SERVICES
Support for Parents and Caregivers
Are you a parent or caregiver? If you need assistance to navigate life with your child, youth, or step-child, Bright Star Counselling is here to support you through your journey. We will work with you to build upon your parenting strengths and provide you with some new strategies to make things a little easier.
Why Choose Our Service?
Bright Star Counselling offers support to parents and guardians from all walks of life, and the results can be transformational. Whether your concerns are largely about your child, or you’re looking for guidance while prioritizing yourself in order to be there for your family, we can help you recenter, refresh, and reconnect with your family. We offer culturally respectful and informed services.
We encourage you to seek our services if you are:
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Dealing with mental health struggles (e.g. depression, burnout) as a result of being a parent or caregiver
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Parents grieving the loss of a child or partner/spouse
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Recently separated or currently separating from your partner or spouse
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Parents of children with various mental health diagnoses
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Struggling to bond with your child
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Parents dealing with challenging behaviour from your child
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New parents looking to build strategies
What Kind of Support is Available for Parents and Caregivers?
You are an integral part of your child’s world. That’s why it’s important for us to support you and ensure you’re involved in the therapeutic process. We will work closely with you to understand your family and your child or youth, and together develop a treatment plan that supports your parenting journey.
Mental health support services we offer for parents and caregivers include:
Parenting Workshops
We help you with parenting strategies, fine tuning skills to ensure you are communicating clearly and effectively, so that your child learns about responsibility, discipline, and respect in a healthy and positive way.
Conflict and Mediation Service for Parents and Youth
We offer mediation and conflict resolution services, providing a safe space for both parent and child to talk and collaborate on a solution.
Forms and Letters
If you’re searching for official forms and letters to support and assist with your child’s individual education plan (IEP), medical file, or to assist with a child custody case, we can help. Our team is experienced in writing the necessary documents to support the accommodations your child needs.
School Support
We can help you communicate your child’s mental health and learning needs to their teachers and learning support staff. This is a great way to ensure your child receives all the accommodation and support they need. We are passionate about being advocates for your child's school life.
Parent Coaching
If you need support in your parenting journey, this is the resource for you. We offer highly individualized parenting sessions, where our child/family therapists work with you to develop a parenting support plan.
Case Management
If your child is receiving community health and/or social services, we can assist you in managing medical files, and other community supports to ensure your child has a cohesive treatment plan.
Social Work Assessments
We provide psychosocial assessments to help guide perspective on your family’s skills, strengths, and needs. Our social work assessments are a helpful way to understand family function and what community and outside resources can benefit and support your child and family.
Parenting Plans and Assessments
In legal cases regarding child custody and parent access, we’re able to act as an objective perspective to assess the situation. Our therapists can observe and assess your child and their parents, as well as the dynamics at play to aid in legal arrangements. Our team can provide:
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Parenting support plans
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Referral to Section 211 report assessments
Get the Help You Need
At Bright Star Counselling, we can help make life as a parent or caregiver a little easier by showing you new parenting skills to learn, while helping you rediscover the joy in your relationship with your child or youth.