Child analysis is an intensive form of psychotherapy aimed at helping the child/adolescent free himself from his suffering by understanding the unconscious psychological conflicts  which contribute to his impaired functioning. A child is just as able to understand and gain insight into the causes of his problems as an adult is.  However, as a young child often cannot put his problems and worries into words, child analysis uses the child's play, as well as talk,  as a mode of communication.  Playing is natural to children and is their way of letting us know what is on their mind.  Children are seen four times weekly in psychoanalysis.  Parents play a vital role in the analysis of their children and are seen by the child analyst as often as weekly during the course of the analysis.