Ann Reinholt, LMSW-C, IMH-E
Are you frustrated because your young child does not listen, has frequent tantrums, or struggles with behavior at home, school, or daycare? Do you wish interactions with your child felt more positive and enjoyable? Ann Reinholt, LMSW, IECMH-E®, specializes in working with young children and their caregivers to strengthen relationships and address emotional and behavioral challenges.
Ann has specialized experience working with infants, young children, and parents across biological, extended-family, foster, and adoptive families. Her approach recognizes the important role that caregivers and relationships play in a young child’s emotional and behavioral development.
About Ann Reinholt, LMSW, IECMH-E®
Ann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is endorsed as an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist (IECMH-E®) and certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).
Her clinical interests include working with young children experiencing disruptive or impulsive behaviors, emotional-regulation difficulties, challenging parent-child interactions, and the effects of stressful or traumatic experiences.
Ann also enjoys supporting parents of very young children, including mothers experiencing difficulties adjusting to motherhood, postpartum depression, and other perinatal mood concerns.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Ann is certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based treatment for young children, generally ages 2–7, who experience behavioral or emotional challenges.
PCIT actively involves parents and caregivers in treatment. Through live coaching and practice, caregivers learn strategies designed to strengthen the parent-child relationship, encourage positive behavior, establish effective limits, and respond consistently to challenging behavior.
Families may consider PCIT when a young child experiences concerns such as:
- Frequent tantrums or emotional outbursts
- Difficulty following directions
- Defiant or oppositional behavior
- Aggression
- Impulsive behavior
- Frequent behavioral concerns at preschool, school, or daycare
- Stress within the parent-child relationship
Parents interested in this treatment can learn more about PCIT for children and families in Kalamazoo.
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Ann has specialized experience working with infants, young children, and their caregivers. Early childhood mental health focuses not only on a child’s behavior but also on emotional development, relationships, regulation, family experiences, and the environments in which young children grow.
Ann works collaboratively with caregivers to better understand what may be contributing to a young child’s behavior while helping families develop strategies that support connection, emotional development, and healthier parent-child interactions.
Adoption, Foster Care, and Family Relationships
Ann has experience working with biological, extended-family, foster, and adoptive families. Children who have experienced changes in caregivers, stressful experiences, grief, or trauma may communicate their needs through their emotions, relationships, and behavior.
When appropriate, therapy may focus on strengthening caregiver-child relationships, helping caregivers understand their child’s behavior, supporting emotional regulation, and addressing the effects of trauma or significant changes in a child’s life.
Clinical Interests
Ann’s clinical interests and areas of experience include:
- Challenging and disruptive behavior
- Impulsive behavior
- Oppositional and defiant behavior
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
- Infant and early childhood mental health
- Parent-child relationship concerns
- Parenting support
- Adoption and foster care
- Trauma and post-traumatic stress
- Grief and loss
- Adjustment to motherhood
- Postpartum depression and perinatal mood concerns
Looking for Help With Your Young Child’s Behavior?
If your child is struggling with tantrums, defiance, aggression, emotional regulation, or other challenging behaviors, you can learn more about Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) or request a therapy intake online.
Our team can help determine whether Ann or another available clinician may be a good fit for your child and family.
You may also call 269-615-7637 and select Extension 1 for assistance.
