Parenting can be extremely challenging and complex — it is not meant to be done alone.
Research shows time and time again that the relationship a child has with their parent(s) profoundly impacts the child — for the rest of that child’s life.
If your child is constantly in trouble, feels misunderstood, if there is constant fighting, or correction, or if there is not enough happy or quality time with you, this could be harder for your child than you may imagine.
Through current research in Interpersonal Neurobiology, we know that children’s daily life experiences – and especially those related to his/her interactions with you – impact nearly every aspect of their development (social, emotional, physical, psychological, and neurological, etc.).
When children are struggling or in trouble, they need help from their parents — the people who they live with, model after, already know, already trust, and with whom they already have an open connection.
This is why I help parents learn how they can help their children.
When parents are the ones who give the help, it’s empowering for parents and stress relieving for children, — and it deepens connections, creates healthier relationship dynamics, and reduces chaos.
Working this way, children can receive help much faster, and you’re able to address issues in the moment — instead of having to wait for a scheduled therapy appointment for the child.
In my work with parents, we look at these things:
The temperament and personality of your unique child
Parenting techniques that will work best with your child, given his/her unique personality and temperament
Parent personality and temperaments + parenting tools that could be easiest for you
Parent backgrounds, and how these may be impacting parent “default” modes
The situation and dynamics in your home
Larger systems that impact your child, like school, daycare, healthcare, and extended family dynamics
Your specific goals, immediate needs, and how we can most quickly help you meet these
My work is rooted in gentle, clear, and compassionate approaches that are supportive to parents AND children.
I use positive, strengths-based approaches, which aid the development of healthy boundaries and healthy self esteem. I help you learn to set limits and address problems without using shame-based tactics.
When we work together, you’ll leave our sessions with:
Tools you can use right away
Non-violent communication techniques
Organized, customized, and individualized plans for real mental and emotional health
Development happens according to experience, and the longer any of us remain in states of unhappiness or struggle, the more ingrained these states and patterns become. This is why, the sooner problems in early childhood can be addressed, the easier they will be to correct, and the better the long-term outcomes will be.