Adult Children and Their Parents
Parents and adult children often have conflicts.
Relationships between adults and their parents can feel complicated, tender, or quietly painful.
You may care deeply about one another and still feel stuck in patterns that leave everyone feeling misunderstood, defensive, or disconnected.
Adults often come into this work feeling unheard, unseen, or unsupported. Parents may arrive feeling confused, afraid of losing the relationship, or unsure how to respond without making things worse.
Many families carry a history where important emotional needs were missed, even when there was love and good intentions.
Repair relationships without blame.
In my work with adult children, I hold space for their experience, often for the first time. Parents are supported in one-on-one time with me in learning how to listen without centering themselves or becoming defensive.
The parent learns to be emotionally present with their adult child without invalidating their experience or falling into defensiveness. The parent receives support, but not in a way that parentified the adult “child.”
Both parties are guided toward greater emotional clarity, boundaries, and mutual respect.
My first goal is to address the skepticism and hopelessness that come with being stuck. Then, we get real and address the discomfort that each is experiencing. By doing this, both parties will feel relieved from being honest. Finally, we will work on the experiencing of feelings of being seen and heard.
What may begin to change?
Adults feel more seen, supported, and emotionally safe.
Parents gain tools to listen with curiosity rather than fear or self-protection.
Conversations become less charged and more honest.
Connection becomes possible without the constant fear of rupture or loss.
Learn a different way of working together.
This work explores the relationship between two adults while also recognizing that the parent-child relationship is never “equal” because, on an emotional level, it is always the parent and the child, no matter how old the “child” gets.
With work, we can help you communicate your feelings and learn to listen and respect each other’s views.
Don’t let disagreements get in the way of maintaining a respectful and loving relationship.
Please get in touch with me to learn more about how I can help.
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