Therapy for Children & Adolescents – Minneapolis-Saint Paul
At Convex Therapy, we support children and teens through tailored therapy that nurtures emotional well-being and resilience. Our clinicians understand the unique challenges of childhood and adolescence and partner with families to help young people grow, build confidence, and thrive.
Helping Your Child Build Resilience
Child and teen therapy helps young people express thoughts and emotions more effectively while supporting caregivers in responding with clarity and care. This work reduces misunderstandings and strengthens communication across the family.
Therapy supports children and teens in developing emotional regulation and problem-solving skills while helping families respond to conflict in calmer, more constructive ways that promote trust and emotional safety.
By exploring a young person’s inner experience, therapy fosters greater empathy and insight within the family. Caregivers gain a clearer understanding of their child’s needs, strengths, and challenges, supporting more connected relationships.
Whether navigating school stress, behavior concerns, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm, therapy provides tailored support that helps young people build resilience while giving families tools to offer consistent and supportive care.
Through clear boundaries, healthy routines, and shared understanding, child and teen therapy supports a home environment that feels more balanced, connected, and supportive for everyone involved.
Specialized Inclusive Therapy Services
Convex Therapy is a group practice offering high-quality, evidence-based mental health care, consultation, and professional training. Our clinicians use an engaging, mindfulness-grounded approach to support healing, growth, and empowerment. We provide supportive therapy for individuals, couples, children, and teens from all backgrounds. We are deeply committed to social justice and proudly provide affirming therapy.
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Experienced Child & Teen Therapy – Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Child & Teen Therapy at Convex Therapy offers tailored support that helps young people build emotional resilience, coping skills, and confidence as they navigate the challenges of childhood and adolescence. Our clinicians create a safe, developmentally informed space where children can explore feelings and express themselves through play, art, and age-appropriate activities, while teens receive support in managing stress, building independence, and strengthening emotional regulation. We partner with families when helpful to enhance communication, reduce conflict, and foster a stable, supportive home environment. With compassionate, individualized care, we help children and teens thrive, strengthening their capacity to cope with school, relationships, identity exploration, and the many transitions of growing up.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) at Convex Therapy supports you in building a more flexible and meaningful relationship with your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Rather than trying to eliminate discomfort, ACT combines mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based work to help you stay present and take actions aligned with what matters most to you. This approach supports clarity, resilience, and purposeful change, helping you engage more fully with your life even in the presence of challenge.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps you build practical skills to regulate emotions, cope with stress, and strengthen your relationships. At Convex Therapy, DBT teaching focuses on mindful presence, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, giving you tools you can apply in everyday life to respond to difficult feelings with greater calm and clarity. This approach supports you in reducing emotional overwhelm, improving communication, and developing healthy, balanced ways of living that align with your values and goals.
MSW, LICSW, LCSW
Specializing in Brainspotting, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Children & Teen Therapy, Mindfulness, ADHD Support, Neurodivergence Affirming Therapy, Trauma Therapy, and Anxiety & Depression.
Convex Therapy for All Humans – Minneapolis-Saint Paul
A key benefit of our group practice is coordinated care across providers, allowing us to respond thoughtfully as your needs change. Therapy is not always linear, and support may look different over time.
Families and relationships are complex. Our team-based approach allows us to collaborate across specialties and perspectives so care remains connected, responsive, and aligned with what will be most supportive for you and your family.
LICSW, MSW, LCSW
Carrie Snyder, MSW, LICSW, LCSW is a compassionate, experienced clinician at Convex Therapy offering thoughtful, strengths-based support to individuals, children, adolescents, and families. With nearly 15 years of practice, Carrie creates a safe and engaging space where clients feel encouraged to explore their stories, deepen self-understanding, and build resilience. She believes in the power of mindful narration and a collaborative therapeutic relationship to support lasting growth. Carrie brings curiosity, creativity, and genuine care to her work, helping clients navigate life’s challenges and discover meaning and confidence along the way.
Carrie is currently accepting new clients for both in-person and telehealth sessions.
