PARENT COUNSELING & COACHING IN MINNETONKA

Become the parent you were meant to be.

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Being a parent is the most challenging and rewarding job.

Your children are your entire world. All you want is for them to find joy, belongingness. and success in this world. And you are the wonderful vessel in which they get to explore their world and become the human they’re meant to be.

How utterly beautiful and terrifying is that?

Sometimes, our own ‘stuff’ gets in the way. We know how we want to respond to our kids, but in reality, it goes the complete opposite direction. You might be asking yourself, “What went wrong? Why am I getting stuck? I practiced how to respond to this!

Stepping into the Parent role is hard work. It’s 24 hours, 7 days a week of you being responsive to somebody else’s needs (and hopefully, you’re squeezing in your own needs too!) The old-school ways of parenting don’t align with your values as a parent. And, quite frankly, they just don’t seem to create lasting change for you and your children. So why keep repeating that cycle?

Seem familiar?

  • Unsure of how to manage tantrums or ‘big feelings’

  • Feeling like a failure to your kids

  • Going back and forth when it comes to rule setting and boundary following

  • Tug of war/power struggle

how i can help

Parent Counseling & Coaching can help you feel confident in your relationship with your kids.

You can’t always read your child’s mind. (Man, I wish we could figure out that super power.) Coaching them through big feelings, disagreements, or life’s hard things can be unearthly challenging. You’re a human too, and have your own feelings and opinions to coach yourself through as well!

Maybe you’ve notice yourself parenting the way your parents did (something you swore you wouldn’t do), or you’re feeling stuck in the rut of reward-punishment parenting, which isn’t working. It’s possible you and your co-parent disagree on how to handle bedtime or tantrums.

You feel stuck. And you want to get unstuck. I’m here to help.

First, we’ll break down the science and biology of what is happening for your child during the situations you struggle with the most. We’ll peel back the layers of understanding Attachment Theory and Family Systems to understand how parent-child relationships work. Then, we’ll construct a concrete plan full of skills and tools to work on outside of session. We’ll figure out what’s working and what’s not, and where you need to tweak your approach.

At the end of the day, you want your kids to feel loved and to view you as their stable ground to experience the world within.

imagine if you…

Understood your child’s behaviors

We’ll build an understanding of what happens for kids at a scientific and developmental level so that we know what skills to apply and why you use them.

Could stop the tug of war between you and your child

The power struggle is one of the hardest things to experience between you and your child. You want your child to listen and follow your guidance, and sometimes they have a mind of their own! Drop the rope in this game of tug of war and start feeling more connected together.

Felt more connected as a family

By eliminating the power struggle and knowing how to deeply connect with your child, even through the tantrums and challenging behaviors, you will feel a deeper connection as a family unit. The ability to repair and heal together will bring you closer than ever.

I want you to know:

You have what it takes.

Let’s work together to build your confidence and skills as a Parent.
Book a free 15-minute consultation today to see if I’m the right person to help you be your best Parent Self.

faqs

Common questions about Parent Coaching

  • Coaching primarily focuses on 1) Skills and, 2) Education. Therapy adds a deeper layer of those two concepts by processing and exploring yourself and your history within what keeps you stuck. If you’re looking for a therapy approach to support your Parent Self, I’d encourage you to explore Relationship Therapy

  • Coaching is all subjective to you and your goals. You may feel equipped after 1-5 sessions, or you may want ongoing support for accountability, asking questions, or learning more. I will meet you wherever you are at and at a pace that feels just right!

  • Schedule a free 15-minute consult to HERE to evaluate if I’m the right fit for your coaching needs!

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Your relationship with your kids
are worth it.

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