Hi I'm William, I help parents work on the hard stuff so they can be the parents they want to be! I provide parents with a space dedicated to their parenthood and parenting. Whether you are a new parent, realizing you are like your parent (and don't want to repeat some traits), want a better relationship with your child, want to work through anger and resentment or just want to figure some things out - I am here to help you be the parent you want to be. I specialize in depression, anger, resentment, inter-generational parenthood, parenting a challenging child, parent-child relationship, and transitioning to parenthood. I have been told I am warm, understanding, and personable. Most importantly, I help my clients get honest. Area of specialty: Is it postpartum depression or anxiety? What parenthood means to you – Gain deep insight into your parenting values and style and how you relate to your child. New parents – Get support in adjusting to shifts in your identity and responsibilities. Anger, guilt, resentment, shame, and grief - It is common to experience these emotions towards yourself, your child and others. Parent-child relationship - Support in navigating parenting and relationship with your child. Regrets of being a parent. Inter-generational parenthood – Explore the valuable lessons from your parents and childhood experiences, extracting the best, while shedding harmful patterns and behaviors. Adjusting as your child grows – Each stage of development presents new challenges, and it’s not always easy to navigate these changes. Changing relationship with your partner – The once-familiar routines and romance have been disrupted. And it can be hard to navigate this new chapter.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
As a short to medium-term therapist, I work with clients weekly for 3-6 months before they reach their desired goal (can be longer as needed). The focus of our sessions is to provide an experience for you. Meaning the experience of you expressing, processing and working through your thoughts, emotions, beliefs and relationships, will be the key drivers to elicit healing and changes within yourself. I will guide you to be honest and go deep so you can heal, get unstuck and ultimately lead a life you want to live.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
My treatment method is grounded in Psychodynamic Therapy but I draw from various methods including Cognitive Behavioral Thearpy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Person Center Therapy.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My biggest strength is providing a space dedicated to you and your parenthood experience and how it fits into your life. We can focus on the difficult things, things we rarely talk openly about, and most importantly, how to get through them. For those considering parenthood, I will create a space that is free of any bias and agenda. We will include emotional and objective perspectives but mostly importantly, we will integrate your whole self into it all.