Are you worried about your teen making bad choices?

Do you feel like you don't know how to stay connected?

If you've answered yes to these questions, you're not alone.

Being a parent can seem challenging and stressful. You may be feeling like you're at the end of your rope. With all of the pressures that parents have to deal with in this fast-paced culture, finding ways to connect with our children and teens can seem increasingly difficult.

Are fights, slamming doors, and yelling regular occurances in your home?

It doesn't have to be this way. I believe things can get better. It helps to have somone to talk to and support you through it all.

It is possible to have a strong relationship with your teen that is mutually loving, respectful, and honest.

It's important that we are aware of what's going on in the lives our teenagers. Because we're so busy, it's much too easy to buy into the belief that they can take care of themselves. They seem mature and capable, and they still need our guidance, understanding, and most importantly love.

Through our work together, you can:

• Develop a more loving connection with your child or teenager.
• Learn to set appropriate boundaries and limits that your teen will respond positively to.
• Learn to maintain a sense of peace when your teen is talking back or rolling their eyes at you.
• Cultivate a sense of trust in your own parental decision making.
• Heal any unresolved issues from your adolescence that your child or teen is reflecting back to you.
• Improve all aspects of your family life.

I've developed a specialty working with parents, and I also counsel individuals and couples. I offer grief counseling and anxiety reduction, and I'm great with adolescents.

Call me so we can talk about how to get your life to where you want it to be.