Coaching and Therapeutic Educational Consulting for Parents
​of Struggling Teens and Young Adults
Boise, Idaho.
​Call us at 208-571-4242

If you are visiting this website, chances are you had a bad day. As you love your child through these difficult times, you may be seeking help for:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Screen Issues
• Self-harm
• Suicidatlity

• Power Struggles
• Stuck Communication Patterns
• Low Self-esteem
• Experimenting with Drugs and Alcohol
• School Refusal
  

You are not alone. We can help. ​

Which situation best describes your family?

​I need new parenting tools

Your teen is struggling and you are trying to keep things from getting worse. Your child might currently be working with a counselor, psychologist or psychiatrist. Relationships are strained. Things at home are stressful. What other steps can you take to support yourself and your child?

​This is where PARENT COACHING can help. Parent coaching will offer you new perspectives, insights and tools such as:

• Parenting with intention rather than by default
• Holding boundaries with consistent follow-through
• Learning new ways of communicating that break stuck patterns of action and reaction
• Taking better care of yourself
• Finding joy in the relationship with your teen or young adult
• Deepening connection
• Taming your reactivity
• Helping things go right

If this sounds like you, call or email us. We can help.

There are behaviors that are scaring me and I don't know what to do

(*If your child is in immediate danger to self or others, call 911.)

​You have tried everything you know to do. Your family is tired and overwhelmed. It might be time for your child to go to some sort of residential treatment program.

This is where THERAPEUTIC CONSULTING can help. A Therapeutic Consultant regularly tours and evaluates Wilderness Programs, Residential Treatment Centers and Therapeutic Boarding Schools across the country. A consultant will:

• Help you navigate the complex world of therapeutic options
• Assist you in finding the best program fit for your child and their individual needs
• Support you through the process
• Coordinate professionals
• Arrange for safe transport when needed
• Educate you about financial options
• Communicate with you regularly throughout treatment
• Get frequent updates from the program throughout your child's treatment
• Be an additional advocate ensuring your child's needs are being met

​If this sounds like you, call or email us. We can help.

​*Please note that I do not accept fees, commissions or compensation of any type from any program. 

My child is returning home after treatment

You have invested a lot in treatment. Your child will be returning home soon and you don't want to fall back into old, unhealthy patterns. You want to do your best to ensure all of the therapeutic gains are maintained and keep your entire family on a positive and healing trajectory.

This is where FAMILY COACHING can help. We use a well developed and time tested curriculum specifically designed for transitioning kids home from treatment.  Family Coaching will:

• Prepare you for what to expect as your child learns to live at home again
• Help in coordinating local mental health professionals that will be an important part of your child's on-going care
• Establishing new and healthy family relationships as a teen or young adult is returning from a wilderness program or residential therapy
• Help the entire family to communicate more effectively
• Establish a well thought-out plan for setting and holding boundaries consistently and lovingly
• Help in coordinating local school options and support​

If this sounds like you, call or email us. We can help.

It is never too late to heal relationships and change your family trajectory.

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Please note that these services are coaching and consulting, not therapy, nor are they intended to take the place of therapy.
​Most of these services take place in conjunction with mental health professionals. 
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Schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation

"When you raise your children, you are raising your grandchildren."

​-Stephen Covey​