Oh, I completely get where you’re coming from. We adopted our daughter four years ago when she was 5, and around her seventh birthday, some really intense stuff from her early years started surfacing—night terrors, meltdowns at school, sudden fear of things that seemed harmless. Our therapist was amazing, but eventually even she said a child psychiatrist with trauma experience would be best. It made a world of difference to find someone who could really dive into the root causes, not just the symptoms. One resource we found helpful is this child mental health specialist Orange County . They specialize in kids dealing with trauma, and it felt like finally having someone speak the same language our child was using. Hang in there—you’re doing everything right by noticing and acting early.
