Building Confident Parenting Through Evidence-Based Skills

Parenting is a journey, which can bring immense joy, and can also be exhausting and isolating. I believe that a supported caregiver is the best intervention for a struggling child. I work with parents to find approaches that help strengthen connections and meet the needs of the family.

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Areas of Concern and Support

I provide a safe space for caregivers to address:
  • Managing Behaviour and Reducing Power Struggles: Moving toward collaborative, connection-based approaches with your child.
  • Caregiver Burnout or Overwhelm: Feeling exhausted or overwhelmed by the demands of parenting.
  • Understanding Emotional Triggers: Exploring why certain child behaviours lead to strong emotional reactions.
  • Strengthening Co-Parenting: Building aligning in parenting approaches, including in sparated or blended families.
  • Parenting a Child with Neurodiverse Needs: Helping parents support children with ADHD, Learning diversity, or Autism.
  • Parental Anxiety and Worry: Managing ongoing concerns about your child’s wellbeing and future.
  • Family Transitions: Adjusting to separation, divorce, remarriage, or new siblings.
  • Generational Trauma or Patterns: Recognizing and shifting patterns shaped by your own upbringing.

Therapeutic Approaches

My work with parents is rooted in systems theory and attachment science, incorporating:

Attachment-Based Approaches

Focusing on strengthening attachment within the family unit.

Trauma-Informed Parenting

Understanding how early childhood experiences (yours and your child’s) impact current behavior.

Emotion-Focused Approaches

Empowering parents to become their child’s “emotion coach.”

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

Identifying existing family strengths and building small, manageable wins.

Mindful Parenting

Cultivating the ability to stay calm and present when your child is dysregulated.

Psychoeducation

Providing clear, science-based information on child development and brain functioning.
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The Path

Depending on your family’s unique needs, therapy work can take one of two paths:

1. Parenting as the Primary Focus

Sometimes the most effective way to support a child is by working directly with caregivers. These sessions focus on understanding parenting patterns, managing stress, and developing practical, attachment-based strategies to support your child’s needs.

2. Integrated Family Support (Children & Teens)

When working with children or teens, regular parent consultations are an essential part of the process.

  • Children: Children engage independently in play therapy session with regularly scheduled parent session. You’ll learn strategies and co-regulation skills to support your child at home alongside their play therapy work.
  • Teens: Teens meet individually in therapy sessions with parent check-ins as needed. Parent check-ins focus on understanding developmental changes, improving communication, and reducing conflict while respecting the teen’s privacy.