Parent, Teen & Family Consulting

Ways we can work together

Parent consultation and coaching

Parent sessions offer a confidential, non-judgmental place to step back from the immediate conflict, understand what may be driving your teenager’s behaviour, and develop responses that fit your values and household.

• Reducing arguments and power struggles
• Creating clear, realistic, and consistent boundaries
• Responding to emotional outbursts and shutdown
• Repairing connection after conflict
• Technology, gaming, routines, and school-related concerns
• ADHD-, autism-, and executive-function-informed strategies
• Supporting a teenager without over-functioning for them

Teen coaching and skill development

Teen sessions are respectful, collaborative, and practical. Young people are not treated as the identified problem. We build on their interests and strengths while developing skills that help them navigate family life, school, friendships, stress, and growing independence.

• Emotional awareness and self-regulation
• Communication and conflict skills
• Motivation, organization, and follow-through
• Identity, confidence, and personal values
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Healthy technology habits
• Preparing for greater independence

Parent–teen relationship sessions

Joint sessions help each person speak and be heard without allowing the conversation to become another argument. Chris facilitates a structured process for identifying the cycle, clarifying needs, repairing hurts, and creating agreements everyone can understand.

Family behaviour roadmap

For families who want a focused starting point, the process can include an initial parent meeting, input from the teenager, identification of patterns and strengths, and a written roadmap with practical strategies and next steps. The format is tailored to the family rather than forcing everyone into the same program.

Common reasons families reach out

• “Every conversation turns into an argument.”
• “My teenager will not talk to me anymore.”
• “Consequences and rewards are not working.”
• “We cannot agree about screens, gaming, school, or curfew.”
• “My teen becomes overwhelmed, explodes, or completely shuts down.”
• “ADHD or autism is affecting daily family life.”
• “We love each other, but our home feels tense all the time.”

What to expect

1. Free consultation: A 30-minute conversation to understand your concerns, answer questions, and decide whether Kindred is a good fit.
2. Initial meeting: We clarify goals, family strengths, patterns, important background, and what has already been tried.
3. Flexible sessions: Parent-only, teen-only, and joint sessions are used according to need rather than a fixed formula.
4. Practical next steps: Each meeting ends with a manageable experiment or strategy to try in everyday family life.
5. Review and adjust: We notice what changes, what remains difficult, and adapt the plan together.

Meeting options

Online: Secure video consultations for families in Alberta.

In-home: Edmonton-area appointments, subject to availability and travel boundaries confirmed during the initial call.

Working respectfully with teenagers

Teenagers need both appropriate parental involvement and a meaningful degree of privacy. Before individual teen meetings begin, we will clearly discuss consent, confidentiality, what general information may be shared with parents, and the circumstances in which safety concerns must be disclosed. No one should have to guess about the boundaries.

Fees

Fees and package options are discussed during the free consultation. Kindred consulting and coaching services are not currently psychological services and are generally not eligible for reimbursement under extended-health psychology benefits.