Parent Consultation

Parents often complain that "children don't come with instructions!"  This is true, and especially today when the changes in lifestyles during the last generations have presented parents with a very different world in which to raise their children.  Peer pressure, bullies, drugs and many other stressors face our young people today and, especially during adolescence, they may find themselves struggling to stay afloat.

Often, parents have questions about how they can assist a son or daughter who may be struggling with specific problems.  They may be afraid to set too little or too strict limits.  Is this normal for their age?  Will my son rebel and run away?  Should I wait until she matures and starts to be more responsible?  Is he too old for me to set limits and requirements?

It is very frightening when a child becomes rebellious, has emotional problems or has difficulties with drugs and alcohol.  Parents may find it difficult to discuss their child's difficulties with others, including their own parents.  They may even feel ashamed and as failures.  It is important that parents receive the help they need to identify and understand the problem interactions with their child in order to improve the way that they effectively face the difficult task of helping him or her to take responsibility for choices and behaviors, and to return to appropriate functioning. 

I understand how difficult your task as parents is and can offer assistance in dealing with such complex situations without judging you.  As an objective person separate from the family interactions, I can can often see issues more clear you without the emotional reactions that so often interfere with our reasoning. I can then assist you in arriving at solutions that comply with your family's values and culture and help you find the right balance for your family.

This service is not psychotherapy.  It is merely an opportunity for you to bring issues of concern to a professional and receive information and specific suggestions to help solve those issues.

Not everyone needs therapy.
Sometimes all we need is information
and someone who can answer our questions.

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