When a child begins rejecting, withdrawing from or becoming hostile towards a parent they were once closely connected to, it can leave the parent feeling devastated, powerless and searching for answers.

Many parents find themselves navigating complex family circumstances alongside legal processes, conflicting advice and profound uncertainty with little opportunity to step back and consider what may be happening for their child through a psychological lens.  

A different kind of support

Beneath Behaviour offers psychologically informed consultation rather than legal advice or therapy.  Sessions provide a reflective space to think together about your individual circumstances, drawing on attachment theory, developmental trauma and therapeutic parenting principles to better understand the psychological processes that may be influencing your child's behaviour.  

There is no shortage of information about attachment, trauma and family dynamics.  Many parents have read books, searched online and joined support groups before seeking consultation, resources that can be incredibly valuable.  Applying psychological understanding, curiosity and therapeutic parenting perspective together to your own child's unique set of circumstances is something different.  

Who is consultation for?

Consultation may be appropriate if:

• your child has become increasingly rejecting, withdrawn or hostile towards you

• you are concerned about alienating behaviours following separation or divorce

• your relationship with your child has changed in ways that feel confusing or difficult to understand

• you are looking for pyschologically informed support alongside legal or therapeutic processes

• you would value a reflective space focused on understanding and equipping yourself with effective knowledge and skills

Fees

Initial Consultation Package (£175)

Designed to provide the time and space needed to develop a thoughtful, psychologically informed understanding of your family's unique circumstances.

This includes:

• 90 minute online consultation

• time spent reviewing any background information you provide beforehand

• a reflective, psychologically informed discussion tailored to your family's circumstances

• a personalised Reflective Consultation Summary* highlighting key psychological themes discussed

• individualised reflections and therapeutically-informed suggestions for you to consider afterwards

• signposting to additional resources where appropriate

*Reflective Consultation Summaries are prepared for the parent's personal use following consultation.  They are intended to support reflection and understanding and are not clinical or forensic assessments, court reports, expert witness reports or documents prepared for legal proceedings.

Further consultation (£90)

Further consultations can be arranged whenever they would be helpful. 

Many parents choose to return following significant developments or simply when they would value the opportunity to think things through together from a psychological perspective.  

Includes:

• 60 minute consultation

• continued psychological formulation and reflection

• opportunity to explore new developments and consider further approaches

No expectation of ongoing sessions

Every family is different.  Some parents find that a single consultation provides the understanding and direction they were seeking whilst other prefer to arrange further consultations as circumstances evolve.

Consultation is not intended to replace legal advice, family therapy or psychological treatment.  Instead it provides a reflective, psychologically informed space to help parents better understand their unique circumstances and make psychologically informed decisions within their parent-child relationships.