Family

Relationships with family members can be some of the most challenging, frustrating, painful, and intense relationships of our lives.  

If you are a parent/caretaker with an adolescent/teenager who is acting out, lashing out,  missing school, harming themselves and/or others, and you are at a loss for what to do, you find it challenging to build a respectful, connected, and warm relationship with your young one, then you have come to the right place.

Or 

You simply do not know how to navigate the crisis you are facing right now with other adults in your family, and it is impacting the young people in your life, then you have come to the right place.

Please know that you are not alone. 

Maybe you feel frustrated, confused, shame, guilt, & judgment towards yourself and/or your child because of the situation you are finding yourselves in right now. Whatever the situation is for you, know that it’s completely OK to not know where to begin and how to redirect your relationship.

When I work with families in crisis, I first begin with an assessment of the situation and determine the level of facilitation and coaching needed to navigate through the crisis/challenge and move the family towards resolution, healing, and transformation. 

I find that families often lack skills in safe communication skills and repair work. 

Repair work is deep and steady work that involves addressing your relationship with yourself and your relationship with your child and it also involves integrating a new way to talk and relate with each other. This work is hard work, which is why I am here to support and guide each member of your family through some tough, though refreshing, conversations that help you all get unstuck, reconnected, and communicate again towards collective healing.

If you are ready to improve your relationship, transform challenging dynamics, work on improving your communication skills, I invite you to book an initial assessment session to identify the challenges and behaviors that are contributing to the crisis. If we are a good fit, then, we move into actual facilitation and/or coaching sessions as described below.

Here's what you can expect in sessions with me:

• how to show up as a safe adult and create a safe container for your loved ones

• how to inspire your young person to collaborate with you and trust you

• how to effectively navigate situations when patterns appear without being ruled by shame, guilt, overwhelm, confusion, paralysis, shutdown, etc.