Slow Down Psychology
Therapy for angry kids and the people who raise them
Trauma Therapy for Parents
Because sometimes, parenting itself becomes traumatic
The sense of panic and dread that consumes you when you have to enforce boundaries with your emotionally explosive child—terrified that a simple request to do the dishes will spiral into another crisis, another hospital visit, another moment where you hold your breath, hoping they stay safe.
The constant replay of the day your enraged 10-year-old threw a glass bowl at your head. You’d love to forgive and forget, but every morning when you put concealer on that scar, you feel yourself drifting further away from the child you love.
The crippling guilt and shame that grips your chest every time your in-laws blame you for your child’s outbursts, school suspensions, and meltdowns. They behave at school, but at home? They’re a nightmare. And deep down, even you start wondering: Is this my fault?
You Are Not the Problem.
Breathe. Slowly.
We can say these things out loud here—without judgment, without shame. Because what most clinicians hesitate to call "traumatic parenting" is real. And healing from it may be the most important step to breaking the chaos cycle in your home.
After many years of working with my favorite humans—the defiant, strong-willed kids who push every limit—I’ve seen a clear pattern. The most stuck families almost always have at least one parent carrying trauma from parenting their child.
Over and over, I meet parents of dysregulated, oppositional, or neurodivergent kids who have never been given permission to admit this:
Parenting has been traumatic.
And yet, this truth is often the key to healing your family.
Because when you heal from the panic, fear, and exhaustion, you show up differently.
✅ You stop walking on eggshells.
✅ Your child’s meltdowns don’t send you into a tailspin.
✅ You respond with calm, confidence, and connection.
✅ Your child stops seeing themselves as the “bad kid” and starts believing they are worthy of love.
This is where EMDR therapy can change everything.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy that helps people process trauma so it no longer hijacks their nervous system.
It’s not just for war veterans or childhood abuse survivors—it’s for parents like you who have been trapped in a cycle of fear, stress, and emotional burnout from years of parenting an angry, reactive, or emotionally unpredictable child.
With EMDR, you can:
✨ Stop reliving the worst moments of your parenting journey.
✨ Rewire your nervous system to respond with clarity, not panic.
✨ Finally break free from guilt, shame, and self-blame.
✨ Create a home that feels safe, stable, and connected—for you and your child.
You don’t have to stay stuck in survival mode.
And you don’t have to do this alone.
