While I no longer offer therapy to children and adolescents as individuals, I am available to parents seeking consultation about their youth and making appropriate referrals. We may look at ways parents can connect with their teens who may be suffering but resistant to counselling. Sometimes parents may be wanting to talk together about their parenting approaches generally and how they can operate as more of a team. Regardless of the nature of the issue, I am willing to work with parents who want to work on themselves in making constructive changes to how they approach their relationships with their children. There are many skills parents can acquire to help their children learn emotional self-regulation, calm anxiety, and address problems constructively, for example, but sometimes it can be overwhelming to know where to start! Parents have their own life stresses, and it’s also hard to know how to focus their efforts.
I am available to help parents view your situation in a way that can empower them to stay in alignment with their sincere intentions to be part of the solution to their children’s well-being.