Counselling for Parents
Build better relationships with yourself and your child.
Parenting counselling is a type of counselling that focuses on helping parents to better understand their children and to develop better parenting skills.
Who can benefit from counselling for parents?
Parent counselling can be beneficial for parents who are struggling with parenting issues, such as:
discipline
communication
understanding their children’s needs
managing changing family dynamics in divorce, blended families, or single parenthood
What can you expect in counselling for parents?
Counselling for parents can help them to better understand their children’s behaviour and to develop strategies to respond to it in a positive way. It can also help parents to develop better communication skills, so that they can better understand their children’s needs and feelings.
Counselling can also help parents to develop better discipline strategies, so that they can set appropriate boundaries and expectations for their children.
Parenting counselling can also help parents to better understand their own needs and feelings, so that they can better manage their own emotions and reactions to their children’s behaviour.
There are many modalities used in parent counselling, we pick the best one for you.
Our counsellors recognize everyone is different. So we use a combination of therapy approaches suited to the trauma your personality and parenting style:
Cognitive behavioural Therapy (CBT) - focuses on helping individuals identify and challenge anxious thoughts and behaviours in themselves and their children, and develop healthier ways of recognizing feelings in the moment.
Polyvegal Theory - identified behaviour in relation to our “fight-or-flight” mechanisms to better understand how the body reacts under stress and techniques to calm ourselves.
Mindfulness - focuses on becoming present, and finding ways to calm ourselves in the moment to reduce unwanted behaviours.
And more
When is it time to seek parent counselling?
Parent counselling is for anyone who wants to better understand their relationship to themselves and their children. There doesn`t need to be behavioural issues present. Many people seek counselling for proactive management and personal development.
No matter issues, big or small, we want to help you be the best parent you can be. As parents ourselves, we’re here to support.
🏳️🌈 We are a safe and open space for LGBTQ+ families and parents.