Yael Greenberg BA; MSW; RSW.

Do you feel that your teens or young adult children are driving you crazy? Are you feeling trapped in a downward spiral of their push/pull “I love you”…“ I hate you… but I need you to…“? Do you wish you could stay calmer; re-connect with the sweet child you once knew; modify their unacceptable behaviours?

Parenting difficult pre-teens, adolescence, or young adult children can often leave you feeling confused, hurt, angry, tired and stressed. I offer my clients a supportive, non-blaming place, where they feel listen to, gain a new perspective, and parenting strategies that work.

My approach helps parents and families emotionally re-connect with their children and replace unhealthy interactions with positive ones. The techniques I encourage parents to use are proven to be effective, because they are based research about brain chemistry and development. My therapeutic approach will help you:

• Replace your unhealthy, angry interactions with calm, empathetic ones
• Re-establish emotional connections with your son/daughter, which helps your teen or young adult child regulate their mood swings.
• Most importantly, how to set limits; guide and modify your children’s unacceptable behaviours.

Whether you are parents of a difficult children, or just want to strengthen family relationships, using my approach builds your teen/young adult child’s emotional independence; and will reduce the fighting. So you can once again enjoy your amazing children.

Now also offering couples therapy. Strengthen your most important relationships by learning strategies that help you understand and appreciate each others qualities so that you can better support each other.