Parent Support & Behaviour Consultation
Empowering you with practical behaviour intervention tools and deep understanding.
You Are Your Child's Best Resource
Parenting a child who experiences big emotions or behavioural challenges can be exhausting and isolating. Parent coaching isn't about telling you how to parent. It's about partnering with you to find what works for your unique family.
Leveraging her 9 years of experience in behaviour intervention as a Behaviour Interventionist and Therapist, Sheila helps parents with:
- Understanding the 'why' (function) behind challenging behaviors
- Strategies for co-regulation and de-escalation during meltdowns
- Implementing proactive routines, visual schedules, and clear boundaries
- Supporting neurodivergent (ADHD/Autism) sensory and emotional needs at home
- Self-care and managing your own parenting triggers through a trauma-informed lens
A narrative-informed lens can also support this work. Instead of asking “what is wrong with this child,” it invites curiosity about what a behaviour may be communicating and what story has built up around it, helping parents move from blame and labels toward understanding. This stays practical Parent Support & Behaviour Consultation, not a new psychotherapy service. You can learn more on our Narrative Therapy page.
When your teen is navigating big emotions, ADHD, autism, or school stress, youth and teen counselling in Port Coquitlam can work alongside parent coaching to support the whole family. When support needs to extend beyond home, Sheila can also collaborate with your child’s school and educators.
Looking for support with your own burnout, identity, guilt, or emotional wellbeing? Counselling for Mothers & Caregivers centres you, while Parent Coaching focuses more directly on practical support for your child and family routines.
For more focused reading, you can also explore strengthening parent-child relationships, the everyday weight of parenting challenges, and understanding school refusal. The main FAQ also covers fees, availability and what to expect. For a simple place to start, our article on how ten minutes of connection can matter offers a low-pressure idea.
Parent coaching and caregiver support are available through Sunny Spot’s Port Coquitlam office for families from Coquitlam, Port Moody and across the Tri-Cities.
Not sure whether this support is the right fit? A free 15-minute consultation is a simple place to begin.
Book a Free 15-Minute ConsultationProfessional Collaboration
A child's growth is supported best when their whole village works together. Sheila actively collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure consistent, wrap-around support across all environments. We partner closely with:
Bridging the Gap: To ensure that therapeutic strategies translate into real-world success, Sheila is available to attend school meetings (including IEPs), conduct school and daycare observations, and help develop cohesive, evidence-based behaviour and emotional regulation plans that work seamlessly between home, school, and clinic.
Learn how Sunny Spot can collaborate with families, educators and school teams.
For things to try at home, explore our free practical parent resources.
Frequently asked questions
Not Sure How to Tell Your Child About Counselling?
The way counselling is introduced can shape how safe and open it feels. Our gentle parent guide includes age-appropriate language, simple scripts, what to avoid, and what the first sessions may look like.
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