Parental Guidance
Your Path Begins Inside
Parenting Wisely : Seeking Parent Guandance & Tips
Many parents believe that asking for help around parenting issues, is a reflection of “bad” parenting, as the lopsided belief of merely being a parent should be a natural and instinctive skill that occurs with ease and know-how.
How can we assist you?
Parenting is an enormous responsibility, no matter how prepared you have been – by seeking advice from your own parents, family members, reading parenting books, having some experience in caring for children in the past – a parent can never be ready for the level of intensity and commitment parenting demands of you. But it does not have to be doom and gloom – parenting can be a rewarding experience for you and your family. Seeking advice when you are feeling overwhelmed with your parenting role, responsibilities and other related psychological problems or concerns, shows courage, strength and insight that the current status quo is not functioning.
The Process
A problem can be manifested in your child’s behaviour, emotional and mental state and symptoms, school performance or family dynamics not in harmony. You can access one-on-one guidance with specific parenting problems or concerns. During the consultation, the psychologist can assist with once-off guidance, or work out a treatment plan based on what is best for your child and your family.
Our therapy team are inspired to assist you and your family with problems related to:
Behavioural problems (acting in or acting out, clinginess, )
Moodiness
Dealing with anger
Understanding and managing your AD(H)D child attention
Dealing with friends and socialisation
Relationships with siblings, parents, teachers and other significant others
Overall psychological well-being
Preparing your child for change or transition – such as a new school, relocating, new member in the family, hospitalisation
Effective Discipline
Dealing with a strong-willed child who is the boss
Building our child’s self-esteem and resilience
Addressing stress
How to prepare your child on the birth of your sibling
Sibling rivalry
Regression (your child regressing to baby behaviour)
Bullying behaviour (the bully or being bullied, cyber-bullying and social media)
Managing your child’s sleep difficulties
Sexualised behaviour, excessive masturbation, sexual curiosity
Death or loss of a family member, significant other or a pet
Terminal illness (how to tell your child)
Divorce or separation
Relocation
Choosing the right school for your child
Dealing with the Tricky Teen years
Building a conscience for your child
Psychiatric Disorders e.g.
AD(H)D
Childhood Anxiety Disorders
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Panic
Phobias
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Childhood Depression or Mood Disorder or Bipolar Disorder
Eating Disorders (Bulimia, Anorexia)
Elimination Difficulties (Potty-training, bedwetting, refusing to poo in the toilet)
Learning Disorders
Oppositional Defiance Disorder
Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Aspergers, Autism)
Tics and Tourettes Syndrome
Deal with Divorce: Mastering the experience
Facilitator: Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist Divorce Separated? Divorced? Co-Parenting? Stuck in the pain, anger and bitterness? Are you committed to empowering yourself and your child to master this life-changing event? It is a defining moment for...
Auditory Integration Training (Solisten Sound Therapy)
Solisten Sound Therapy (The Tomatis Method) SOLISTEN is a sound training therapy providing pre-programmed selected and processed music to stimulate the Auditory Processing System. This stimulation enables a precise integration of acoustic information and allows the...
Workshops
1. LIVING LEGENDS TEEN EMPOWERMENT Facilitator: Joanna Kleovoulou (Clinical Psychologist) A legend is said to be one that inspires; an inspirational and extra-ordinary human being living life with purpose. Your Teen will gain: Self-insightEmotional control &...
Psychological Assessments
The aim of an Assessment is to utilise a combination of objective, standardised psychological tests and the expertise of the psychologist, that can identify and establish: where you or your child excels or is gifted in where you or your child is having difficulties...
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
What is EMDR Therapy Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a tool used in Psychotherapy that was developed by Francine Shapiro to resolve trauma caused by exposure to distressing life events such as military combat or rape. It is used to treat PTSD...
Trauma Counselling & Debriefing
Trauma is defined as a unique individual experience triggered by a sudden, external overwhelming event or of persistent overwhelming conditions in which one’s ability to cope is compromised, as one experiences a real or perceived threat to his/her life, bodily...