2026.01.15
Healing the Child Starts with the Parent: Three Key Actions for Families
As a mental health therapist specializing in children—particularly middle and high school students—and having worked with countless families over the years, there is one thing I feel compelled to emphasize: Children will not change unless their parents change. In other words, a child’s mental health condition will not improve unless the parents transform themselves. When…
2025.12.24
The Relationship Between “Lack of Respect for Children” and Mental Health
Hello, I am Tatsuya Arakawa, a Licensed Marrieage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California. Specializing in adolescent mental health, I have conducted countless counseling sessions for middle and high school students and psychoeducation for parents. Through this experience, I have identified a damaging link between a lack of parental respect and the development of childhood…
2025.11.12
Depression in Children–Treatment
Hello, my name is Tatsuya Arakawa, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In my previous blog post, I explained what childhood depression is. This time, I would like to talk about how therapy can help. Building Trust with the Child Whether the client is a child or an adult, therapy cannot succeed without a foundation of…
2025.10.16
Depression in Children
Child Depression Hello, my name is Tatsuya Arakawa, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In this blog, I would like to talk about depression in children. Common Image of What Depression Looks Like. When most people think of depression, they imagine symptoms such as staying in one’s room or lacking energy. Of course, these are common…