Parenting Support – Holding the Heart of the Family

There’s No Such Thing as a Perfect Parent

Parenting can be one of the most meaningful—and most confronting—journeys we take. It brings up love we didn’t know we had, but also worry, doubt, guilt, and exhaustion. There are moments of deep connection, and others where everything feels stretched too thin. Sometimes, it’s not about knowing what to do—it’s about having somewhere to bring all that we carry.

If you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns with your child or teen, or simply in need of a space to pause and reflect, I offer a place where your parenting story can be held with care—not corrected or critiqued.

You Are Not Alone in This

Whether you’re navigating tantrums, school refusal, anxiety, adolescence, co-parenting after separation, or your own reactions that take you by surprise—what you’re facing is real. So much of parenting happens behind closed doors. You may feel isolated in your struggle, especially when social media or well-meaning advice makes it seem like everyone else has it figured out.

In our work, you don’t need to perform competence. You can bring the mess, the tears, the confusion—and know it will be met with warmth, not judgment.

Tending to the Parent, Not Just the Child

Often, parenting support focuses on strategies or behaviour management. While practical ideas have their place, I work differently. I’m less interested in telling you how to parent, and more focused on helping you understand your own reactions, expectations, and emotional landscape.

Together, we explore what gets stirred in you by your child—especially when things feel tense or out of control. Sometimes, our children awaken parts of our own childhood that haven’t been fully processed. Other times, the pressure to “get it right” makes it hard to hear our own instincts. Our sessions are a space to reconnect to yourself, so you can show up with more presence and less reactivity.

The Parent-Child Relationship as a Living System

Your relationship with your child is constantly evolving. It’s shaped by temperament, history, environment—and by how stress and emotion move through the family system. I work with parents to recognise stuck patterns and gently interrupt cycles of rupture and repair.

You might come to better understand your child’s emotional needs, or your own. You might learn how to slow down during conflict, offer repair after outbursts, or hold firmer boundaries with more compassion.

Co-Creating a New Story

Many parents I work with carry a quiet grief—that they aren’t the parent they hoped they’d be. Part of our work may be mourning that gap, while also making space for new choices. Parenting is a relationship, not a performance. You don’t need to be perfect. You need to be real, steady, and open to growth.

Whether you’re parenting toddlers or teenagers, navigating neurodiversity, separation, or blended family dynamics, I’m here to support you.

This isn’t about fixing your child. It’s about resourcing you—so that your child feels held by someone who is, themselves, being held.

If that kind of support would be meaningful for you, I welcome you.