Membership - Kathleen Young MD

Step off the roller coaster that comes with parenting someone who struggles with the mental health.

This coaching group is a community for parents of kids with mental health issues who want to find the peace that comes with knowing their family will be OK.

When you’re a parent to someone with depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder or who otherwise struggles with their mental health, you face issues that your friends and family just don’t experience or understand:

You've worried that your kid will not be OK, will not lead a happy and independent life, and will never be loved by others because of their challenges.
Even though you want your kid to be independent and you want to reclaim your free time and sense of self outside of parenting, it just doesn't feel safe to let go. So you continue to monitor grades, homework, friends, extracurriculars, and all the things.
You want to parent your way without walking on eggshells, biting your tongue, or waiting for the other shoe to drop. But you're scared if you say or do the wrong thing, it will backfire and make things worse for them.
You've tried to set boundaries, and when you do, you find yourself either feeling guilty for piling onto your already miserable kid or enduring an epic explosion leaving everyone feeling bad.
You know the diagnosis is real, but you don't know where to draw the line. Does that mean they get to skip dinner with family every night? Does that mean I have to let them sleep instead of going to school? How will they ever learn to be independent, functioning adults?
You get judgment from others because of the choices you make or the way your kid behaves.

All of it leaves you feeling exhausted, frustrated, and scared, and the needs of everyone else in the family, including your own, keeping getting pushed to the back burner.

Here’s the thing …

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Once you have the tools and strategies to:

Navigate the delicate balance of acceptance of the kid you have and supporting them in their wellness.
Separate your emotions and experiences from your kid’s emotions so that you can think more clearly and act with intention instead of reacting in the moment.
Maintain firm and loving boundaries that support your child’s emotional well-being, growth, and journey to independence.
Feel confident that you can handle whatever happens next and that a different path for your child can be just as good.

That’s when you will finally be able to step off the roller coaster that comes with being a parent to someone with mental health issues, feel at PEACE, and know that things will be OK.

I have created a program and online community to show you exactly how to do this and support you through the process.

Parent Coaching Group

Step off the roller coaster that comes with being a parent to someone who struggles with their mental health.

If you’re ready to look at things from a new perspective, you have the power to start turning things around RIGHT NOW! This isn’t about doing the next thing to ‘fix’ your teen. Instead, it is about empowering you as a parent.

This coaching group and online community provides the tools and strategies to help you find:

Acceptance of the kid you have so that you can provide help and support without the need to "fix" them.
Allowance for your kid's unique journey to independence and space to flourish when it conflicts with what you have always envisioned for their future.
Peace that comes with knowing your kid will be OK.
Ability to pay attention to ALL the things going on in your family, not just your depressed and anxious kid's urgent needs.
Freedom to have a life outside of the worry, strain and tension that comes with parenting someone who struggles with their mental health.
Real connection with your teen and peace in your home without power struggles.

Together we will explore...

How to come to terms with the child you have, their diagnosis, and your current situation.
Why you feel like you are on an emotional roller coaster and what to do about it.
How to stop reacting in the moment and see what other choices you have instead.
How to create a healthy structure that will support your child's emotional wellness and path to independence and your peace of mind.
Where you can have the most impact as a parent.

What's Included

Why being in a group is the best option for you.

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Monthly Parent Coaching Group

$295 / month

Please read: By enrolling, you agree to be charged $295/month for group access every 30 days until cancelled with a minimum of 15 days notice.

By purchasing monthly group access you are agreeing to the following Terms of Conditions.

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We have gained so much from your coaching and the group experience. I want to thank you for your help because it really has made a world of difference. We know that there will always be bumps in the road but feel we now have the tools to navigate in a more constructive manner. If you are a parent of a teen who is struggling with anxiety/depression, this parent coaching group is extremely valuable in giving you the tools and mindset to help your teen. After participating in Dr. Young's parent coaching group, I am able to show up as a more compassionate parent while at the same time maintaining boundaries and rules. I also highly recommend the parent coaching for spouses too; it is a great way to get both parents on the same page and improve communication with their teen.

"As parents of a young adult who suffers from both anxiety and depression, my husband and I sometimes find ourselves at a loss for how best to work with our daughter and provide her with the support that she needs. When we saw that Dr. Young was establishing a coaching group for parents, we were a bit hesitant as it’s never easy to share personal, occasionally painful, experiences with people who you don’t know. Nonetheless, we decided to give it a try. It really was a great experience! Dr. Young provides clear, easy to follow suggestions on how to approach challenges while facilitating discussions and providing validation. We would definitely recommend this parents’ coaching group as it gave my husband and me a new perspective, insight into the fact that our issues were not unique and lots of support from some very loving families."

"When Dr. Young invited me to join her parent coaching group, I was skeptical and hesitant, especially as I was feeling a bit “over-therapied”. Even after the first few sessions, I was on the fence about continuing as my family circumstances seemed different from the other parents. Once I removed the lens of trying to compare situations and instead focus on the feelings, thoughts and actions that the other parents shared, something clicked. I find that the sessions are valuable, not for figuring out what to do about my child, but for figuring out what I need to do. The open exchange of experiences is often comforting and allows me to see that I have choices. Choices I need to make about how to feel, how to respond and how to nurture myself. Through the sessions, I have increasingly felt better able to take on the important next step of acceptance of my child’s mental health difficulties and what that means for life's journey."

About Kathleen Young MD

Kathleen is a board certified child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist in private practice for 15 years. Over the years, Kathleen has had the pleasure of treating many wonderful patients and families using a combination of medication and therapy. While this has been incredibly rewarding, she has found that there is a need for help that exists beyond medication and therapy. It was after her own experience being coached that she decided to offer coaching as an alternative solution for parents who want to create peace at home and connection in their families.

Kathleen is professionally certified as a coach through The Life Coach School.