Parent Coaching and Family Therapy
I Help Families in Crisis
- Are you exhausted, overwhelmed, and at a loss for how to help your kid?
- Do you have a hard time sleeping or working because you are consumed by your child’s mental health challenges?
- Are you feeling regret about mistakes you’ve made but also don’t understand how things have gotten so bad?
- Have you recently picked up your kid from the hospital and your family is now eating with plastic silverware because your knives are locked up in an effort to safety proof your house?
- Does your heart race every time the school calls to tell you that your kid is in trouble again?
- Is your kid so depressed that you’re scared for their safety? Are you walking on eggshells so you don’t make things worse?
- Is your kid is so anxious that their worries are impacting every aspect of how they function?
A Short-term, Solution-focused Approach
I have helped many parents in Marin County find solutions to the difficult situations in their families. Parent coaching and/or family therapy is typically short term and solution focused. We look at what parents can change in their behavior so that they don’t unintentionally reinforce the troubling behaviors of their child, or teen. My strategy is to help parents approach these challenges with curiosity while strengthening attachment and creating positive change. I use a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) framework to analyze behaviors, responses, and reactions in the family system, and I teach the DBT skills of mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation to help families communicate and function more effectively. With my extensive background, I can help you navigate complex mental health and educational systems, and together we can find the best approaches and solutions.
Rates:
$240 for 45 minute session
Marin Youth Therapy does not take insurance. We can provide a superbill.