Parents

Virtual Parent Support Group

Parents and family members of clients are strongly encouraged to participate in all of the services we offer, including our weekly parent’s support group. This group is free of charge and open to all community members

Talk with other parents, learn from their journeys and find new ways to support your child.

General Support Group with Dr. Peggy Matson, LMFT: Tuesdays 5-6 pm.

Wildfire Parent Support group with Adelina Brisbois, LMFT: Thursdays 12-1pm.

Reflective Parenting Program

One of the most important parts of our treatment process is the concurrent Reflective Parenting Program.

In this 90-minute weekly class, parents will discover and develop new mindsets on the important relationship between behavior, feelings, and actions. These weekly classes include discussions and exercises designed to help parents reflect, respond and then continue those conversations with their child.

The Reflective Parenting Program is an empirically validated 10-week course that helps parents develop a more responsive, and less reactive relationship with their child. Parents are guided through a reflective learning process designed to build empathy, communication skills, and understanding.

Weekly workshops are held for groups of 6-10 parents, where they’ll learn new strategies and techniques for building a stronger and more honest relationship with their child.

This is a parent’s opportunity to be active in their child’s healing. Listen, learn, and reflect on feelings and behaviors. Develop a shared understanding and become better equipped to handle everyday challenges and uncertainties. While in the program, your child is doing heavy emotional work, every day. The Reflective Parenting Program gives parents tools that they can use to facilitate and honor that process.

Meet Peggy Matson, LMFT, PsyD, our supervisor and facilitator for Reflective Parenting Groups.

A Note To Parents from Engage Treatment Staff

We are here to support you and we want you to lean on us. One of the most loving things you can do for your child is to get them the support they need, and we’re here to help you do that. We know you have questions, let us help you find answers. Contact one of our intake coordinators and let’s talk about how we can best serve you and your family.