Yolo Family Service Agency has provided preventative and therapeutic mental health care to individuals and families in Yolo County since 1959. Our core services include professional counseling in both English and Spanish for children, families, couples, and individuals coping with issues such as marital difficulties, parent/child conflict, depression, anxiety, the effects of trauma and abuse, custody and divorce, and grief and loss.

Play, art, sand tray, board games and physical activities are employed in children`s therapy as a part of the therapeutic process.

The therapist provides a safe environment in which the child is encouraged, through art or play, to talk or otherwise express feelings about their worries and concerns. There are board games — not usually available to the public — that assist a therapist in teaching children about handling anger, talking about their feelings or learning to focus.

Art therapy allows a child to draw what they are experiencing on paper to express how they feel when words are not readily available to them. Sand play also lets a client express their internal world and tell the therapist what is happening without having to conjure up words. Therapists at Yolo Family are trained to employ the methods that are best for you and your family.