Dr. Jacqueline Cahalan
Licensed Psychologist
Therapy, Consultation, and Coaching for Parents in New York State


PARENT CONSULTATION AND COACHING
Focused, action-oriented guidance targeting your questions and concerns related to child and adolescent development and mental health
Is your child having big feelings or behaviors that you don't know how to manage?
Is he/she going through a difficult situation and you want to support them better?
Are you having a lot of relational conflict (especially with your teen or tween)?
Do things at home feel overly chaotic?
Raising kids is often filled with unexpected challenges. Whether it is something behavioral, like meltdowns, frequent arguing or power struggles; understanding and supporting a new diagnosis like ADHD or Autism; or navigating changes and stresses of parenting a teen or tween, everyone has moments where they could use some extra help.
Coaching and consultation sessions are action-oriented and apply research-supported principles of child and adolescent development and mental health towards understanding and meeting your kids’ specific needs. We will apply science-backed strategies to help you get through challenging moments in ways that develop kids' capacity for emotional regulation and frustration tolerance, foster long-term resilience, promote good decision-making, and encourage greater cohesion and cooperation at home. By providing you with tools, knowledge, and guidance, you can gain insight and skills that will help to answer questions or manage problems. Building a stronger working knowledge of child development can also help you anticipate and support the various changes and challenges that your child(ren) may experience as they grow. My aim is to make you feel more competent and content as you nurture your children so that they can develop into healthy, thriving, individuals.
Whether you are interested in individual guidance or support, or are looking to work with a group of parents, I can help you strengthen your "village" so that parenting can be a more joyful, shared experience.
Sample questions that I can help you with:
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My kids never listen and argue about everything. How can I get them to be more cooperative and to follow the rules?
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My preschooler is suddenly having a lot of temper tantrums. What do I do?
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My teenager has become so moody and argumentative with me. How can we improve our relationship?
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My child was recently diagnosed with ADHD and my partner and I are disagreeing on how to support them.
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Our family has just gone through a major change and everyone is struggling.
Details:
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Complementary initial 15 minute consultation
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Appointments are 45 minutes in length
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Flexible scheduling
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Consultations are conducted via confidential, HIPAA compliant technology
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Consultation can be single or multiple sessions, depending on your specific needs