Family and Parenting Counseling
Do you feel like you’re walking on “egg shells” with your child?
Does it become a battle any time you ask her to do something – like pick up her shoes or get ready for bed?
Are you exhausted from the endless conflicts and yelling?
You want your family to be happy, but don’t know how to change things.
You don’t have to deal with this alone.
There’s one thing worse than what you’re feeling: being a child psychologist, and not knowing how to help your own family!
Most of the time, I could ask myself, “What would I tell my clients to do now?” and come up with a solution. However, at other times, I felt helpless too.
It’s like a sinking feeling in your gut…
Things can get better!
I have years of experience working with real families.
Each family is unique. Together, we’ll find practical solutions that work.
Michael and his parents sought therapy for frequent conflicts between Michael and his father.
Michael felt like his father never listened, never seemed to think anything he did was good enough, and frequently belittled him.
His father related that he was constantly having to remind Michael to do or finish his chores, complete his school work, and fix things Michael broke.
No matter what they tried to do together, it usually ended in a fight.
Therapy focused on helping Michael learn to express his feelings in ways his father could hear. I taught Michael and his father how to communicate and problem-solve situations.
Michael’s father learned effective parenting strategies that worked with Michael’s behavior. His father also became more aware of the negative messages he gave his son.
By the time therapy ended, Michael and his father were spending quality time together without conflict and developed a positive relationship.
I’ll work with you and your family to figure out the sources of your challenges.
In time, you may even be able to laugh about them.
In fact, I’m certain that members of your family have special talents, like spilling, as well.
I can help you turn chaos into calm.
Call me at 941-745-5111.