Parent Coaching

Parenting can be rewarding, joyous and exciting – but it can also be scary and frustrating. Every parent faces challenges and needs help from time to time. When a challenge is complex or is too difficult to manage with only support from family and friends, experts at Sage can help.

Parent coaching is when one or both parents meet with a professional to work on specified goals related to parenting. It can be useful for any parent, step-parent or caregiver who needs support to navigate their child’s specialized psychological and developmental needs. During our sessions, Sage’s parenting experts – whether psychologists, counselors, behavioral therapists or others – provide clear guidance and education about your child’s needs, developmental stage and/or diagnosis, offer guidance and support, and help improve your communication and coping skills.

Who can benefit from it?

You might benefit from Sage’s parent coaching service if you, a family member, a caregiver or a friend would like to learn how to better support a child or teenager going through transitions and changes such as:

• Life transition issues (marriage, death, adoption, etc.) or familial changes.
• General behavioral issues.
• Learning issues such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia.
• Autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
• Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct problems.
• Reactive attachment disorder (RAD).
• Suicidal ideation, attempt, or recent hospitalization for a mental health event.
• Eating disorders.
• Adolescent substance misuse.
• Parent in recovery or parental mental health.
• Trauma, survivors of abuse/domestic violence.
• Acculturation stress.
• Facilitating difficult conversations with your child, like adoption, sex, etc.
• New parents.
• Screen time issues.
• Adaptive communication.