Parenting Challenging Kids
Learning Cohorts & Support Groups
Enroll this Summer 2023!
I LOVE groups because you get support and guidance, and you get to see that you are not the only family who is struggling.
Does your child or adolescent struggle to regulate their emotions or behaviors, attend school, or be more interested in life? There is a way forward to help your youth live in a world that demands too much.
Join a cohort to get support as you learn!
Additional Services
Stand Up Paddleboard Therapy
1-day groups for 16+
Mom Support Groups starts Aug 2023
On-Demand Workshops for Parents Reducing Suicidal ideation, Talking to teens, Bedtime struggles, and more.
Treating Kids with Challenging Behavior
a 3-CEU workshop for clinicians, parents, educators, and parent coaches.
Fall Learning Cohort
The learning cohort provides opportunity for new learning, skill application and support. Each week includes a learning session, followed by real-life application and discussion.
While these sessions are not recorded, learning videos are available as needed. After completing a 6-week cohort, you can join a parent coaching group for additional support and skill practice.
- 50-minute Intake Session ($175)
- 6 x 1-hour zoom meetings ($75/session)
- Small group (6 families)
- Optional individual sessions available for cohort members ($175/session)
- No refunds for missed sessions
Fall 6-Week Cohort
These dates are subject to change based on interest. Please email me to join the waitlist.
- Wed 12p EST, Aug 23-Sept 27
- Thurs 11a EST, Oct 12-Nov 16
Topics
- Identifying your parenting goals: a personalized discipline guide
- Understanding Challenging Behavior
- Responding to Challenging Behavior
- Understanding Regulation
- Building Regulation
- Putting it All Together
Interested in joining the waitlist? Email me at amy@wildchildcounseling.com
Parent Coaching Groups
The parent coaching groups are designed to provide flexible, ongoing support to families who have completed a learning cohort or already worked with me privately.
- 1-hour zoom meetings
- Small group (6 families)
- Group discussion & support
- Requirements to join
- complete cohort
- 4-session commitment ($75/session)
- Additional individual support available for group members ($175/session)
This is an open group. Enroll for sessions convenient to your schedule.
Fall Group Coaching Dates
These dates are subject to change based on interest. Please email me to join the waitlist.
1st/3rd/5th Mondays @ 12p EST
Aug 21, Sept 18, Oct 2, 16 & 30
Nov 6 & 20, Dec 4 & 18
Interested in joining the waitlist? Email me at amy@wildchildcounseling.com
You've probably tried all the things: the charts, the rewards, the threats and punishments...you've tried being more consistent, holding firmer boundaries, and even just giving in (let's face it, sometimes the only thing we can do to survive in a moment is to "give in"). I'm going to help you shift your perspective on these challenges, and learn how and why to do things altogether differently.
While ALL children's brains and bodies are still growing, some youth need more help from us in order to build regulation skills. They need us to help them FEEL safe, because when kids do not feel safe, they lash out, punch, kick, run away and do all kinds of things that make us worry. Hint: just because everything looks safe to us does not mean their nervous system experiences it as safe.
There is no chart, reward, or punishment that will change their ability to do better. Instead, what they need is our regulated adult brain to co-regulate with over and over again. And even if regulation is something you struggle with, it is something you can increase right alongside your kid.