Child Behavioral Therapy in Montgomery, TX
Child & Family Therapy · Montgomery, TX
Get to the Root of
Your Child's Behavior
Defiance, meltdowns, anger, trouble at school: it's exhausting, and you deserve real answers, not just another strategy for managing the behavior. Let's figure out what's underneath it.
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Madison Rodriguez
Play Therapy & Child Counseling
What's Actually Going On
Behavior is communication
even when it doesn't feel like it.
Defiance, aggression, meltdowns, sudden changes at school: these are almost always your child telling you something, in the only way they currently know how. Punishment and reward charts can manage the surface, but they don't answer the question every exhausted parent actually has: why is this happening, and what do we do about it. That's the work we do together.
What You're Dealing With
Behaviors that often bring
parents to therapy
Defiance & Power Struggles
Constant pushback, refusing to follow directions, or turning every request into a fight.
Meltdowns & Anger
Reactions that feel bigger than the moment calls for, and hard to de-escalate once they start.
School Problems
Calls from teachers, disciplinary issues, or conflicts with peers that keep repeating.
Aggression
Hitting, throwing, or lashing out toward siblings, peers, or parents.
Sudden Changes
A shift in behavior that came on fast, with no obvious explanation.
Nothing Else Has Worked
You've tried consequences, charts, and conversations, and the behavior keeps coming back.
Let's Figure It Out Together
Meet the person who can help
get to what's underneath it
Madison works with kids whose behavior has become the loudest, and often the only, way they know how to signal that something's wrong. By the time most families reach out, they've already tried the sticker charts, the consequences, the calm conversations that turn into shouting matches anyway. This isn't more of that. It's getting underneath the behavior to find out what it's actually protecting against, avoiding, or asking for.
You don't need a diagnosis or a clear cause to start. Some of the most stubborn behavior doesn't have one single trigger. It's just how an overwhelmed nervous system finds its way out. The goal isn't a quieter kid. It's a kid who has other ways to say what they need.
What A Session Actually Looks Like
What the behavior is
actually saying.
A meltdown, a slammed door, a "no" to everything: these are rarely about the thing that set them off. In session, Madison uses play to get at what's actually driving the behavior: how a child reacts when a rule shows up mid-game, what a story they act out with toys reveals, where the frustration actually lives. It looks like play. It's really a map of what's going on underneath.
Sessions are relational and person-centered, which means there's no punishment framing here. Madison isn't correcting your child's behavior. She's getting curious about it, alongside them. That shift alone often changes how a child shows up in the room.
Madison works directly with parents too, helping you understand what's coming up in sessions and giving you practical strategies you can actually use that same night, so the work doesn't stop when the session ends.
Your Child's Therapist
Madison Rodriguez,
M.A., LPC-A
Supervised by Sarah Rodriguez, LPC-S
I work with kids and teens whose behavior has become hard to manage at home or school. I'm person-centered, which means we get curious about what's driving the behavior instead of just reacting to it. With kids especially, play is the language: when they can't find the words, they'll tell you in how they play, so a lot of our work happens through activities that let them communicate what they can't yet put into sentences.
Before counseling, I was a theatre and art teacher, so my sessions tend to be creative and hands-on. I want your child to walk into our playroom and feel like it's a place where they can finally say and do the things they've been holding in, instead of acting them out everywhere else.
Currently accepting new clients in Montgomery, TX and virtually across Texas.
Common Questions
What parents usually want to know
Likely yes, because those tools manage behavior without addressing what's driving it. Play therapy works underneath the surface, helping your child process whatever's fueling the behavior, which is why the change tends to hold instead of resetting every few weeks.
Not necessarily. Behavior is often the most visible sign of something a child can't yet put into words: stress, a change at home, anxiety, or something else entirely. Therapy helps figure out what's actually going on, without starting from the assumption that something's "wrong."
It varies by child and situation, and there's no fixed timeline. Some families notice shifts within the first several sessions; others take longer, especially if the behavior has been going on for a while. Madison will check in with you regularly on progress.
Yes. Madison works directly with parents alongside your child's individual sessions, so you're not just waiting to see results. You're actively part of the process.
Yes. In-network with Aetna. A superbill is available for other insurance plans, including Cigna. Private pay clients are welcome. Reach out to discuss rates.