Gentle Parenting Isn’t For Everyone
We often hear:
“I feel like I’m walking on eggshells.”
“I’m exhausted from negotiating everything.”
“I don’t want to be authoritarian, but I’ve lost control.”
“I’m afraid I’m messing them up.”
“Nothing I try works.”
Often, the issue isn’t that you’re a bad parent.
It’s that you’ve absorbed too much conflicting advice and lost trust in your own instincts.
Our goal is to help you regain that clarity.
Parenting Support Is Not Just About Your Child
Parenting activates your own history.
Your triggers.
Your childhood wounds.
Your fear of rejection.
Sometimes the difficulty isn’t your child’s behavior.
It’s what that behavior brings up in you and what your unhealed behavior looks like in someone else: your child.
We work on:
Boundary-setting confidence
Reducing reactive parenting
Tolerating your child’s distress
Differentiating guilt from responsibility
When you regulate yourself, your child benefits.
We Don’t Shame. We Strategize.
At Boutique Psychotherapy, parenting therapy is practical.
We discuss:
What’s happening at home?
What patterns are reinforcing behavior?
What response shift would change the dynamic?
What discomfort are you avoiding?
Where are you over-accommodating?
Where are you overreacting?
This is not about perfection.
It’s about effectiveness.
Gentle vs. Effective
The goal is not “gentle.”
The goal is regulated, consistent, and developmentally appropriate.
Some days that looks soft.
Some days that looks firm.
Both can be healthy.
Parenting is not a personality identity.
It’s a relational skill.
And skills can be strengthened.
Therapy for Parenting? You bet.
Parenting support at Boutique Psychotherapy is ideal for:
Parents of strong-willed children
Parents navigating behavioral issues
Parents who feel overwhelmed or reactive
Couples who disagree about parenting styles
High-achieving parents who fear “doing it wrong”
Parents wanting clearer consequences and structure
We serve families in:
📍 New York
📍 Connecticut
📍 Florida
📍 New Jersey
💻 Virtual sessions available
