Family Matters
of Marin

Services

Parent Support

You're not a bad parent. You're a caring one facing real challenges.

Parent support gives you a place to exhale, get grounded, and remember you are not a “bad” parent—you are a caring one facing real challenges. Together, we find practical, developmentally informed strategies so you can feel more confident, connected, and steady with your child or teen.

  • Feel calmer and more grounded day to day
  • Have fewer battles and more connection at home
  • Feel clearer and more confident in your parenting choices
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Quick Answer

What is parent coaching?

Parent coaching is short-term, practical support from a licensed therapist focused on the challenges of raising a child or teen. Rather than treating the parent or the child individually, it helps you build developmentally informed strategies, navigate behavioral concerns, and feel more confident and connected at home.

Best for
Behavioral challenges, transitions, co-parenting
Sessions
Often short-term, goal-focused
Format
In-person or telehealth

What We Address

  • Addressing challenging child behaviors
  • Problem-solving strategies for parents
  • Developing effective discipline approaches
  • Building stronger parent-child relationships
  • Supporting children through transitions
  • Co-parenting coordination
  • Parenting adolescents effectively
  • Setting age-appropriate expectations

Need parenting support?

Let's explore the right approach for your family.

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Free guide for parents

The Family Foundations Guide

Five family meetings to name what your family stands for, so rules make sense and consequences stop feeling like power struggles.

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Getting started is simple

1

Book a free call

A free 15-minute phone call with our Client Care Coordinator. Share what's going on and ask anything. No commitment.

2

Get matched

We connect you with the therapist on our team who fits what you, your child, or your family needs.

3

Begin

Meet in person at our San Rafael office, or online anywhere in California.