Parent Coaching
Parenting is hard—especially when your child’s behavior leaves you feeling overwhelmed or unsure what to do next. Parent coaching offers practical tools, emotional support, and expert guidance to help you respond in ways that feel more aligned with the parent you want to be.
In-person therapy in Los Angeles | Virtual therapy in California, New York, Florida, and Vermont
When the Overwhelm of Parenting Becomes Too Much
Even deeply loving, knowledgeable parents can find themselves feeling stuck, exhausted, or unsure of how to respond to their child or teen’s behaviors. Many parents struggle in the face of emotional outbursts, power struggles, defiance, anxiety, and disconnection from their child, and wonder whether what they’re seeing is developmentally typical or a sign that something more is going on.
Parent coaching can be helpful for parents needing support with:
Feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or constantly on edge
Uncertainty about how to set and maintain loving boundaries
Responding calmly and consistently to challenging behaviors
Getting on the same page as another coparent or caregiver
Frequent power struggles, meltdowns, or emotional reactivity
Feeling disconnected from their child or worried about the relationship
Building more confidence in parenting decisions
If the way you’re parenting is feeling ineffective or you’re struggling with your child or teen’s behavior, parent coaching can provide clarity, skills, and meaningful support.
How We Help With Parent Coaching
We offer compassionate, collaborative, and tailored parent coaching. We work with you to better understand your child and your needs as a parent, strengthen your relationship, and learn practical tools you can use practice and turn into long-term habits.
In parent coaching, we work together to:
Understand your child’s behaviors and your relationship patterns within a developmental and emotional context
Build a toolkit of effective, age-appropriate parenting strategies
Create flexibility in your thoughts and feelings about yourself and your child
Increase confidence, consistency, and emotional balance in parenting
Strengthen connection, trust, and communication between you and your child
Evidence-Based Approaches We Use
Our work with parents is grounded in research-backed, skill-based approaches, including:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT is a skill-based modality that has been adapted for a number of populations, parents included. Using a DBT-informed approach, we’ll help you differentiate between developmentally appropriate and concerning behaviors, feel more balanced in your (co)parenting, respond more effectively to your child’s behaviors, set lovingly firm boundaries, and build a more meaningful relationship with your child or teenager.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT focuses on increasing mindful, values-based parenting while building psychological flexibility that allows parents to adapt to whatever situation they encounter with their child. We’ll focus on separating your thoughts (about your child, the situation, and yourself) from your actions in order to help you respond to your child rather than react.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). PCIT is a time-limited treatment designed for parents and their children between the ages of 2-7 years old. In using this modality, we’ll help you first establish warmth in your parent-child relationship in order to improve attachment and increase wanted behaviors, and then equip you with resources to manage your child’s more challenging behaviors with confidence, consistency, and calmness.
Together, we’ll create a personalized plan that supports sustainable changes in your parenting and strengthens your family system over time.
Ready for More Parenting Support?
As the saying goes, “It takes a village.” Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, unsure how to respond to your child’s behavior, or simply want to strengthen your relationship, your parent coach can help you move forward with confidence.
Contact us today to schedule a consultation and learn more about parent coaching in Los Angeles or online in California, New York, Florida, or Vermont.