Parenting

There’s no playbook for parenting, but navigating it can sometimes feel challenging without guidance. At Sea Hope Counseling in St. Augustine, Florida, experienced licensed mental health counselor Kristin Christopher offers parenting support services to help you and your family flourish. Schedule a parenting evaluation by calling the office or booking an appointment at Sea Hope Counseling online today.

What is parenting therapy?

Parenting therapy at Sea Hope Counseling is designed for parents, nurturing families one step at a time. This type of therapy strengthens bonds through guidance and play. Parenting support services led by Kristin offer a practical and compassionate space, allowing clients to build stronger and more authentic relationships with their children.

What are the benefits of parenting therapy?

Parenting therapy at Sea Hope Counseling offers strength-focused and play-based strategies that help parents encourage healthy emotional development, foster confidence, and nurture resilience among family members. Kristin provides information and useful strategies tailored to your family’s specific needs and goals.

While there’s no manual for parenting, Sea Hope Counseling supports parents when strengthening family connections. Every family is unique, and each child brings strengths, needs, and experiences to the table. Kristin focuses on nurturing parent-child relationships in a loving, realistic way, grounded in practical and evidence-based solutions. 

Parenting through play is a powerful tool used for lasting success. By engaging authentically with your children, you can help them feel heard, seen, and better understood. Parenting therapy fosters responsibility, self-worth, and self-efficacy. Even brief moments of meaningful connection have lasting impacts. When challenges arise, there’s always room for repair.

What can I expect during parenting therapy?

As part of the parenting therapy experience at Sea Hope Counseling, Kristin begins with parent consultation sessions. These sessions provide psychoeducation, guidance, and strategies to support your child’s growth, development, and success. 

Kristin’s parenting therapy approach draws from interpersonal neurobiology, parent-child interaction therapy, love and logic, and child-centered play therapy. These are tools that help families build resilient and stronger connections.

Kristin is an autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) trained clinician with an insider’s view of what neurodivergence looks like. Together with parents, she helps create strategies that work best for their child’s brain chemistry, creating the safety and autonomy needed to flourish and build distress tolerance.

Kristin dives deep into the autism and ADHD toolbox when necessary to determine what works best for your family. She finds the most appropriate path for positivity, growth, and connection. Kristin follows up to ensure effective outcomes and lasting peace of mind. 

Take advantage of parenting therapy with Kristin at Sea Hope Counseling by calling the office or using the online booking feature today.