Your child and your family are unique. The help you receive should be too.
CHILDREN | PARENTS | FAMILIES
There’s something going on with your child...
You know there is something different about your child. They feel things more deeply, they know things other kids don’t seem to get, they’re just…more.
More emotional, more sensitive, more present.
It’s hard to put a name to it, and when you try to describe it you are scared you might come off as that parent…the one that thinks their kid is the most special, the most brilliant. Better than other kids.
But that’s not it.
You just know your child is different.
Your child struggles with things other kids don’t.
Maybe it’s the Battle Of Bedtime: resisting toothbrushing in an all out war, flinging PJs in an interpretive dance instead of putting them on, needing food at the last minute, or simply running out of the room. And it happens every night.
Or maybe your child is the teacher’s favorite but comes home and unloads all their stress onto you in a major melt down.
Possibly on the drive home your daughter shares the terrifying thoughts she’s had throughout the day, or wonders out loud to you what would happen if you all drove off the road right now…?
And the regular, standard, parenting advice just doesn’t seem to work for your family.
You’ve tried to suggest thinking happy thoughts, distraction, or charts and rewards, or consequences – but you watch your little one’s face crumble in humiliation and shame and you know that only made things worse.
The worst part is when you reach the end of your rope and yell. Everything devolves into chaos, screaming, and crying. No one feels good, or resolved.
You knew parenting would be challenging, but you weren’t prepared for this.
People warned you about the endemic clutter, the utter exhaustion, and moments of sheer frustration.
But you didn’t realize you’d be constantly pushed to your edge.
Now, you find yourself wondering if you should have even had kids.
“It’s my fault,” you repeat again and again. “I am failing my child.”
You try to push these thoughts away and have resigned yourself to the fact that you just have a “high-maintenance child” and you increase the pressure to do better.
But thinking about their future inspires dread, and you wish there were some way to help them before things get any worse.
You’ve scrolled the experts on the socials, and tried their suggestions but it hasn’t worked for your child.
Some of the suggestions seem so harmful, you can’t even bring yourself to try them.
There are so many voices that offer advice: Friends, your mother-in-law, books from PhDs, MDs, and parenting gurus, and all that information is swimming around in your head, and it’s all so contradictory!
Perhaps you have taken your child to a therapist before, and you weren’t impressed. Maybe they focused on only your kiddo’s unwanted behavior and encouraged you to use incentives like rewards for desired behavior, and ignoring behavior you don’t like.
It felt “off” and after just a few sessions, you stopped taking your child there.
And now you’re terrified of looking for help anywhere.
You and your spouse are exhausted, and now you’re not just losing your temper with your child, you’re short with each other.
It feels like everything is falling apart.
You’re living in toxic sludge.
So are you just doomed to be a failure as a parent because your instincts are way off?
Something has to change.
Your entire life has been turned upside down, and you alternate between anxiety-riddled freakout mode and being deadened and dulled to the joy all around you.
The stress is affecting not only you and your spouse, but your child. And it’s hindering their ability to manage their thoughts and emotions.
You know you can’t do this alone any longer and need support to help your child get through it. But who can you trust with these feelings, this reality? How will you ever find someone who understands? Who understands your unique child?
Who on earth can help you understand your quirky, magical child, your unique family, and truly offer help that is aligned with your values?
What if you had real help to transform your family?
I can help you respond more effectively,
teach your child new skills and shift the energy in your family.
I can help you shift your perspective to seeing behavior as communication. Discover the relief that comes from achieving a level of resolution, connection, and understanding you didn’t know was possible. I work at a very deep, highly attuned level that is sourced from decades of working in many areas of this field - relational neuroscience, attachment theory, consciousness studies, energy work, my own personal healing, and the study of very early memories of prenatal and birth that affect our life’s trajectory, as well as being well acquainted with neurodiversity and systemic oppressions.
Imagine having someone to help you understand exactly what is going on with your child when they are defiant, when they act out, meltdown, or go from sweet to sour in seconds – someone who can teach you the tools to resolve it. I also can help you understand some of the behaviors that seem so unusual and help you feel less alone.
At the same time, in a parallel process, I will be helping your child to learn and understand what’s happening for them internally, feel seen, accepted and understood, and to process and integrate past events and learn new options for coping with big feelings for the future - all through therapeutic child-led play.
Finally, you can feel confident as a parent and trust that your child is on a path toward self-assurance, emotional literacy, great friends, and successful life.
Now is the time.
You know that something needs to shift.
Allow yourself this gift.
Hi, I’M Dylan.
I understand there’s nothing more important to you than the well-being of your family.
I’ve spent my entire adult life focused on improving the life and well-being of families like yours.
Instead of the band-aid temporary efforts of working to address just your child’s behavior, I help them, and you, understand the roots of their feelings, what’s driving the behavior, and how it affects all of you.
Through authentic interactions and without judgment, we’ll use science-based, cutting-edge methods, rooted in grounded neuroscience and consciousness studies, blended with energy work protocols when appropriate, that are gentle, playful, and effective at giving your child the space and tools to process their feelings.
Child Therapy
I provide play therapy for toddlers and young children, and even infants with their parents, on issues ranging from aggression and acting out, nightmares, and helping kids process transition, grief and loss, birth complications, adoption, stress & trauma from past events, and family transition.
Individual Therapy
As you care for children, you may feel your own complicated or traumatic childhood get triggered, and is impacting your ability to be the parent you want to be. I can help you explore and unpack that, and empower you to free yourself from the past that still affects you, so you can be the parent you want to be.
Family Therapy
Your whole family is affected when things are off-kilter, when stress and lack of communication is a weight that bears down on everyone. It can be so helpful to have someone to help you all learn to communicate, express yourselves, listen to each other, and learn how to find your balance, so you can enjoy each other again.
Get in touch.
I understand you may have questions about this process and whether I’m a good fit for your family. Schedule a free 20-minute consultation with me to get your questions answered and learn more about how we can work together.
