Parenting
Each new phase of your child’s development brings new questions.
How do I get my baby to sleep through the night? How can we find middle ground with my teenager? Or should we? What happened to my agreeable kindergartener?
I really was not prepared for parenting to be so hard!
Sometimes I feel like I’m parenting my spouse! Help!
I feel like I… Do… Everything
Or, as if there is no room for two parents when one wants to be in charge.
How do partners find relationship or even a bit of time together amidst all the chaos of parenting?
Sometimes our adolescents need to walk away in order to grow…
In the long journey from complete dependence to total independence, everyone has to do a lot of adjusting. As development marches on, there’s a distinct time when the peer group to the adolescent is like a blanket to the toddler. It’s where everything happens, and parents feel the constant presence of a sign reading, “No Parents Allowed!” We can talk more about what that looks like in your home.
Together, let’s assess just how to find a reasonable life again!
It is possible to thrive as a person and a partner while coping with these joys and stresses. It’s complicated and yet manageable. Getting support and information is key.
Imbalances move into homes for different reasons. We are constantly adapting to new patterns or trying to control directions, hoping for greater motivation, or looking for the next stable paycheck.
In my office, you can slow down; and we will find the strengths of your family system. Through strengths and understanding, we can navigate challenges and have a good chance of rediscovering joy and rebuilding a strong sense of home and life.
Therapy expands and illuminates.
Most people are in fields unrelated to psychology or people – sometimes that makes understanding relationships challenging.
You know the immense growth parenting has brought already, but therapy expands understanding to help you feel good about more than you can imagine. When you work together with a therapist, it’s a little easier to pull apart family interaction and have insight about the good things you already do as a parent. New perspective on a stagnant situation can breathe hope into a difficult time.
It’s worth a try.
Also, you can expect to find solutions to many tough spots and ways to see what is already there as productive, okay, even good.
Therapy is sometimes walking through fire; but generally you can count on growth, goodness, and increasing connections to the ones you love through our work together.
Its worth a try – you may be able to reach and enjoy your children and loved ones more than you already do.
Call me: (612) 217-0797. We can set up a complimentary time for you to come in and see how it feels to talk in my office.