Child Therapy Clinic

Widener's Child Therapy Clinic is a community-based training clinic that specializes in the treatment of mental health in children, adolescents, and families specializing in the implementation of evidence-based services to members of the local community.

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Serving the Mental Health Needs of Children and Families

At our Widener Child Therapy Clinic (WCTC), we provide individual and family therapy for local families. We use evidence-based interventions and work collaboratively with families and other professionals involved with the family, such as school and medical professionals and work closely with other Widener clinics. Services are provided by psychology interns in their final two years of doctoral training under the supervision of licensed psychologists on Widener faculty.

Clinic Services

Services offered at the clinic include diagnostic assessment and delivery of therapy to children, adolescents, and families from diverse backgrounds who present with a range of common concerns, including:

•    Telehealth – therapy services via video call
•    ADHD, behavior problems, aggression
•    Learning disabilities and executive functioning difficulties
•    Depression and anxiety
•    Coping with medical illness
•    Family conflict
•    Trauma and stress
•    Parenting challenges
•    Bullying 
•    LGBTQIA+ issues/exploration

We do not provide drug/alcohol treatment, eating disorders treatment, or primary treatment for sexual abuse. We do not provide any crisis management over the weekends.

Costs

We offer a sliding scale. We never turn clients away due to inability to pay. We do not accept any insurance. We can provide an insurance receipt so families can request insurance or FSA/HSA reimbursement.

Make an Appointment

To discuss therapy services, please call (610) 499-1204 or email us at WCTC@widener.edu The clinic is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from August through June.

Training Opportunities for Graduate Clinical Psychology

As a fourth or fifth-year clinical psychology doctoral intern at the WCTC, you will provide high quality evidence-based child and family therapy, considering the systems-level and contextual factors that influence child and family functioning. You will get experience with a wide range of presenting conditions and family structures and provide services for underserved communities. We use a strengths-based approach to go beyond identifying deficits, to building on existing strengths, looking at each client as a unique individual.

In addition, interns play a central role in the administrative operation of the clinic, providing a valuable experience in clinic management. Some years there are opportunities for interns to provide mentored supervision to practicum students. We also provide a first-year experience for Occupational Therapy graduate students.

At the WCTC, interns are able to put training into practice while providing supportive services to families in Chester and the surrounding community. Our training is integrative, challenging, and rewarding. We learn core skills, work with families and schools, and adapt evidence based interventions to meet the needs of our clients and families.” – Naomi Brinton ’22

Research

Through the clinic, you will have the opportunity to engage in applied research projects designed to evaluate the use of empirically supported treatments with diverse and underserved populations.

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