Children & Adolescents
- Child / adolescent therapy
- Parenting training
- Family psychotherapy
- Diagnostic assessments (not psychological testing)
- Parenting consultation
- Family consultation
- Adolescent sexual misconduct risk assessments
Assessment
Dr. Stormberg utilizes a variety of clinical interview techniques and clinical instruments to provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for your child or adolescent. Initial assessments always involve the clinical interview of the child, the parent(s), other significant people in the child’s life, including siblings, teachers, and others. Additionally, Dr. Stormberg may utilize such projective techniques as play therapy strategies, and instruments such as the Kinetic Family Drawing. Also utilized are adult self-report instruments such as the Connors Scale, and psychometric instruments such as the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children and the Parenting Stress Index. Collecting other information from other professionals involved in the child’s life will also be obtained during the initial phase of assessment and treatment. Dr. Stormberg does not offer formal psychological testing.
Treatment Populations
Dr. Stormberg treats children from about age 8 years to older adolescents. Families come in many forms, including intact biological families, stepfamilies, single-parent families, divorcing families, all presenting with dynamics unique to the particular family make-up. Often the treatment will involve individual psychotherapy, parenting training, family therapy, referral for psychopharmacology or marital therapy if indicated.
Clinical Areas of Experience & Expertise
Dr. Stormberg has didactic training and 20 years of clinical experience with a variety of clinical issues regarding children and adolescents. These are listed below.
- depression
- anxiety
- nonretentive encopresis
- enuresis
- ADHD
- aggression
- custody stress
- school issues
- suicide
- divorce
- sexual abuse, physical abuse
- nightmares, night terrors
- self-esteem
- identity development
- anger management
- oppositional, defiance
- grief issues
- sexual misconduct
- self-mutilation
- blended / stepfamily issues
- parenting training
- sexual misconduct risk assessments
- peer relations, social competence
- bullying problems
- sexuality
- sexual identity
- pregnancy
- emancipation, independent living
- single parenting
- drug / alcohol abuse / dependency
Making a Referral
A referral may be made to Dr. Stormberg by calling the office.
Helpful Links
- Parenting Tips & InformationRaising children of any age is not a simple task, even with a two-parent family.
- The Parent’s Journal
- American Library Association — Great Web Sites for KidsSafe, educational, fun sites for youth and parents.
- Misunderstood Minds — Attention Basics