Child, Adolescent & Family Therapy
Support and Strategies for Managing the Stressors of Everyday Life
Building Resilience Together
Within us lies the strength and resilience to face the inevitable challenges of life. Parenting and growing up can be both deeply rewarding and undeniably challenging. Children bring joy, but they can also be complex emotional beings. The right support—for you or your child—can reveal hidden strengths, bring more calm and structure to daily life, and empower your family with the tools to navigate challenges with confidence and greater ease.
Support that Balances Compassion with Results
I specialize in child, adolescent, and family therapy, with a focus on:
Supporting children and teens with emotional, social, and behavioral challenges
Guiding and empowering parents, and strengthening parent-child relationships
Enhancing communication and overall family dynamics
Increase overall functioning while reducing stressors and triggers
Talking through life’s worries and wonders…
The Joys & Challenges of Parenting
Parenting is one of life’s most rewarding—and demanding—roles. It requires balancing emotional connection with setting realistic expectations to support your child’s growth and ability to navigate the world.
With the constant demands of daily life—routines, work, meals, managing behavior, driving, creating meaningful moments, and handling stress—it’s natural to feel overwhelmed. At times, our resilience feels stretched thin. Recognizing this is the first step toward meaningful change and a reminder that what you need is often already within you.
Still, even the most capable parents and resilient kids benefit from fresh strategies, support, or simply a space to reflect. In our work together, we’ll explore what’s feeling hard right now and develop practical tools to bring more calm, confidence, and ease into daily life. Often, a few small shifts can reduce conflict, ease transitions, and help manage challenging behaviors.
Parents often seek support around:
Behavior management
Emotional expression and regulation
Household routines and expectations
Motivation and cooperation
Supporting neurodiverse children
Navigating temperament or personality differences
Managing family stress or life transitions
Whether you're looking for clarity, relief, or a way forward, you're not alone. I'm here to listen, understand your family’s unique experience, and help you restore balance.
Resilience
Resilience is our inner capacity to face life’s challenges with strength and skill. Without tools to build resilience—often called "grit"—we may avoid, resist, or feel overwhelmed by everyday stressors, from work, school and relationships to family dynamics and major life transitions.
While many factors shape how we respond to adversity, the good news is that life’s challenges—big and small—can become powerful opportunities for growth. Three key supports help us transform hardship into resilience: supportive relationships, a safe environment, and self-understanding. We may not be born with unshakable steadiness, but research shows we can develop both resilience ("I can handle this") and a growth mindset ("I can improve") over time.
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