Consultation
Consultation Services for Parents and Caregivers
Expert Guidance. Goal-Oriented Support.
Having had the privilege of working with hundreds of families over the past decade, I am certain that raising a child is the most difficult job there is. At times parenting can be an immensely rewarding, soul-filling experience. Parenting can also be exhausting, frustrating, confusing, infuriating, and disappointing. It does not help that parents today are bombarded with so much conflicting information (and misinformation) to sift through about what to do and what not to do when raising children. Unfortunately, social media often over-emphasizes the ‘perfect parenting moments’, leaving so many caregivers to feel alone, ashamed, and guilt-ridden when their child is struggling socially, emotionally, or behaviourally. However, I am here to tell you that all families have their challenges and ‘perfect parenting’ should never be the goal!
Parent consultation sessions are available for caregivers who would like support and guidance with navigating challenging aspects of parenting. These services can be brief (e.g., 2 to 3 sessions) or longer-term depending on your specific goals. Consultation sessions are focused on your role as a parent/caregiver and recommendations to successfully navigate the identified challenge. These sessions are not individual therapy/counselling sessions for adults.
Typical reasons that caregivers may request parenting consultation sessions include:
Behavioural concerns, emotional dysregulation (e.g., temper tantrums)
Constipation and encopresis or other toileting challenges
Parent-child relationship problems / parent-child conflict
Parenting a child with chronic health concerns or other medical challenges (e.g., chronic pain, medical trauma)
Sleep difficulties
Support and guidance with parenting an anxious child or a child who struggles with other social-emotional challenges. While such parenting support and guidance is incorporated into psychology services when providing individual therapy to children, caregiver-only psychology services are available to those families where individual therapy is not a good fit (e.g., child is too young for individual therapy; adolescent is not yet ready to attend therapy).