one : one coaching
an individual coaching program for parents of overwhelmed adolescents
Your Adolescent is overwhelmed.
academic pressure. social media. anxiety. friend drama. depression. feeling left out. boredom. self confidence. body image. poor eating. poor sleeping. obligations not complete. anger. drugs + alcohol. stress.
It’s hard to see them struggle and you want to help. but sometimes it is hard to know how.
you don’t understand why. they might fight with you about it. it overwhelms you too!
Once their overwhelm is easily understandable, it will be clear how manageable it is and how you can support them.
Through our work together
You will understand how overwhelm (anxiety, depression, stress, etc.) work, so you can better understand your adolescent and help them to understand themselves too. Understanding leads to change.
You will improve your communication skills, allowing you to engage with your adolescent so that they hear you and actually listen.
And you will know how to navigate the inevitable conflict that will arise over and over again with confidence and less stress.
Which also might result in:
A closer relationship with your adolescent
Your adolescent sharing more and opening up with you
Being less overwhelmed yourself
Ability to bring a similar sense of ease to other relationships
we will learn about
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what it means to be overwhelmed
Many times anxiety and depression are unprocessed emotion overwhelming our nervous system. When we are overwhelmed we think, feel, and behave differently than when we are calm and our best selves. We will learn how this overwhelm takes over, what it looks like and ways to shift it.
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how to support & show up
There are many ways to support your adolescent as well as yourself. We will explore ways to help move your adolescent from an overwhelmed state to a calm one. We will equip you with several ways to approach your adolescent, so that you can feel empowered and confident in how you show up for them.
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Communication & Conflict
There are several skills we will explore that will allow you to speak with your adolescent more easily, so they might respond better and feel heard in a new way.
Conflict is inevitable. With updated communication skills, we will learn to navigate conflict differently and why conflict is important.
Why let me help you?
Besides providing therapy to many adolescents over the last 12 years, I have worked with teens and young adults for the majority of my adult life in a variety of capacities. I have coached them in sports, supervised them at work and organized programming for them. Although the details around their struggles have changed over the years ( for example social media!), the essential adolescent issues have not (identity, social, academic, etc.). I recall my adolescence very well, and I struggled! I was overwhelmed for a variety of reasons and longed for better communication with my parents (which was part of the struggle). Compared to most relationships in life, family is typically a support system and in it for the long haul - so why not make that relationship the best it can be?
Over the years, I have learned a lot about how we operate as humans and would love to share some of that information with you so you can better support your adolescent.
WHO THIS PROGRAM IS FOR
Parents or guardians of adolescents (11-25 years of age)
Parents or guardians who want to learn how to support their adolescent in new ways
Parents or guardians who want to feel less stressed themselves
In This Program you will
Meet via 45 minute videochat sessions 3 times over the course of four weeks
(we will find times that fit with your schedule)
Complete minimal homework between sessions
Have time in our sessions for both learning and questions + discussion
Be able to email for additional support outside of sessions during the four weeks
Cost of this One:One Coaching program is $525
*bring a friend or friends each for an additional $200
Feel free to email hello@yourcoachgail.me with any questions!