Services

Therapy for Children & Adolescents.

Kids and teens aren't just small adults — they think, feel, and process the world differently at every stage of development. Our therapists meet young clients exactly where they are, using approaches that fit their age, their brain, and their world.

Why child therapy looks different

Therapy that speaks their language.

For younger children, therapy often looks less like talking and more like doing — games, play, art, and activities that allow kids to express and process things they don't yet have words for. Sessions are highly relational, warm, and fun whenever possible, because connection and safety are the foundation of all good therapy with kids.

As children move into the tween and teen years, the work becomes more collaborative. Adolescents have a real voice in their treatment, and sessions start to look more like what adults experience — though still developmentally attuned, with more repetition, more psychoeducation, and more concrete skill-building than adult therapy typically requires.

Across all ages, therapy at Radiance tends to be more behavioral and skills-focused than adult work — helping young people build tools they can actually use in the moment, at school, at home, and with the people they love.

Child therapy session at Radiance Therapy Group

How we work

Meeting kids where they are, developmentally.

Our approach shifts to match what each child or teen actually needs — not a one-size-fits-all model.

Play & Expressive Therapies

For younger children, play is the primary language of therapy. Games, art, movement, and creative expression give kids a safe way to communicate feelings, process experiences, and build coping skills without relying on verbal processing they may not yet be developmentally ready for.

Behavioral & Skills-Based Work

Child and adolescent therapy is often more behavioral than adult therapy. We focus on concrete, practical tools — coping strategies, emotion regulation skills, behavioral experiments — that kids can actually use in real time, at school, at home, and with their peers.

Psychoeducation & Repetition

Kids often need concepts introduced in multiple ways, across multiple sessions, before they fully stick. We use age-appropriate psychoeducation to help young clients understand their own brains and emotions, and we revisit skills regularly to make them second nature over time.

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A note for parents

At Radiance, we believe parents are an essential part of the therapeutic process — especially for younger children. Your therapist will keep you informed and involved in a way that supports your child's progress without compromising the safety of their therapeutic relationship. We'll work with you to ensure that what happens in session translates to real change at home and at school.

🧒 Children

Working with younger children.

Only one of our therapists specializes in working with young children — and she's exceptional at it. Camila brings specialized pediatric training, a warm and playful presence, and a genuine love for this work. She sees children as young as age 5, in person at our Rittenhouse Square office.

Camila Spaulonci, MS.Ed., LAPC

🌱 Tweens & Up

Working with tweens and adolescents.

These therapists see clients from the tween years through adulthood, bringing strong experience with the unique challenges of early adolescence — identity, school stress, family dynamics, eating concerns, anxiety, and more.

Dr. Adrianna Vernace, PhD

Bethanne Petrylak, LMFT, CEDS

Victoria Haake, MS.Ed., LAPC

Jessi Mitchell, LAPC

Kelsey Keebler, LPC, CEDS

Erik Osterlund, LAPC

Taylor Phillips, LPC

Rachael Ananian, LMFT

🌿 Teens & Up

Working with teens and older adolescents.

These therapists work with teenagers navigating anxiety, identity, relationships, trauma, eating concerns, and the pressures of high school and beyond.