Understanding your own legacy goes a long way to making a better one for our children.
Parenting is a lifelong journey, that’s for sure. Sometimes on the journey, your children break your heart, fill you with overwhelming love and just sometimes bring you to the point of despair – all in the same day!
Every parent works towards the same goal – to help nurture a child into a balanced, happy, loving young adult who is ready and equipped to take on the challenges of living and thriving in our complex, modern world. That’s all you need to do. Easy, right? Not on your life!
Clients often need help and have questions about:
0 – 6 months
Baby shock
Recovery from birth
Sleeping issues
Separation anxiety
Breastfeeding
6 months to toddler
Tantrums
Challenging behaviours
Setting boundaries
Sharing
New sibling arrival
Starting nursery and infant school
Eating and nutrition
Sleeping
Bullying
Gentle parenting techniques
Discipline
10 to young adult
Friends and fitting in
Self-esteem
Body image
Sexuality
Exam stress
Our Parenting Consultant is a counsellor with a special interest in parenting and, of course, is a parent herself. The aim of our parenting service is to give you space to talk about the challenges you are facing. The counsellor will then use her expertise in this area to help you to find the best route forward.
Unfortunately, there is no “one size fits all” approach, however, there is always something that can be done to make things better and families happier and calmer. By having this space to talk, our clients can really put things into perspective and get some clarity on the situation.
Our counsellor’s knowledge is invaluable, as the service often provides clients with that missing piece of information that suddenly makes things clearer. We call it the ‘Aha moment’. From there, you can work together on a parenting programme, over 6 sessions, that will bring about real change and get you back to parenting more effectively.
Young adult
One-to-one counselling is offered from age 13 and onwards. The first session is usually between the Young Adult Counsellor and the parents of the young adult. This gives the parents the opportunity to talk about any issues they believe their son or daughter may be facing. This is also an opportunity for the parents to meet the counsellor that their loved one will be working with.
Post natal depression
More than 1 in every 10 women get affected by postnatal depression within a year of giving birth. It is a serious mental health problem that can have a significant impact on the mother/father, baby and family. It is very important to get help as soon as possible if you think you might be depressed. If you are having difficulty bonding with your baby, get in touch with us sooner rather than later.
“Dafina has a warmth that makes you feel comfortable in the sessions, encouraging you to lead them in whatever direction you want to. She also challenges you to tackle difficult things. She gives useful insight and she has changed how I view my life.” Age 17
“Dafina has a warmth that makes you feel comfortable in the sessions, encouraging you to lead them in whatever direction you want to. She also challenges you to tackle difficult things. She gives useful insight and she has changed how I view my life.” Age 17
Whilst attending sessions with Dafina, I found her very easy to open up to straight away. She helped me to understand my behaviour and problems from my past. I also learned coping mechanisms as we explored who I am as a person. Since having sessions with Dafina, my life has changed dramatically for the better. I just wished that I had gone to counselling years ago instead of leaving it to later in life. All I can say is ‘thank you Dafina’ for helping me to learn how to turn my life around.
Related Services
Below are a few of the issues we work with on a regular basis.
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