Family relationships are constantly going through phases – there will be a few time periods of trauma while most should be fulfilling and joyful.  For parents certain ages of their children’s upbringing will be more enjoyable than others.  We model our expectations of what family life looks like based on how we grew up into what we are today and whether that was a good or bad experience.  Each couple will have their own perspectives on how things should go when raising their family.  Conflicts in styles of parenting can arise and the stress of having a child with physical or mental problems can be especially difficult.  Understanding one’s attitude and behavior towards family issues is essential to a happy and fulfilling family life. Support for the growing family is an important part of parenting.

Taking a step back from these issues and trying to take a broader view can be very difficult to do and this is where I can help.  I have years of experience in helping people just like you navigate through these issues and find the right ‘tools’ to deal with them and emerge at the other side with solutions, so call me and “Let’s talk about it ...”.