"I’ve tried everything, but nothing is working..."

Of course not, I work with any parents or parental figure (you're a grandparent who is taking care full time or really involved or just want to better support your child and grandkids? It works too). 

Plus you might not consider yourself a mom, as long as you're a care giver of one of more kids I'm there!

Oh how I understand you! We are all so lacking in time as parents!

You might need to put in a little time to work with me because change does take some time (exactly how much will vary based on how we work together) but I do as much as I can to make it as doable as possible (I know the life you have, I have it too!).

From podcast access to all the info, that you can listen to while doing all the things, to 1:1 support without appointments, right in your pockets, I'm doing everything so that's it's realistic and that time is not getting in the way of you getting the support you need.  

And as far as energy? Well my goal is to give you back as much as possible by working together. So I hope you have enough for us to do that. If not, you might need more than I can offer, I suggest you check with your doctor (you can also check the link in the footer of the website for worldwide mental health resources). 

How have I been guilty of that one 🫣. We do all the things and get all the support for our kids and put ourselves on the back burner because they are what's most important...

The thing is that the 1h meeting (or even more) that you'll get with any kind of therapist will change nothing if you don't have the capacity to change things in your house. 

And your kids benefit from you being able to stay calm, patient and grounded more than...well almost anything. But it's HARD HARD HARD to do it! 

So yes, I'll support you in finding things that will help with your child directly. But I'll mostly help you become your child most powerful ally in al circumstances and everyday life alike. 

I was in your place not long ago. Sitting (figuratively of course) on all the knowledge...yet things were not different.

The difference came when I started believing that I knew what my kids needed, even when it was going against everything I had been told before. 

• Natural "consequences"? Out 
• Consistency in more and more of the same thing? Out
• Screen "limits"? Out
• And for us even school... Out

So yeah, I'm willing to go all in with you to find what's the right solution for YOUR family (and it will be very different than what works for us and that's 100% ok).

The difference? I'm not here to tell you what to do, but to help you find what you already know but are not trusting because you are plagued with doubt and self judgment (coming from others judgment of all that you are and are doing). 

I get it. You know what? I've been judged too. And still am (even by some people who know what I do...)

So I totally get the fear of being judged. But if there's one thing I can promise you it's that I TRULY believe it when I saw: You're doing your best with the resource you have. Like truly. So no matter what you think you're doing wrong, I promise you I think it's because you don't have the resources to do things differently (and resource means everything from energy, to knowledge, to money, to support, everything). And for that reason I don't judge. 

You know what was the most commun reason for a reference in social work when I was working at the child's hospital? "Parent non compliance". And you know how many parents I worked with that did not "comply" on purpose to harm their kids? ZERO! There was ALWAYS A (valid) REASON! That's why (and how) I don't judge you, ever. 

And I work with parents who have very different reality from mine as their kids is not neurodivergent but has a complex medical issue for exemple (I'm a consultant for a hearth foundation), but I can still support them because we have more in commun than you might think. 

Absolutely ! There is no additional charge for the 2nd parent or partner in anything I do. Based on how you chose to work with me, some conditions or specific settings might need to be put in place though.

I have one hard no here though: if your in conflict or in an abusive relationship I'm not the right one to help with that. I can still work with you on a lot of things but can't address that specific aspect as I don't know the local resources you'll likely need. But I can help you find the resource you need when you're ready. 

The specific way I support you is not a one size thing that's been studied. However, it's based on scientific data drawn from the systemic approach, the theory of empowerment, neuroafirming approche, therapeutic photography and the narrative approach, as the main intervention approaches which have all been studied in recognized universities and still are, and which are used in the field in social work or in other disciplines.

I will be happy to answer them. I'm always the one who reads everything but still has questions, so I completely understand. You email me all your questions at info(a)familymoments.ca.