Description
Most parents have a sense that their child is struggling and that some kind of support might help. But the decision to find a therapist can feel big, and most don’t know where to start or what to do next. That uncertainty can feel overwhelming, and it can actually delay getting real help for your child or teen.
I know how that feels, because I have been that parent. I also have a PhD in psychology, and even with that background, navigating the mental health system for my own family was harder than I expected. I wrote this guide to share the process, tools, and resources that helped me, and what I learned after navigating the mental health system for the last 10 years.
This guide gives you a structured path through the entire process. You’ll better understand when it’s time to seek help, how to find the right therapist, what insurance actually covers, what to do when your child pushes back, how to talk about medication if that comes up, and how to begin working with your child’s school to get additional support in place. The guide includes 87 pages, 10 chapters covering key aspects of the process, and 7 appendices with real tools to provide support and guide your search.
By the end, you’ll stop feeling like you’re piecing this together alone and start feeling like you know what to do next.
You do not need to have everything figured out before you start. This guide meets you wherever you are in the process.
