Parent Consult Sessions
Helping you to navigate parenting challenges with ease
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Our parent consult sessions are designed to help you effectively manage your child’s behaviour and build a stronger,
more harmonious relationship with them. With our evidence-based, person-centered approach, you’ll gain the tools
and confidence to navigate parenting challenges with ease. Our parent consult sessions focus on enhancing
communication, providing strategies to respond to challenging behaviours, fostering empathy, and creating a stronger
bond between you and your child. By addressing underlying challenges contributing to behavioural issues early on,
you can save on potential costs related to unresolved issues in the future. Our sessions provide you with practical tools
to address challenging behaviours, reduce stress, and create a more connected home environment. We offer virtual
consult sessions via secure video calls, allowing you to access our services from the comfort of your home. We provide
an initial consultation designed to answer all your questions and provide a clear understanding of how our sessions work
and the benefits you can expect. Parent consult sessions are a cost effective way of getting support without the need
for ongoing therapy for your child.
What we offer
Single Sessions:
Perfect for addressing immediate concerns or getting targeted advice on specific issues.
Blocks of Sessions:
You will have access to comprehensive support and a structured approach with our multi-session packages. Ideal for
tackling ongoing challenges and making lasting improvements. Our strategies are underpinned by research and tailored
to meet your family’s unique needs. We focus on your individual situation, providing personalised support and guidance.
Our approach is trauma informed, neuro-affirming and sensitive to your family’s experiences and designed to strengthen
your bonds. Empower yourself with the tools and support to manage your child’s behaviour effectively and build a
positive connections within your family unit. We’re here to help you every step of the way.
1:1 Counselling
Clarence Valley Counselling provides counselling to children, adolescents and their parents/carers where there are
experiences of trauma, anxiety or depression. We support our client's healing through safety, compassion, connection,
trust and empathy. We view counselling as a model of working together with children, adolescents and their
families. It is very important for us that the parents/carers are willing to participate in regular review sessions
(in person, phone or email) and keep us updated on any significant events, challenges or changes. The frequency
of counselling depends on the child/adolescent's needs and their family's commitments. The need for
counselling can change as children/adolescents develop and their circumstances change.
Counselling for Children and Adolescents
Many Children and adolescents have never spoken about or find it difficult to talk about their experiences of trauma or mental health challenges. They may feel a sense of guilt, embarrassment or shame. They may worry about the consequences of talking about their experiences.
As social Workers, providing counselling is an opportunity to build trust and help children and adolescents develop a sense of safety in the world, as well as developing a sense of who they are.
Play Therapy
We help our client's learn ways to express their emotions about their experiences and explore their beliefs about what has happened. We tailor each session to the individual needs of our client's and we use a variety of modalities to help children express themselves, including story writing, play, sand play, puppets, art, craft, music and role plays.
It is important for children to have a safe space to express their emotions. Many children and adolescents who do not express their emotions about their experiences and challenges, can experience more intense and ongoing issues in the future
Supporting Families
We provide education to the adults (parents/carers/family) in the client's lives about the impact of their experiences and how they can provide support within the family. We work with the adults to help them explore and understand what the challenges are for the child or adolescent as their behaviour is usually a sign that something needs addressing rather than punishing.