I know firsthand that parenting a child with food allergies makes life challenging. Your closest family and friends might not understand what life is like with a food allergy kid, so meeting new people and making new mom friends can be that much trickier. Life has an added layer of stress when your child’s safety is constantly at risk, yet it is lonely when you realize no one appreciates this. They might even think you are overreacting or just being the anxious self, you’ve always been.
You might not be sleeping because your head is filled with worried “what if” thoughts? Your other kids aren’t getting the attention they deserve and are starting to resent your food allergy child. Arguing is occurring more often than not. Your partner parents differently and you don’t trust them to take care of your child without you. This is taking a toll on your marriage. Life feels like it is slowly falling apart, yet you feel like everything falls on your shoulders to keep it going.
Therapy for Food Allergy parenting can help you:
It’s understandable why you may think your child needs therapy. They might be struggling at home or at school and it breaks your heart. In my experience working with parents has a positive ripple effect on their children. Studies have shown that children’s anxiety reduces and their behavior improves when their parents attend therapy even when they don’t.
I meet weekly with my clients for a 50-minute session. The timing will depend on your needs and what comes up in the work we decide to do together.
Teletherapy is as effective as in person therapy. It also has the benefit of being flexible for people who are from all over NJ who might not want to drive hours to an office.
Sometimes a parent/child or family meeting is called for and can accelerate the work. We will decide together whether or not this is beneficial.
