Parent Therapy

Parents struggle along with their children.

Brooke’s story is an excellent example of those struggles. Brooke* was having difficulty with her big emotions and behaviorally struggling both at home and school. All of Brook’s problems lead Brook’s mom, Susie*, and her dad to struggle.

No parent wants to see their child go through difficult times, especially at a young age, when life should be about playing and having fun – not about all the worries in our world today. But we also know kids today are like sponges and hear everything we say and all the news. What they hear certainly impacts them.

Brooke’s mom would sit at home crying, trying to figure out how to help her daughter. Some days, she would sit at work, anxiously waiting and dreading the call from the school.

Susie was uncertain how to help her daughter but desperately needed to do something. That’s when Susie heard about parent therapy or coaching.

Susie found the help she needed.

Through parent therapy/coaching, Susie learned to explore and process her own emotions associated with her daughter’s struggles, including those feelings of guilt and shame, sadness, and helplessness. Susie was able to identify that all her energy was going towards Brooke and not into taking care of herself or her feelings.

Susie started practicing her self-care while continuing to learn about herself. But on top of this, through coaching, Susie gained coping skills to help her daughter. Those coping skills proved helpful to Brooke, and Susie learned how to prompt Brooke into using those skills when needed.

In conjunction, Brooke was also learning these skills and how to calm herself down but having the extra support from Susie to assist her at such a young age was beyond beneficial in Brooke’s and Susie’s journey.

Parent Therapy/Coaching makes a difference.

In parent therapy/coaching, we take an approach that makes sense for the individuals involved. Initially, we may focus on the parent’s or parents’ emotional difficulties or jump into coaching on ways to assist the struggling child. We may also focus on both at the same time.

Some of our work may occur in the office or via telehealth. We also have the option of coaching in the home if that is more beneficial to the parent and child.

Coaching involves either one or both parents and the child, allowing us to model and practice the techniques learned. Those techniques and coping skills reduce struggles felt by both parent and child.

Be like Susie and contact me today. Don’t let your child’s struggles become your struggles.

*Names changed to protect client confidentiality.