Being a parent can be the most rewarding experience you go through, but can also be the most taxing. After teaching your child how to walk, talk, and even go to the toilet, you then move on to teaching them life skills like how to hold a conversation, or how to manage conflict. With the number of parenting books available (each claiming to have found the one perfect way to raise your child), it is easy to become overwhelmed.
Parent counseling is a service that aims to provide you with knowledge, guidance, tools, and emotional support, all without judgment or bias. Different from family counseling which has its own set of benefits, parent counseling focuses on how you as the parent affect the dynamics of your family.
Parent counseling provides different therapies or modalities that help you better understand your inherent parenting style and then dives deeper into understanding how various problems affect, and potentially change, that style. When you are equipped with the knowledge of how to resolve your own personal issues, you will able to turn your full attention to maintaining, growing, or restoring harmony in your household.
Although we recommend every parent attends at least once, parent counseling is more of a necessity if you are:
From finances to infidelity, marriage problems have a huge impact on the children in the household. It is important to work through and resolve these issues so the child doesn’t develop warped perceptions regarding love and marriage.
Health problems, including mental health issues, can stop you from being fully present with your family, as well as prevent them from fulfilling your parental responsibilities.
Separation or divorce impacts the children just as much as it does to you. Along with the new challenges that come with being a single parent, you have to carefully navigate your children’s emotions and help them through the change.
Any abuse experienced by you can result in fear, tension, and further aggression to build throughout the household.
Whether it be a child, spouse, marriage, or even a job, experiencing loss can disturb the child as much as it disturbs the parent – even more so if you are unable to process that loss while keeping up with your responsibilities.
Substance abuse affects millions of parents across the globe; often impairing their ability to parent as well as they are able. It increases the risk of mental health issues, which can further inhibit parenting.
Sometimes your child is the source of stress and issues for you, especially when dealing with teenagers because they can change drastically over a relatively short period of time. Parents are usually most worried about substance abuse, while teens are most concerned about mental health and bullying. Our parent counseling gives you the tools to pick up on issues your child may be facing and the communication tools to help your child without shaming them for needing help.