Nurture your emotional health as a parent
Are you a new parent or a parent navigating a new stage of life?
Raising Children is not easy. Whether you are just getting started or have been in the trenches of parenthood for a while, my goal is to help you feel well and parent well! It has been said that it takes a village, so we were not meant to do this alone! Asking for help is necessary and powerful. Let’s face the difficult moments of parenting together!
SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE!
Taking care of yourself is important in order to take care of others.
You are doing a good job! You can ask for help!
Potential difficulties
- Feelings of guilt, depression, anxiety or burnout
- Struggling with the transition into parenthood
- Stress around parenting or co-parenting
- Navigating divorce or blended families
- Yelling or snapping more than you would like to
- Feeling triggered
- Loss of personal identity or feelings of isolation
- Difficulties communicating or connecting with your partner
Benefits of counselling
- Develop strategies to cope with the stress of parenting
- Incorporate self-care practices
- Experience less isolation, guilt and shame
- Improve self-confidence and worth
- Enhance your support systems & strengthen relationships
- Identify and explore triggers and fears
- Develop better conflict and communication skills
- Improve the connection with your child(ren) and partner
- Manage parental expectations
- Remove the pressure of being a “perfect” parent
Areas of Focus
- Prenatal and postpartum dads / partners / caregivers
- Preparing for parenthood
- Adjustment to parenthood
- Transition Challenges (incl. introduction of new baby, start of daycare/school, and parental separation)
- Parental burnout, stress & overwhelm
- Parental self-care
- Shame, blame, guilt
- Sadness
- Anger
- Step parenting / blended families
- Single parenting & co-parenting
- Dealing and coping with the ups and downs and challenges of raising children
