As a psychologist, I use evidence-based treatments that have been shown to help children and teens develop new skills, overcome challenges, and build confidence. Therapy begins with getting to know your child or teen, understanding their strengths and concerns, and identifying goals that are meaningful to them and your family. Together, we'll learn practical skills and take small, manageable steps toward lasting change.

For younger children, meaningful progress often starts with supporting parents and caregivers. Because young children spend most of their time with family, changes in the home environment and day-to-day interactions can have a powerful impact on behavior and emotional well-being. With older children and teens, treatment typically includes a combination of individual time and caregiver involvement, tailored to the needs of each family.

Many children and teens notice meaningful improvement within 12-20 sessions, while others benefit from longer-term support. My goal is to help young people develop a toolkit of skills they can continue to use long after therapy ends, allowing them to navigate future challenges with greater confidence, flexibility, and resilience.

Dr. Naomi Wright’s Areas of Expertise

• Anxiety (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, separation anxiety, health anxiety, phobias, selective mutism, panic disorder, perfectionism)

• OCD - obsessive worries, compulsive actions

• PTSD or Traumatic stress

• Tics and Tourette’s

• Body-focused repetitive behaviors (hair pulling, skin picking, thumb sucking)

• Depression

• Gender-affirming care, which can include WPATH Assessments and Letters of Support

• Toileting (soiling (encopresis), wetting (enuresis), difficulty toilet training, fear or refusal to toilet)

• Sleep difficulties (difficulty falling and staying asleep, nightmares, night-time fears)

• School refusal

• Bullying

• Coping with chronic health issues

• Neurodivergent-affirming care for developmental differences, ADHD, & ASD. Please note: I do not offer Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

• Self-harm & suicidal thoughts or actions

• Eating difficulties (ARFID, picky eating, sensory aversions)

• Adoption or foster care related stressors

• Tantrums, aggression, and disruptive behaviors (hitting, biting, not following directions)

Please contact me if your child or family is having difficulty in an area not listed here; I may still be able to help.

Therapeutic techniques Dr. Wright uses:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

• Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT)

• Comprehensive Behavioral Therapy for Skin-Picking and Hair Pulling (ComB)

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Trauma-Focused CBT

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)-informed therapy and skills training

• Parent Management Training (sometimes called Behavioral Parent Training)

• Functional Family Therapy

• Collaborative Problem Solving