We love our children and want the best for them. When we see them struggling, we sometimes worry that what they’re going through could limit their futures in important ways. Their struggling can also simply drive
us crazy. One sign you need some help with your child or family is that family interactions often upset you. Whether in person or by secure video* the therapist or relationship coach will often first want to talk with the parental figures who do the most active parenting of the child. Sometimes one or more other family members need to be included. Then, with other family members present or just with the child, the therapist may sometimes want to meet the child, observe the child, or watch one or more family members interact with the child.
Your therapist or relationship coach may want to work mainly with the “main” parental figures. When a therapist coaches parents to consistently use interventions at home, those interventions can be done much more often, can be done in the actual situation in which they’re called for, and therefore can be much more effective than when they are done by a therapist in weekly or biweekly sessions.