Parenting and

Children or Adolescents with Emotional/Mental Health Issues

Sometimes parents are at a loss when it comes to dealing with their child’s/children’s behaviour.  For many parents it seems like all avenues have been exhausted and nothing seems to be working. Even getting your child to cooperate with the simplest of tasks like brushing their teeth, getting ready in the morning or going to bed can be a constant uphill battle. Sibling rivalry and temper tantrums are other common issues.

For other parents the issue may be more serious where they have genuine concerns about their child or adolescent’s mental health or emotional well being. As a therapist, I have training and experience that make me skilled at being able to assist parents/families work through and resolve these issues. Combining my experience in child and adolescent mental health with my specialisation in couple’s therapy, means that I am able to work with the whole family to address the problems that are arising. This can involve, but is not limited to the following:

• Completing and emotional/mental health assessment of a child or adolescent and treating this.
• Working with both the parent and child together to address any relationship issues or behavioural problems.
• Working with one of the parents to give them tools in how to deal difficult behaviour or emotional/mental health issues.
• Work with both parents to address parenting issues and to get them both on the same page with parenting.  
• Feel free to email me to discuss your concerns and/or circumstance and how I can best help you and your family.