You may need help with parenting if you:
- Experience elevated stress and/or feeling of guilt related to parenting
- Have frequent arguments with your partner on how to parent
- Noticed a decrease in positive interactions with your child
- Cannot get them to follow simple rules
- Struggle with your child’s out-of-control emotions and behaviors
- Are not sure how to deal with their misbehavior
- Struggle with finding any enjoyment in raising your child
If any of those statements are true for you, I may be able to help.
My clients
I work with parents and caregivers of children ages 0-16 who experience parenting difficulties in their everyday lives.
Approach
I am certified in Positive Parenting Program– Triple P https://www.triplep.net/glo-en/find-out-about-triple-p/triple-p-in-a-nutshell/, which I follow in my work as a parenting counselor. It is one of the most effective evidence-based programs in the world, backed by more than 35 years of ongoing research.
How does parenting counseling work?
There are 4 parts to parenting counseling:
Assessment
Since we want to make sure that we have the best understanding of your parenting strengths and difficulties, we will start with a thorough assessment:
Session 1
A session with both parents/ caregivers (if applicable) to understand more about your family, your child’s behavior, and your parenting approach.
• Before session 2 I will ask you to complete assessment questionaries.
Session 2
Observation of parents’/caregivers’ interaction with their child, if possible.
Goal setting
After sharing assessment findings with you and coming up with parenting counseling goals that we will concentrate on our treatment. We will decide together on the frequency and duration of our sessions.
Reaching the goals
Depending on your family’s needs we may be addressing, some or all of the following topics:
Children:
- Develop your child’s emotional coping skills
- Encourage behavior you like
- Teach new skills and support learning
- Manage misbehavior
- Deal with disobedience
- Plan ahead to prevent problems
- Raise confident, capable kids
Teens:
- Support your teenager and create more positive interactions
- Negotiate boundaries and expectations
- Encourage behavior you like
- Deal calmly with conflict
- Prepare for risky situations
- Raise confident, capable teenagers
Planning for the future
In the final part of parenting counseling, we will plan for the future to better prepare you for dealing with challenging situations.