Parents of Teens & Young Adults
You can be there for your child without losing yourself.
Support for parents in the middle of a child's hard season: a place to think clearly, feel honestly, and find a steadier way to stay close.
When your child is struggling
Knowing when to step closer, and when to step back
Parents rarely reach out on an easy day. Usually something has been building: a transition that is not settling, a silence that has grown, a pattern that advice has not touched. Starting from the middle of it is completely fine.
When your child is struggling, your instinct may be to step in. But sometimes, the hardest part of parenting is knowing when to step closer, and when to step back. I work with parents of teenagers and young adults who are navigating major life transitions.
Staying yourself
Being present without disappearing
Parenting a teenager or young adult can stir up old fears, expectations, disappointments, and experiences you thought you had already worked through. Sometimes the current situation touches something much deeper than the immediate problem.
The work makes room for all of it: what is happening with your child, and what this season is bringing up in you. Both belong in the conversation.
Together we make room for
- The fears and expectations this season has stirred up
- Past experiences being touched, sometimes from your own growing up
- The grief of no longer being able to protect or guide the way you once could
- Your own values, boundaries, and sense of self
From Hannah
You can’t navigate your child’s transition for them, but you can find a new way to support them.
Scope
What this work is, and is not
This is individual therapy for you as a parent. It is not family therapy, couples work, or treatment for your child, and Hannah does not diagnose or treat your child through your sessions.
Many parents find that as they change how they show up, the relationship at home shifts too. If your child needs their own support, the work can include thinking through what to look for.
Contact
How to contact Hannah
Send a note through the contact form, or reach out by email or phone. Share a little about what is going on with your child and what it is bringing up for you.