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  • Writer's pictureMeyleen Velasquez

Counseling with young children ages 0-5: Infant Mental Health

Updated: Jun 14, 2021


I have three loves when it comes to the field of mental health: play therapy, infant mental health, and perinatal mental health. For me, there is a clear bridge between the three areas as one cannot happen without the other. However, generally across the fields, there is a lack of bridging and cross-training among providers. My hope is that the more awareness we bring to this need, the more training, and support that will be available for clinicians. In this video, I share some tools for therapists looking to learn or increase their awareness of working with this exceptional population.


In this video:

Infant mental health

Parental mental health

Training & supervision


Manual & book recommendations

Sessions with parents & children

Resources: Partners for a Healthy Baby Curriculum

I Love you Rituals

Magic Rainbow Hug

Amir's Brave Adventure: Exploring Confidence, Mindfulness and Attachment

Nurturing Parenting Program

Ages & Stages Questionnaire


Further training:

https://www.allianceaimh.org/

https://www.zerotothree.org/

https://childparentpsychotherapy.com/

https://firstplaytherapy.com/

https://www.erikson.edu/fussy-baby-network/

https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.com/


**Please note that the information shared in this video is not a substitute for professional training or supervision** To learn more about my practice: www.hummingbirdcounseling.com meyleen@hummingbirdcounseling.com





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