Meg Sayers, L.C.S.W. Executive Director

Welcome

Kids in Common is a clinical mental health program providing services to families on Long Island and within the boroughs of New York who are confronted with issues of divorce and/or the breakup of the family unit; most often working with the Courts. Our goal is to support, educate and guide our clients through difficult family circumstances and to help children and parents establish and maintain positive and meaningful relationships.

Our staff are all professional master’s level clinicians who are experienced in working with children and families using a variety of therapeutic modalities including therapeutic visitation, parenting skills, family therapy and anger management.

Our Programs

The mission of Kids in Common is to assist families in establishing and maintaining positive, meaningful relationships. Therapeutic services are provided by Master’s Level Clinicians experienced in working with families in a variety of innovative ways.

In addition to therapeutic visitation, Kids in Common also provides a wide range of additional counseling and therapeutic services for families involved in the judicial system, including: parenting skills training, anger management, parenting coordination and home assessments.

Seminars & Workshops

All groups are facilitated by NYS licensed master’s level mental health professionals.

To register for the group, contact Meg Sayers, LCSW at 516-272-6691.

Managing Social Media
with Children

Details to be announced

Online Anger Management
and Parenting Skills

Available

About Us

Kids in Common, Inc. provides therapeutic assistance to families embroiled in custody and visitation issues within the judicial system.

A clinical, mental health program, Kids in Common provides therapeutic and supervised visitation services, as well as support services such as counseling, anger management, parenting skills, safe transfers and Parenting Coordination. Therapeutic visits are often conducted in the home or community rather than an office setting allowing families to interact in a natural, normalized environment; office visits when required are available.

The mission of Kids in Common is to assist children and parents establish and maintain positive, meaningful relationships.

Therapeutic services are provided by Master’s Level Social Workers who have experience working with children and families in a variety of innovative ways and addressing a multitude of behaviors, including substance abuse, domestic violence, parental estrangement, and oppositional behaviors.

As each family is unique, Kids in Common conducts an initial family assessment and, as requested, recommendations to the Court

Agency Policies

  • All parents must be seen for in initial intake interview; the decision as to whether or not to see the child(ren) involved will be made by the agency.
  • While every effort is made to accommodate each parent’s schedule, all services must be maintained on a consistent basis to be effective.
  • Social Workers will not act as messengers between parents, nor will they accept or pass any written or other materials between parents.
  • Therapeutic visitation and supervised visitation clients may have no contact between the custodial and visiting parent prior to, after or during a scheduled visit. If the Social Worker’s role is not respected in any manner the Social Worker has the right to terminate the visit.
  • Payment must be made at the time of service or pursuant to a Court’s Order
  • Cancellations without proper (24 hours ) notice will result in an cancellation fee equal to the fee for services. Canceled therapeutic visitation fees will be incurred by the parent who cancels regardless of whether the parent is responsible the customary visitation fees.
  • Refunds are determined on a case by case basis dependent upon a number of factors including Court Orders, Agency Policy and client status.

Contact Us

Our goal is to support, educate and guide our clients through difficult family circumstances and to help children and parents establish and maintain positive and meaningful relationships.

Hicksville Office
100 Duffy Ave, Suite 510
Hicksville, NY 11801

Lake Success Office (and mailing address)
1979 Marcus Ave, Suite 210
Lake Success, NY 11042

Phone: 516-234-6058

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