Condition
Child & Teen
Behavioural, emotional, or mood changes in a child or teenager that need closer attention.
Your child has grown quieter, or reacts with an intensity that feels unfamiliar. Your teenager keeps their world to themselves, and the moments you do connect can turn tense quickly. You're trying to read whether this is a passing phase or something that needs closer attention. Children and teenagers experience real emotional shifts as they grow, and the right support at the right time makes a meaningful difference, for them, and for your relationship with them. At Chaitanya Raj in Vashi and Belapur, Navi Mumbai, we support children and teenagers navigating anxiety, behavioural changes, low mood, and the pressures of growing up, alongside parents seeking guidance on how to help, led by Lt. Col. Rajesh Sharma (Retd), with over 25 years of experience in hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural approaches.
Common signs
How it works
Children express what's bothering them through behaviour, sleep, appetite, and mood, often before they have the words for it. Sessions are shaped around age-appropriate conversation, activities, or play based on your child's comfort, understanding what's happening at school, at home, or within them, and building emotional tools your child can carry forward. Parents are involved at the start and kept informed throughout, for consistency between sessions and home.
Child Psychologist
A child psychologist helps uncover what's happening beneath the surface and supports your child in processing it at their own pace, through age-appropriate conversation, activities, or play based on your child's comfort, and by understanding what's happening at school, at home, or within them.
Child Counselling
Child counselling supports younger children working through specific moments — a new school, a family change, fears, or big feelings they're still learning to name — helping them understand and express what they're feeling, using methods suited to how children naturally communicate, and keeping parents involved for consistency between sessions and home.
Teen Counselling
Adolescence brings its own world — identity, friendships, academic pressure, social media, and a growing need for independence. Teen counselling offers a space that belongs to your teenager, where they can speak openly and be heard, building coping tools that respect their growing independence and strengthening their confidence and sense of self.
Parenting Support
Sometimes the most valuable support is for the parent navigating new territory. Parenting support helps you understand what your child or teen is experiencing and how to respond in ways that genuinely help — understanding their perspective, practical responses suited to your specific situation, and rebuilding closeness where things have felt distant.
Our approach
Our approach combines age-appropriate cognitive behavioural techniques and, where suitable, hypnotherapy, shaped around your child or teen's age, personality, and situation.
Frequently asked questions
It's worth exploring support when changes in mood, behaviour, or sleep continue for several weeks, or begin shaping school life and friendships.
Yes. Parents are involved at the start and kept informed throughout. Teenagers are also given space for one-on-one sessions to build trust and openness.
Many families see meaningful progress within 6 to 10 sessions, with the pace shaped by your child's specific situation. A realistic estimate is shared after the first session.
Yes. For younger children, general progress is shared with parents to support consistency at home. For teenagers, privacy is prioritised to build trust, with important safety matters always communicated.