Sunshine Child & Family Counseling

Sunshine Child & Family Counseling Child & Family Counseling Services Hi, I am Crissy Himelstein MA, LPC, CPCS, RPT-S. I am the owner and founder of Sunshine Child & Family Counseling.

At Sunshine Child & Family Counseling we provide counseling services to children, adolescents, adults and families. Please check out our website to see all of our providers. https://www.sunshinechildcounseling.com/meet-our-therapists/

"I don't want to go."Sometimes that's not defiance.It's anxiety about a new room, new faces, new everything.We help kids...
08/05/2026

"I don't want to go."
Sometimes that's not defiance.

It's anxiety about a new room, new faces, new everything.
We help kids build the confidence to walk in one small step at a time.

📞 678-740-3990 | sunshinechildcounseling.com

To the parent holding a lot right now —the worry you carry quietly, the trying again after a hard day, the love nobody s...
07/26/2026

To the parent holding a lot right now —
the worry you carry quietly, the trying again after a hard day, the love nobody sees at 2am.
It counts.

We see you.
Happy Parents' Day. ☀️

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Teens open up sideways.In the car.Late at night.While doing something else.Skip the interrogation.Leave a little space.T...
07/20/2026

Teens open up sideways.
In the car.

Late at night.

While doing something else.
Skip the interrogation.

Leave a little space.

That's where they start to talk.

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It was never about the green cup.Big behavior usually means:"I'm overwhelmed and I don't have the words."Get curious ins...
07/12/2026

It was never about the green cup.
Big behavior usually means:

"I'm overwhelmed and I don't have the words."
Get curious instead of furious.

The whole room softens.

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Fireworks are magic for some kids.For others?Too loud. Too sudden. Too much.If your child covers their ears or melts dow...
07/07/2026

Fireworks are magic for some kids.
For others?

Too loud. Too sudden. Too much.
If your child covers their ears or melts down tonight, they're not being difficult.

Their nervous system is overwhelmed.
Headphones, a quiet room, and you close by go a long way.

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“I don’t want to go”doesn’t always mean refusalSometimes it means anxietyNew places, new people, new expectationsit can ...
06/30/2026

“I don’t want to go”
doesn’t always mean refusal

Sometimes it means anxiety

New places, new people, new expectations
it can feel like too much

We help kids build the confidence to handle those moments
step by step

This is something we work on often in therapy
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Dads carry more than people realizeThe pressure to leadto provideto get it rightYou don’t have to figure everything out ...
06/24/2026

Dads carry more than people realize

The pressure to lead
to provide
to get it right

You don’t have to figure everything out on your own

We support parents too through our counseling and parenting sessions
📞 678-740-3990 | sunshinechildcounseling.com

Teens don’t always open up at home.Not because they don’t trust youbut because they don’t know how to say what they’re f...
06/16/2026

Teens don’t always open up at home.
Not because they don’t trust you
but because they don’t know how to say what they’re feeling.

Teen Therapy gives them a space to talk, process, and figure things out
without pressure.

And that often changes everything at home too.
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Defiance. Meltdowns. Attitude.It’s easy to label the behavior.Harder to understand it.We help families look at behavior ...
06/08/2026

Defiance. Meltdowns. Attitude.

It’s easy to label the behavior.
Harder to understand it.

We help families look at behavior differently
so it becomes something you can respond to, not fight against.

This is where Play Therapy and Parent Support work together.
📞 678-740-3990 | sunshinechildcounseling.com

Anger is usually the loudest emotion in the room.But it’s rarely the only one.Under it, there’s often hurt, frustration,...
05/21/2026

Anger is usually the loudest emotion in the room.
But it’s rarely the only one.

Under it, there’s often hurt, frustration, or overwhelm.

We help children understand what’s underneath
so they don’t have to keep expressing it through anger.

That’s a big part of what we do in Child Therapy.
📞 678-740-3990 | sunshinechildcounseling.com

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4080 McGinnis Ferry Road , Suite 1304
Alpharetta, GA
30005

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