Sasco River Center - Darien

Committed to being a partner within their communities, Sasco River Center - Darien supports children, teens, and adults through psychological evaluations, psychotherapy, and psychiatric services. Their assessments explore learning disabilities, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), emotional and behavioral concerns, and developmental delays. Located near the Bates Cemetery, the center also offers evaluations involving psychology, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy to help identify needs and guide recommendations.

Support for Every Step Forward

Their clinicians provide individual, couples, and family therapy using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), play therapy, and art therapy. Sasco River Center also offers medication management, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy for sensory processing, handwriting, and feeding concerns. Behavioral services based on applied behavior analysis (ABA) and naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBIs) support children ages 18 months to 16 years.

Building Skills for Everyday Success

The center also offers practical support for learning and family needs. Services include academic tutoring, executive functions coaching, school advocacy, parent coaching, and parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) for children ages 2 to 7 with oppositional or disruptive behaviors. Occupational therapists lead private bike-riding lessons focused on balance, coordination, and gross motor skills. Clients can also access select services through telehealth, including occupational therapy and parent coaching.