You are the one who called, and you are not the one everyone thinks needs help.
For parents of an adolescent or adult child who is struggling. One coach works with both of you.
Family coaching for a parent and their adolescent or adult child, when things at home have got hard and the usual conversations are not working. One coach works with both of you, so nobody is relaying messages. We talk about the conversations that keep going wrong, when to hold firm and when to let go, what to say and what not to say in the moment, the decisions made late at night that make things worse, co-parenting across two houses, and how to stay connected to a young person who is pulling away. We also coordinate, with your agreement, with anyone already involved — a school, a clinician or a program.
It runs as a three-month term: an hour with the parent and an hour with the young person each week, plus a family session together every other week, with an intake with each of you first. What is said in each person’s hour stays there unless you both agree otherwise. It is $1,800 a month across the three-month term, charged monthly, in person in Santa Cruz County or by video across California. This is coaching, not family therapy; if something needs a clinician, we say so and help you find one.
The same four rooms.
The method does not change because there are two of you. What each room is about does. A parent works on the decisions they make when they are frightened; a young person works on naming what they actually felt before it came out as something else.
How the method works →- One hour with the parent, every week
- One hour with the young person, every week
- A family session every other week
- Intake with each of you, and a first family meeting
- Access between sessions, weekdays
- Coordination with school, clinician or program
- A written plan you keep, and a review at the end
The intake and the first family meeting are part of the program. They are not counted against the weekly sessions. In person or online, the same price.
Let's talk it through.
Call or text (510) 770-6169, email info@glrecoveryservices.com, or leave your details and we'll call you to talk about whether a term is the right fit.
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In person in Santa Cruz County, at home across the Bay Area, and by video anywhere in California.