What if your kid's behavior and "acting out" are signals that something needs to change in the family system?
What if they just don't feel heard so they've given up and just start building a wall and isolating, putting up a fight over every little thing?
What if nothing is WRONG with them except how the family relationships are impacting them?
I sit in living rooms and on patios all over the valley with whole families and we sort it all out.
Kids say the MOST insightful and amazing things that totally surprise their parents. They are usually the source of clarity for parents...if only they felt safe to really talk and pour it out and be heard!!!
Parents get a chance to open up and talk about their own humanity and calm down.
Connections are restored. Past hurts are healed.
A new path forward is created.
It's STUNNING what can happen and shift the long term when a family has a calm, guided conversation.
That's why I am a mediator for families.
There is no substitute for communication. Individual therapy is awesome, but it's not the same as mediation.
I'm addicted to miracles!!!