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement.
Rates & Insurance
It’s important that you understand the process and payment details for your sessions. That’s why we’ve made our rates highly transparent and documented. View them here so when you reach out to us, you’ll have a clear idea of next steps.