Moon Arbor Counseling
Telehealth Counseling in Ohio
Stop Second Guessing Yourself
Find Peace
Helping You Through Life’s Transitions
In the garden, a moon arbor provides a gateway between spaces. Often, a moon arbor marks a transition from wild space into a Zen garden or vice versa.
I help stressed out parents who are healing from difficult childhoods so that they can be the parents, people, and community members they want to be.
My clients struggle like you do. Despite being committed to parenting differently than their own parents and reading all the books and blogs about attachment and gentle parenting, they often feel lost and overwhelmed. They aren’t always the parents they want to be.
When they first come in, they feel like they have lost their footing. Before they had kids, they often thought they had been able to put difficult childhood experiences in the past. Now, they stress over losing their temper, or jump every time their kids yell. They worry that they’re failing at breaking the cycle of painful family patterns, and they sometimes wonder if they will ever feel peaceful again.
They are often proud of the choices they’ve made with their partner to be a family that focuses on their values, especially in their parenting. But, if they don’t live in a progressive neighborhood, sometimes it can feel like they live in the wrong place or are walking on eggshells in more conservative parts of town.
Before they came to see me, they felt guilty for letting frustration and worry get in the way of the life they wanted. They would regularly struggle with feeling so triggered and keyed up that it was hard to get enough sleep. And, the less sleep they got, the shorter fuse they had, like a never-ending cycle. They were pretty certain that they would never feel whole again. After working together, they realized that they could learn to calm their reactions and stay present in most moments. They tell me that their work with me helped them feel like more effective parents and feel more confident being themselves.
Like my clients, you deserve to feel proud of being an imperfect but effective parent. Feeling safe being yourself and living a life where you practice your values is within your reach. If you want to feel confident and in control of your reactions, I’d love to help you get there.