Family & Children


Supporting Family Wellness

Services for Families

 Stress & Trauma in Adult & Child Illness
 
Resource: Family Law Collaborative Practice


 
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               Supporting Family Wellness


When parents thrive the family thrives.  When parents and caregivers are relaxed and composed the children are more healthy, sustain good physical and social development, and educational progress.

Stressed parents contribute to stress, illness, behavioral and educational challenges in their children.  When parents are stressed the entire family suffers.  This is especially true when the mother is stress.


Through education, skills development and hands on bodywork, I support families and children to stay well. This supports good communication and relationships, robust employment and happy, healthy children.

Prevention and mind-body wellness are central themes of my services.

Read more about my approach: My Approach 


                      Services for Families



Parent Massage
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All Services 

Massage for Minors & Children
 
Only in conjunction with massage for their parents.
 
Parent Education

Education and skills covering mind-body and physiology principles that affect family relationship, communication, wellness, stress and resilience. Inter-generational stress, trauma and resilience issues.


Expecting Families

- Somatic and massage support primarily for the father during pregnancy and during the first years. Helping the father to stay physically grounded and embodied to sustain engaged presence  and communication
. This helps to avoid stress related relationship conflict.  
- Pregnancy massage is available for the mom as well.



Elders & Hospice


- Massage and mind-body skills to support elders and those near their time of passing.

 


Stress & Trauma in Adult & Child Illness

This approach is based upon  training in Infant Mental Health, Child Development Trauma, Attachment Theory and the Adverse Child Experiences (ACE) Report.
It is also based upon actual client case studies of adults with complex physical, medical and mental health conditions.

See details of the Adverse Child Experiences (ACE) Report:
http://www.acestudy.org/


Too often the illness experienced by adults aged 50-60-70 years old have origin in early child stress and trauma. As well, there is often an inter-generational stress cascade.   These adults, in part, pass on to their own kids the ‘stress patterns’ they received when they were children themselves.

Preventing and reversing these factors can be both simple and extremely complicated.   The first step is awareness and simple practices.

When appropriate, it is helpful to understand the elaborate nature of deep stress and trauma responses in the body.

It is best when our resilience practices start when we are young.

 
 
 

Resource for Family Collaborative Law Practice
 
For parents who are considering, or involved in divorce,  I am a resource for your Collaborative Legal process. Collaborative Practice is a process of resolving marital conflicts that works to avoid stressful conflicts.
 
 
See my Page on Collaborative Practice:

Resource for Family Collaborative Law Issues


My Professional Training

I have attended training workshops and conferences at:
    • Children’s Hospital Oakland - Infant Mental Health Program
    • Alameda County FIRST FIVE
    • University of California Los Angeles Extension – Attachment & Interpersonal Neurobiology Conference
    • University of British Columbia Canada – Child Brain & Learning Conference
    • University of Massachusetts Boston Infant-Parent Mental Health Program (Napa, CA)
    • American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Conference
    • Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health
    • Pangea Conference on Pediatric Integrated Health
    • Learning and the Brain Conference
    • National Association for the Education of Young Children
 

 

 
                                                   
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