The terrible two’s
Parents to a 2.5 years old girl:
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We wanted to say thank you to Avia!
The process we went through over 5 sessions allowed us, in a short time, to get tools to deal with the anger and frustrations of our two-year-old daughter.
Avia gave us her knowledge, both as a professional and as a mother. She accompanied us and allowed us to learn how to conduct ourselves in complex everyday situations.
Avia gave us a sense of security throughout the process and thanks to this we were able to share with her all the difficulties that arose along the way. Avia, in a non-judgmental way, helped us find the appropriate ways to act in every situation, and all this in a pleasant and pragmatic conversation.
Thanks again Avia, for the road taken with us, we appreciate it very much!
(4 months later: the parents await their 2nd baby, while the atmosphere at home is much calmer).
Pre-teen challenges
Parents of three: 11 years old girl, 9 years old girl, 6 yers old boy:
We write to thank you for your time and help over the last couple of months.We have been overwhelmed by the impact you have made on our life in only a few hours in total.
When we signed up for these consultations, we didn’t really know what to expect – We have tried a few different therapists before (Psychologists) and were somewhat disappointed with the outcomes (or lack of!) and as such we were slightly apprehensive on the effect of the session that were to come.However, we were delighted to learn that week by week, we were able to pick up methods, tips and sometimes just to have a ‘penny drop’ moment that would made an immediate effect on our relationship with our children.
Our sessions were 1-1.5hrs long but you seemed to have remembered every detail from week to week, ask us guiding questions as well as pick up on issues that were raised the previous week and ask for an update / resolution. We felt like you really managed to ‘understand’ not only our personal family issues but also what ‘we are about’, what is important to us, our values, and the undertone of our everyday family life. We were shocked that this was achieved after a 1.5hr ‘introduction’ session.
You made us feel at ease, open up and think about how by making reasonably small changes to the way we think or things we say, we can create an almost immediate change to the sometimes very delicate / explosive situations we face every day.
We can’t compliment and thank you enough for everything. We wish you every success and sure you will do well. Your professionalism alongside warmth, wit and understanding were appreciated from the minute go and have already made such a difference to our everyday life.
Thank you!
(4 months later, all three kids have changed to new schools and the parents feel more equipped to help their children, thanks to the Adlerian method).
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Teenager, ADHD, and coping with parental worries
Parents of three: 13 years old girl, 10 years old boy with ADHD, 3 years old girl:
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We are so grateful for this opportunity to spend these 5 counselling sessions with you! You’re very wise and perceptive and you often caught my meaning even before I could properly express it. This happened many times and really impressed me. As I mentioned, we really appreciate how articulate you are and how precisely you can formulate what we feel, in a way that starts to make sense out of emotions. Speaking with you really made things clearer and gave us better perspective. And we really appreciated when you mentioned things from your own personal experience that we could relate to. You give really good images and analogies, such as the tunnel for teenagers, that makes things a lot simpler and more understandable.
We will try to remember your practical and very on point suggestions, especially about positive reinforcement and about taking a pause to reflect how we can change our perspective/interpretation/reaction.
We are really happy we had this experience!
Thank you so much for your time, advice and help!!
