Your parenting therapist
A psychotherapist and educator who looks for what is right in children.
EdD, MACP · Clinical Lead and CEO
STG Health Services Inc.
Parenting sessions make room for your experience, your child's strengths and the realities of your household.
The whole child
Curiosity, humour, determination and favourite interests can help us understand how to reach a child. Chris attends to these qualities alongside the difficulties that bring a family to therapy.
Taking a strengths-focused approach does not mean dismissing challenges. It means understanding the whole child and choosing support that has a realistic place in family life.
Experience across classrooms and communities
Chris has over 25 years of classroom and leadership experience working with children and teens in special education across Europe and Canada. He has also played a leadership role in developing provincial special education resources.
His behaviour-management experience informs work on repeated conflict, transitions, school demands and strong emotional reactions. Your observations remain essential: you know parts of your child's life that a clinician does not see in a session.
Talk about frustration, uncertainty and what has not helped, without needing a polished explanation.
Consider time, energy, communication and practical demands before choosing an approach.
Use what happens at home to decide whether the next step should be kept, simplified or changed.
Professional background
Provider and coverage details are confirmed for the service being booked.
What to expect
Sessions primarily involve you as the parent or caregiver, preferably one lead parent. The initial child observation, relevant assessment information and selected resources help inform the plan.
Child materials are selected by developmental fit, not assigned simply because a document is available. Any school or other-provider involvement requires a discussion of consent, scope and fees.
See the resources used during careYour next step
You do not need to have the whole explanation worked out. Tell us what has been difficult and we will clarify suitability, availability and the next step.
A support request is not a confirmed appointment or start date.