Parent counselling
Being a parent can be challenging, especially when conflicts keep escalating or you feel you can no longer connect with your child.
In my parent counselling, I use the New Authority approach, also known as “Strength rather than power”. It is about regaining your ability to act as a parent: with clarity, presence and an approach based on connection rather than power. Non-violence is a central principle.
This approach is particularly suitable for
- parents who feel overwhelmed or helpless
- recurring or escalating conflicts in everyday family life
- difficulties developing independence and personal responsibility
- parents who feel they no longer have any influence
- anxieties that have a strong impact on the child’s or family’s daily life
- compulsive behaviour in children and young people
- conflicts around media use
- school avoidance or difficulties attending school
- verbal or physical violence within the family
How the approach works
Rather than “treating” the children, the focus is on the parents. Parents cannot control their children’s behaviour. But they can change how they respond to it. The aim is therefore a renewed sense of presence, clarity and inner strength.
By grounding themselves and regaining their parental voice, parents can change the family dynamic. Through non-violent resistance, they learn to stand up to unwanted behaviour and step out of cycles of escalation.
Clearer structures and better relationships take the place of escalation or exhaustion.
The approach was developed in Israel and has become established in therapeutic and counselling settings in Germany, England, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
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Together, we can work out which support suits your needs.
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