Support for Parents

Parenting can feel overwhelming — especially when your child is anxious, withdrawn, angry, highly sensitive, unhappy in themselves, or showing signs of ADHD or Autism.

 

You might be:

• Walking on eggshells at home

• Constantly firefighting emotional outbursts

• Worried about school avoidance or friendship difficulties

• Feeling exhausted, guilty, or unsure if you’re “getting it wrong”

• Struggling to agree with your partner about how to respond

 

At Vitus Wellbeing, we believe parents deserve support too.

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When a child or teenager is struggling, the whole family system feels it. Our work with parents is designed to reduce stress, increase confidence, and create calmer, more connected homes.

 

Why We Support Parents

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We're proud to be a specialist psychotherapy clinic that supports children, adolescents, adults, couples and families across London. Through our years of practice, training and expertise, we're repeatedly seen that children make the most progress when their parents feel supported, informed and confident.

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Sometimes your child needs therapy.
Sometimes you need practical tools and emotional support.
Often, it's both.

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Parenting support is not about blame or criticism. It’s about equipping you with:

• A deeper understanding of your child’s emotional world

• Practical strategies that actually work

• Confidence in your boundaries

• Clear communication skills

• A steadier, calmer presence during difficult moments

• Helping your family work well with the characters and personalities within it

 

We help you move from reactive to intentional.

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Our Parent Support & Coaching Services

 

We offer specialist parent coaching and therapeutic parent support, tailored to your family’s needs.

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1. Private Parent Coaching

 

Private sessions focused entirely on you as a parent, or you and your co-parent. 

 

This is particularly helpful if:

• Your child is in therapy and you want aligned support

• You’re navigating neurodivergence, anxiety, low mood or behavioural challenges

• You’re parenting a highly sensitive or emotionally intense child

• You and your partner disagree about parenting approaches

• You feel overwhelmed or burned out

• Approaches and techniques you've tried haven't been working

 

Sessions are practical, reflective, and grounded in psychological expertise.

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2. Structured Parenting Programmes

 

At Vitus Wellbeing, we're proud to have fully designed our own in-house evidence-informed parenting programmes that we deliver online throughout the year. These have been specifically written to provide structured support around specific challenges that often present in our therapy and coaching sessions, including:

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• ADHD / ADD and Autism in children and teenagers

• Emotional regulation difficulties

• Anxiety and school avoidance

• Navigating separation or family change

 

Our bespoke parenting programmes combine psychological insight, coaching expertise, practical strategies, and group/community learning — making high-quality support more accessible for families and busy parents.

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(Full details about our Parenting Programmes and upcoming courses can be found on our dedicated Parenting Programmes page.)

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Why Choose Vitus Wellbeing?

 

There are many parenting resources online. What makes us different?

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Specialist Mental Health Expertise

 

We are a well-respected and long-established London-based mental health clinic led by qualified psychotherapists. Our work is grounded in attachment theory, developmental psychology, trauma-informed practice and evidence-based therapeutic approaches. We've been delivering specialist child and family therapy for many years, and are one of very few clinics in the UK to have offered and championed parent coaching.

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Whole-Family Perspective

 

We understand how children, parents, and relationships influence one another. Where appropriate, we can offer joined-up support across:

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• Child and adolescent therapy

• Parent coaching

• Couples therapy

• Family therapy sessions

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Calm, Non-Judgemental Support

 

Parents often come to us feeling ashamed or worried they’ve “failed”.

You haven’t.

Parenting is incredibly demanding. Parenting a child with additional needs, emotional sensitivity, or behavioural challenges is even more-so. We provide thoughtful, compassionate support — alongside clear, practical guidance.

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Fully Accessible Support

 

Our parenting support is all offered online, making it easier for busy parents to access high-quality support. Our coaching sessions can be arranged around your many commitments, and our parenting classes are usually run in short bursts (usually one hour a week), and timed to be as accessible as possible (usually covering a lunch hour). 

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Common Reasons Parents Contact Us

 

Parents search for support when they notice:

• “My child has a new diagnosis and I don’t know how to manage the behaviour.”

• “My teenager is shutting me out.”

• “We argue constantly at home.”

• “I feel like I’m losing control.”

• “School say they’re fine, but home is chaotic.”

• “I’m exhausted and don’t know what to do anymore.”

• "I'm noticing their grades are slipping, I want to get support in place before it gets worse."

If this sounds familiar, you are not alone — and you do not have to figure it out on your own.

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Supporting Parents of Children with ADHD, ADD or Autism (ASD)

 

Many parents contact us because they suspect or have received a diagnosis of ADHD, ADD or Autism.

Parenting a neurodivergent child can involve:

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• Intense emotional reactions

• Impulsivity

• Difficulty with routines

• Social struggles

• Homework battles

• Sibling tension

• Difficulty fitting in

• Low self-esteem and/or presence of self-harm

• Parental burnout

 

Our approach focuses on understanding the nervous system, strengthening bonds, building practical structure, and reducing shame — for both the parents and the child(ren).

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Take the First Step

 

Reaching out and admitting you're struggling can feel vulnerable, but we know it's a sign of strength and shows a real commitment to your family and your children. 

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If you would like to explore:

• Parent support coaching

• Therapeutic support alongside your child’s therapy

• Our structured parenting programmes

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Get in touch to arrange an initial consultation. You don't have to carry this alone.