Parent Coaching

While virtual therapy can still be engaging and effective for children, I understand that many parents prefer in-person therapy for their children. For those seeking therapy for their child with attachment trauma, I invite parents to take advantage of the alternative option of parent coaching.

Parents are the most important agents of change while children are young and still developing their personalities. In my experience, parent coaching is an essential part of healing a child with attachment trauma. This is because parents have more influence on their child on a daily basis than a therapist can have one hour a week in their office.

My objective when coaching parents is to help them form a more secure attachment with their child. A better attachment results in better behavior. This is done by creating trust, which is accomplished by balancing nurture with structure and consistency.

My approach to parent coaching is attachment-focused. Parents appreciate this new parenting style because they learn:

• High nurture/high structure parenting

• New skills in listening to their child

• How to empathize with and validate the child's feelings, which leads to better behavior

• A different approach to discipline, which brings children closer to their parents instead of building resentment in both parent and child.

• Learning new skills for a lifetime of parenthood, instead of expecting the therapist to “fix” their child.

Both as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience, and as a mom who has “been there, done that,” I understand that building a loving relationship with your child is essential. Through my attachment-focused parent coaching, I will help you build this kind of relationship based on trust, mutual respect, and communication, which will last through the teenage years into adulthood.