Counseling for Parents
Counseling services for parents seeking support as they navigate behavioral challenges, process their own past experiences, or learn how to manage co-parenting and family dynamics. I provide counseling for parents in the Livermore & Pleasanton area and telehealth to residents of California.
Parenting Counseling
In-person parenting counseling in the Livermore/Pleasanton area and telehealth for residents of California.
Parenting brings so much joy, but it can also be challenging. Along the way, you may find yourself revisiting your own childhood experiences while trying to establish rules, set boundaries, navigate discipline and behavioral challenges, and support your child through different developmental stages. The burnout and overwhelm that come with being a parent can be a lot to handle, especially on your own. Having guidance can make a difference as you become the parent you want to be.
Coparenting Counseling
In-person coparenting counseling in the Livermore/Pleasanton area and telehealth for residents of California.
You may also need support as you learn how to coparent effectively between households. Maybe you are blending two families, or your child is adjusting to a new parent in the home. All of these things can be tricky to navigate, but having the right support can help the transition go more smoothly.I offer a space for parents to come together to figure out consistency, how to communicate, and how to handle conflict.
Parenting Neurodivergent Children
In-person parenting counseling for parents of neurodivergent children in the Livermore & Pleasanton area, and telehealth for residents of California.
I provide counseling support to parents of neurodivergent children. You may need support as you navigate behavior challenges, emotional regulation, and structure in the home. In parent counseling, we can work together to understand the structure and routines in your home, understand the needs of your child, and learn how to respond in times of strong emotions.
What Does Parent Counseling Look Like?
Being a parent is simultaneously the best thing and the hardest thing someone will ever do. First and foremost, I want to validate that it is not easy and that it comes with so many unique challenges.
In the first few sessions, I want to learn about you as parents and learn about your children and your family system. We will work together to determine what you need from sessions and what you want them to look like. I take a whole-family approach to counseling and would love to include the children in our work together after we lay the foundation in therapy.
I pull from resources including Daniel Siegel’s work, Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy, and Brain-Body Parenting by Mona Delahooke. I believe that it is important to understand our own reactions as parents and where they come from so we can effectively handle moments of high emotion in our children. Parenthood can easily bring up triggers from the past, and to help our children regulate their emotions and behaviors, we need to handle our own.
Our work together will include a safe space for you as the parents, psychoeducation, tools for you to use at home, and family sessions as needed.