Support for One of the Most Important Jobs You’ll Ever Have
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Families are beautiful—and sometimes brutal. I help parents and families move from reaction to connection, understand each other's behaviors, and rebuild their own emotional regulation and identity along the way.
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I help parents:
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Conscious/responsive parenting tools
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Burnout, guilt, and emotional dysregulation
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Co-parenting support
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Supporting neurodiverse kids
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Repairing ruptures with kids, teens or adult children
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I help families:
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Identify relationship patterns within family that cause individual hardship and the system to breakdown
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Identify what is working within your family so that we can repeat successes
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Define your individual and family goals
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Specify a plan of action so that you know what to do next
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Work on positive communication so that conflict becomes constructive
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Evaluate your progress so that you can celebrate it together​
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Through a supportive relationship and intentional process, I help parents and families navigate challenges with each other and with their children, and enhance skills within family members to strengthen their honest communication and sense of connection. Parenting is a collaborative and empowering platform for individuals to explore possibilities for better relationships with their children by clarifying and living into their values. I offer alternative perspectives around family situations, uncovering strategies to shift behavior and family dynamics in a way that dignity and respect is reinforced, that everyone feels heard, and that empathy, safety, structure and play are balanced to meet the needs and goals set by the parent or family.
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Some issues covered​:
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Behavior problems: Help you find effective ways to address issues such as aggression, sibling rivalry, bullying behavior and defiance.
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Stress-related parenting issues: Find ways to take care of yourself and manage your stress.
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Parenting practices: Assist you in following through with research-based practices in responding to issues such as homework, electronics, time management and exercise.
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Developmental activities: Strategies that support your child’s development.
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Identity, gender, or sexuality questions (LGBTQ-Affirming)
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Parenting during transition or crisis: Help you be the best parent you can during a crisis or hardship, such as divorce, move, or loss of a loved one.
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Practical problems: Help you create a plan to address childcare issues or educational problems.
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I am trained and experienced in a number of parent curricula including:
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123 Magic
Common Sense Parenting
Parenting with Love and Logic By Fay
Our Home Runs By VanEpp
Emotion Coaching by Gottman
Triple P
I can offer support 1-1, 2-1 or in groups (both in my office or an agreed upon setting). Contact me for details. ​
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