Parent Coaching

“The thing about parenting rules is there aren’t any. That’s what makes it so difficult.”

–Ewan McGregor

“I’ve tried everything,” may be a recurring thought you have had about parenting. Parent coaching allows you to learn and practice parenting skills in a supportive space.

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Benefits:

  • Bring joy back into parenting

  • Increase confidence as a parent

  • Enhance child’s ability to problem-solve

  • Better understand child’s emotional needs

  • Build healthy self-esteem for child

  • Stronger parent-child relationship

  • Implement consistent rules at home

  • Process thoughts and feelings related to parenting

  • Build awareness of parenting strengths

  • Develop parenting skills

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What to Expect:

Parents will meet for a 50 minute session to learn and practice parenting skills to use at home. Parent coaching involves homework and self-reflection.

Filial therapy: Using a manualized, short term, approach (e.g. Child Parent Relationship Training; CPRT), parents will learn play therapy skills in session (e.g. validation; esteem building; limit setting) and conduct weekly play sessions at home to practice skills.

  • Neurodiverse child

  • General parenting support

  • Single parent

  • First time parent

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  • Feeling overwhelmed

  • Anxiety/stress about parenting

  • Feeling disconnected to child

  • Co-parenting challenges

Reasons to Seek: