Challenges We Help With
ADD/ADHD
ADHD can make it harder for a child or teen to focus, stay organized, sit still, or control impulses. They may get distracted easily, forget things, have trouble finishing tasks, or feel very restless.
How Texas Care Can Help
Texas Care can help children and teens build skills to stay focused, manage their behavior, and handle daily tasks. Our team can work with them on routines, organization, coping skills, and making thoughtful choices.
The Outcome
With support and practice, your child can learn to stay on task, follow directions, manage impulses, and feel more confident. These skills
Anxiety
Anxiety is a feeling of worry, fear, or nervousness. It can make it hard to relax, sleep, focus, or enjoy everyday activities. A person may also feel tense, restless, or worried that something bad might happen.
How Texas Care Can Help
Texas Care can help children and teens learn healthy ways to manage worry and stress. Our team can teach coping skills, help them understand their feelings, and practice ways to feel more calm and in control.
The Outcome
With the right support, your child can learn to manage worries, handle stressful situations, and feel more confident. These skills can help them have calmer days and feel more comfortable at home, at school, and around others.
Depression
Depression is more than feeling sad. It can make a child or teen feel sad, empty, tired, or hopeless for a long time. They may lose interest in things they enjoy or have trouble sleeping, focusing, or spending time with others.
How Texas Care Can Help
Texas Care can help children and teens understand their feelings and learn healthy ways to cope. Our team can help them build coping skills, create healthy routines, and find positive ways to handle difficult thoughts and emotions.
The Outcome
With support, your child can learn to manage difficult feelings, build confidence, and take part in everyday life again. These skills can help them feel more connected, hopeful, and prepared to handle challenges.
Mood Disorders
Mood disorders can cause strong changes in a child or teen’s mood that can affect everyday life. They may feel very sad, angry, excited, or full of energy for long periods of time. These changes can make school, relationships, and daily activities harder.
How Texas Care Can Help
Texas Care can help children and teens understand their emotions and learn healthy ways to manage them. Our team can teach coping skills, help them notice changes in their mood, and practice healthier ways to respond to strong feelings.
The Outcome
With support and practice, your child can learn to manage strong emotions, make healthier choices, and handle everyday challenges. These skills can help them build better relationships and feel more confident at home, at school, and around others.
PTSD
PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) can happen after a child or teen experiences or sees something very scary, dangerous, or upsetting. They may have bad memories or nightmares, feel worried or on edge, or avoid things that remind them of what happened.
How Texas Care Can Help
Texas Care can provide a safe and supportive space where children and teens can learn to understand their feelings and reactions. Our team can teach healthy coping skills to manage fear, stress, difficult memories, and strong emotions.
The Outcome
With support, your child can learn to feel safer, manage difficult emotions, and cope with reminders of what happened. Over time, these skills can help them feel more confident and comfortable in their everyday life.
BPD
BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) can make it hard for a person to manage strong emotions and feel secure in relationships. They may have quick changes in their mood, worry about people leaving them, or act without thinking when they are upset.
How Texas Care Can Help
Texas Care can help young people learn healthy ways to manage strong emotions, communicate their needs, and handle problems with others. Our team can teach coping skills and help them practice making safer, healthier choices.
The Outcome
With support and practice, a young person can learn to handle emotions in healthier ways, communicate better, and build stronger relationships. These skills can help them feel more confident and in control during difficult situations.
Post Intensive Care Syndrome
PICS (Post-Intensive Care Syndrome) can happen after a child or teen has been very sick and spent time in an intensive care unit (ICU). They may have trouble sleeping, focusing, remembering things, or dealing with feelings like fear, worry, or sadness.
How Texas Care Can Help
Texas Care can help children and teens cope with the emotional and mental health challenges they may face after a serious illness or hospital stay. Our team can teach coping skills, help them manage difficult feelings, and support them as they adjust to everyday life.
The Outcome
With support, your child can learn to manage stress, understand their feelings, and feel more comfortable returning to everyday activities. These skills can help them rebuild confidence and adjust after a difficult experience.
Cognitive Distortion
Cognitive distortions are unhelpful ways of thinking that can make situations seem worse or more negative than they really are. For example, a child might think, “I made one mistake, so I’m bad at everything.” These thoughts can lead to worry, sadness, anger, or fear.
How Texas Care Can Help
Texas Care can help children and teens notice unhelpful thoughts and learn healthier ways to think about situations. Our team can teach coping and problem-solving skills that help them understand their thoughts and emotions.
The Outcome
With support and practice, your child can learn to challenge negative thoughts, handle difficult feelings, and look at problems in a more balanced way. These skills can help them build confidence and make healthier choices.
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse happens when a person uses drugs or alcohol in a way that causes problems or puts their health and safety at risk. It can affect their feelings, choices, relationships, school, work, and everyday life.
How Texas Care Can Help
Texas Care can help young people understand their substance use, recognize triggers, and learn healthier ways to cope with stress and difficult emotions. Our team can provide support and teach skills for making safer, healthier choices.
The Outcome
With support, a young person can learn to manage triggers, develop healthier coping skills, and make safer decisions. These skills can help them improve relationships, work toward personal goals, and build a healthier future.
Oppositional Defiance
ODD can cause a child or teen to have ongoing problems with anger, arguing, and following rules. They may lose their temper often, refuse to follow directions, or become easily upset or annoyed.
How Texas Care Can Help
Texas Care can help children and teens learn healthier ways to handle anger, follow directions, and solve problems. Our team can teach communication, coping, and behavior skills that can make difficult situations easier to manage.
The Outcome
With support and practice, your child can learn to manage anger, communicate better, and make healthier choices. These skills can lead to fewer arguments, better listening, and calmer days at home and at school.
Aggression
Aggression is behavior that can hurt, scare, or threaten another person. It may include hitting, kicking, yelling, threatening others, or breaking things. Aggression can happen when a child or teen feels angry, frustrated, afraid, or overwhelmed.
How Texas Care Can Help
Texas Care can help children and teens learn safer ways to handle anger and strong emotions. Our team can teach coping, communication, and problem-solving skills to help them slow down and make better choices when they are upset.
The Outcome
With support and practice, your child can learn to control aggressive behavior, express feelings in healthier ways, and solve problems without hurting others. These skills can lead to fewer outbursts, better communication, and calmer relationships at home and at school.