Welcome to Confident Parents
Who We Are
Being a parent can be one of the toughest and most challenging experiences we go through, but you’re not alone. My mission is to work alongside you as a parent to learn and develop new techniques and approaches whilst maintaining your core values to build a loving and happy family environment. I fully believe that with these skills we can become calm and confident parents, able to reduce moments of conflict and spend more time building positive memories
I can work with parents, children, or the family as a whole to bring you all back together to where you want to be.
About Me
Based in Southampton, I have been working with families in the Hampshire area and beyond for 10 years. I have a passion for supporting parents to be the best they can be and have an unwavering belief that we can all make the changes to become the parents and family we want to be. Clients find me to be understanding and approachable and this helps to create a positive and empathic environment to make the changes we want to. Please take a look at some of my testimonials to see how other parents and young people have found working with me.
How I can help
Below are just some of the parenting challenges that I can support your family with.
Managing challenging behaviour - how to cope with angry outbursts, screaming, shouting or hitting.
Emotional regulation - how to help your child manage their angry feelings and communicate them better.
Family Rules - supporting you to have your family rules agreed and respected.
Boundaries and Consequences - what to do when rules are broken and how to manage this with minimum stress.
Routines - making the morning or evening routines run as smoothly as possible.
Positive parenting - supporting you to create a positive home environment where everyone is happy.
School attendance - how to support your child back into school effectively.
Managing anxiety - techniques to cope and manage during difficult periods.
Services
Let’s Work Together
Initial Consultation
Free
I offer a free 15 minute telephone consultation to introduce my service and discuss the ways I can help. It's natural to feel anxious about taking this first step but I can assure you will be met with a warm and non-judgmental voice at the end of the phone. This can really help to put your mind at ease and get to know the areas you would like support with. I can work with parents, children, or the whole family.
Parent Coaching/Mentoring Sessions
£75 p/hour
This is a great opportunity to meet in person and work together to address the key areas of home life and parenting that are currently a challenge. These sessions help you to explore the parent you want to be and how to get there. They can take place either in your home, or in an independent venue such as a café or library.
I also offer young person mentoring sessions where I can work on a variety of areas to support your child, as agreed with you.
Client Testimonials
FAQs
Why Confident Parents?
This is the easiest FAQ for me. I am passionate about parenting and confident in the ability to support lasting change for families. I have a wide range of experience in the challenges families face and a confidence that I can empower you as parents to make the changes that will lead to a much happier home life.
What will a session look like?
Every family is different and my focus will firstly be to get a good understanding of the challenges you are facing. What has been crucial for me in my parenting journey is to understand ‘the whys’ of parenting. I believe if you can understand this then it is much easier to make the changes. Generally we will work on one issue per session, and look at new techniques for you to implement at home in between sessions.
How many sessions might I need?
This is different for every parent and depends on the work we are doing together. For some it might be 3 or 4 sessions to address a specific challenge or issue, whilst others may want more regular sessions to help make fundamental long term change. Either way this is something that is entirely up to you and will be discussed during the free initial consultation
Will I be judged?
Absolutely not! A key part of being the best parent we can be is about understanding ourselves and our own motivations. We have all had our own upbringings that influence the parents we are today and although it is helpful to explore this, there will be no judgment whatsoever, simply a focus on the work we can do to put things right again.
Who in my family will you work with?
I can work with any members of your family individually or everyone together. This will depend on what you feel you need and will form part of our initial consultation. I am happy and able to complete mentoring work with your young person too.
Get in Touch
Get in touch to book an initial consultation, or leave me a message about anything else and I’ll get back to you.
07815 414 350