Coaching sessions are done in our office, by telephone or via ZOOM at a regular assigned time each week.
Individual Coaching Benefits:
Coaching provides a "third-party" safe space. Coaching is more action-oriented than traditional talk therapy.
Self-Efficacy & Agency: They move from feeling "managed" by parents/doctors to taking ownership of their recovery and goals.
Neutral Sounding Board: A space to vent and explore identity (body image, values, future).
Emotional Regulation: Developing a "toolkit" of coping strategies for high-stress moments, specifically regarding self-esteem and social pressures.
Accountability: Shifting the "the to do" role from the parent to the coach, which preserves the parent-child bond.
Parent Coaching
Ending the "Food Fight": Learn how to stop being the "food police" and start raising a competent eater. You’ll gain strategies to handle picky eating, "food" obsession, or restrictive tendencies without creating a power struggle.
Scripts for "The Hard Stuff": Get actual language to use when your child says, "I hate my body," or when they are exposed to harmful diet talk, body bullying at school or on social media.
Healing the Multi-Generational Cycle: Many parents struggle with their own body image. Coaching helps you model confidence for your child, even if you aren’t feeling it yourself yet.
Neutralizing the Kitchen: Shift the focus from "good" vs. "bad" foods to nourishment and satisfaction, lowering the anxiety levels for the whole family during mealtimes.