The second session of the assessment process is a meeting with your child/teen only. During this session, the therapist will start to establish a sense of trust and understanding with your child/teen using dialog with older children and play/art interventions with younger children. Through this session the therapist will gain insight into your child/teen’s personality and strengths, developmental and social level, and the child/teen’s own perception of the issue at hand. In addition to meeting with the child/teen, the therapist will also contact any school personnel, physician, therapist, or other third party (if needed and with your permission only) whom you deem as essential to the assessment of your child/teen.