Parenting therapy is a specialized form of therapy that works with parents to help them face difficult moments in parenting. Parenting therapy also helps parents identify, address, and manage their own past or present experiences that may be affecting the way they relate to their child.Jan 2, 2019
How do you involve parents in therapy?
How do you engage parents in therapy? First, take a family stance at the first interaction. Tell potential clients that you always start by meeting with the family in the beginning in order to determine the best course of therapy. This sets the expectation that parents are an important part of the process.
What is it called when a parent uses their child as a therapist?
Emotional incest, also known as covert incest, is a dynamic that occurs in parenting where the parent seeks emotional support through their child that should be sought through an adult relationship.