Karen Skinulis - Registered Psychotherapist - Parent Counselling

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Psychology Today
As a Registered Psychotherapist specializing in parenting and family issues, I understand how stressful it can be when family problems continue despite your best efforts to solve them. My goal is to help you find the strategies, solutions and tools that will help you cope more effectively. I’ll work with you to build on your parenting skills and expand your “toolbox”; whether it’s improving communication and cooperation, handling a difficult misbehavior or increasing your child’s self-esteem. Every child and every family is unique and parenting partners don’t always see eye to eye on problems. However, with my 20+ years of experience I can get to the root of problems quickly. The average length of sessions is between 5 and 10. I work exclusively within an Adlerian approach because I believe it offers a common-sense and effective direction for the problems and challenges that families encounter. I have found that parents are looking for practical advice as well as some psychological know-how to figure out how to best handle difficult challenges. I can help with the following stressful issues: • You are often angry or frustrated with your child. • Tantrums, defiance or mean behaviour • Disrespectful communication (yelling, sarcasm, ignoring, talking back). • A specific behavior problem continues despite your best effort to solve it. • Discouragement/ low self-esteem due to bullying, perfectionism, too-high standards, pampering or other causes. • Sibling fighting is frequent and mean-spirited. • Persistent school problems: academic difficulties, social problems, homework struggles, or acting out in the classroom • Teen/tween issues • Child/teen anxiety or depression • Different parenting styles between you and your partner • Separation, divorce and co-parenting • Sleeping or eating challenges • ADHD Please check out my parenting and teacher books.