Parent Counseling
Our kids are born on what we expect will be a linear path - Milestones are reached in a specific order, meaningful connections with others just happen, and they go through systems and structures in a straight line, or even better, with an upward trend.
Then life happens.
Milestones are missed, or interrupted. They can’t quite connect in the way that others seem to do so easily. You are told that they don’t fit within the structures and systems that everyone has told you leads to the golden path of success, happiness, and love from others. You may even feel different from what you expected – sad, angry, scared and alone, unsure of what to do. There’s no manual, no pattern to make sense of it all.
Together we’ll find ways to embrace sideways and “different” as an opportunity to figure out who you, and your child, can become when life doesn’t align with what is expected.
Our parent counselors are specialists in the areas of child development, school-based services, inclusion and child/teen therapy.
Many of us are parents ourselves.
We integrate this knowledge with our approach to therapy to not only support your parenting journey, but you as an individual.
our areas of focus
On being a parent
Preparing to be a parent
Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
Managing prenatal genetic testing results
Special needs parenting - from diagnosis to day-to-day
The impact of personal history and trauma on parenting
Raising Kids & Teens
Understanding and navigating neurodivergence - including ADHD & Autism
Birth and medical trauma
Developmental differences
Gender identity & sexuality
Bullying and social pressures
Anxiety, depression and overall mental health
Navigating school life
School resistance and refusal
Different learning styles
Giftedness & Twice Exceptionality
Special Education, Inclusion & Advocating for your child
