Services

I offer individual counseling and therapy in English for foreigners living in the Czech Republic.

• Perhaps you have recently started living in the Czech Republic and you have to get used to a new environment, a different language and especially a different culture. Coping with all these changes can be very challenging. Therefore, I offer you support on this new journey in a completely new country.
  

• Or perhaps you have been living in the Czech Republic for a long time, you have adapted to a new culture, but you deal with life challenges that you would like to share with someone, get support and explore possible solutions. Feel free to contact me and schedule an individual consultation.

Possible topics can include but are not limited to: culture shock, adaptation to a new country, language barrier, sense of not belonging, cultural differences in the relationship with your partner, parenting challenges, cultural differences in raising your children...

Parenting courses and workshops

Parenting courses and workshops are based on the principles of Positive Discipline developed by Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott. 

You can read more about Positive Discipline here, for example : https://www.positivediscipline.com/sites/default/files/what-is-positive-discipline.pdf

To get a quick idea of what Positive Discipline is based on, here is a list of 5 criteria for effective discipline:

FIVE CRITERIA FOR EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE

Effective discipline...

1. Helps children feel a sense of connection. (Belonging and significance)

2. Is mutually respectful and encouraging. (Kind and firm at the same time.)

3. Is effective long - term. (Considers what the child is thinking, feeling, learning, and deciding about himself/herself and his/her world - and what to do in the future to survive or to thrive.)

4. Teaches important social and life skills . (Respect, concern for others, problem solving, and cooperation as well as the skills to contribute to the home, school or larger community.)

5. Invites children to discover how capable they are. (Encourages the constructive use of personal power and autonomy.)

Workshops offered

• A Positive discipline course: is a 6-week program, each lesson lasts 2.5hrs - each lesson is interactive, experiential, you will get a better understanding of what your child is thinking, feeling and deciding about himself/herself and his/her world. You will be in a group of other parents (max. 12 participants) who most likely deal with the same issues like you so you can support each other! 

• 2.5 hrs workshop: is designed to address a particular topic parents deal with, e.g. sibling rivalry, understanding "problem" behavior of children, or other topics based on the interest of a group of parents.