Parent Training and Guidance Sessions: Expert Support for Your Parenting Journey

Parenting is a remarkable journey filled with joyful moments and unique challenges. With so much advice from books, websites, and well-meaning friends and family, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and uncertain about what truly fits your family’s needs and values. Sometimes, having support tailored just for you can make all the difference.

Dr. Sonya Bhatia, a trusted child and adolescent psychologist in Naples, Florida, offers Parent Training and Guidance sessions designed to empower parents in their important role. These sessions provide a caring, nonjudgmental space to process parenting experiences, explore questions, and address concerns, always with your child’s development and your family’s values in mind.

What Are Parent Training and Guidance Sessions?

Parent Training and Guidance sessions are professional consultations with Dr. Bhatia that help parents navigate the challenges of raising children and adolescents. Whether you have questions about your child’s development or want to learn how to best support your child, these sessions offer practical strategies, emotional support, and expert advice tailored to your family.

Sessions are especially valuable for families dealing with challenging behaviors at home, such as tantrums, defiance, noncompliance, or adjustment difficulties. Dr. Bhatia uses evidence-based parent behavior management strategies that focus on positive reinforcement, clear expectations, and consistent approaches. Many families see meaningful improvements in their child’s behavior within weeks.

How Can Parent Training and Guidance Help Your Family?

• Feel more empowered to make values-based parenting decisions

• Receive support and feel less alone on your parenting journey

• Set rules, routines, expectations, and boundaries that work for your unique family

• Learn how to respond to challenges like tantrums, noncompliance, aggression, sibling conflicts, transitions, bedtime struggles, homework issues, and screen time

• Strengthen family connections and restore balance and calm in your home

  
  

How Do Parent Training and Guidance Sessions Work?

• Individualized Sessions: One-on-one support tailored to your specific needs

• Evidence-Based Strategies: Interventions drawn from developmental psychology, Parent Behavior Management Training (using Applied Behavior Analysis principles), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and interpersonal approaches

• Flexible Scheduling: Available in-person in Naples, FL, or online via secure telehealth nationwide

• Session Frequency: Determined collaboratively with you, with flexibility to meet your family’s needs

  
  

Benefits of Parent Guidance and Training

• Greater confidence in parenting and navigating everyday transitions

• Effective, practical strategies for managing child behaviors, wants, and needs

• Improved emotion regulation and coping skills for parents and family members

• Enhanced communication and stronger relationships within the family

  
  

Frequently Asked Questions

What is parent guidance and training?

Parent guidance and training sessions are professional consultations that help parents navigate the challenges of raising children. These sessions provide practical strategies, emotional support, and expert advice tailored to your family’s unique needs.

Who can benefit from parent guidance and training sessions?

Any parent or caregiver seeking guidance or support can benefit, whether you have concerns about your child’s behavior, want to better understand their development, or simply need guidance for everyday parenting challenges.

Do I need to bring my child to the sessions?

No, parent training and guidance sessions are for parents or caregivers only. This creates a safe, confidential space to discuss concerns, learn new strategies, and receive support.

Do both parents need to attend?

Both parents are welcome, but it is not required. Many families find that one parent attends and shares information with the other.

What issues can parent guidance sessions help with?

Parent guidance and training sessions can address concerns such as typical development, routines, boundaries, tantrums, emotional outbursts, aggression, noncompliance, impulsivity, transitions, bedtime struggles, homework battles, excessive screen time, and more.

Are these sessions only for parents with major concerns?

No, many parents seek guidance for everyday questions about child development or parenting strategies, even if there are no significant behavioral problems.

What methods are used in parent training?

Dr. Bhatia uses evidence-based approaches such as Parent Behavior Management Training, focusing on positive reinforcement, clear expectations, and consistent routines. Strategies are always tailored to fit your family’s values and needs.

How quickly will I see results?

Many parents report finding sessions helpful right away. As you implement new strategies, you may notice meaningful improvements in your child’s behavior and family dynamics within a few weeks.

How do I schedule a parent guidance session?

Get started by scheduling a free consultation call with Dr. Sonya Bhatia. Flexible appointment times are available to meet your family’s needs.

Is parent guidance confidential?

Yes, all sessions are confidential. Dr. Bhatia provides a supportive, nonjudgmental environment for parents to openly discuss their concerns and goals.

Can parent training help with school-related issues?

Yes, sessions can provide strategies for managing homework battles, supporting academic success, and improving communication with teachers and school staff.

Are there additional services at Naples Behavioral Pediatric Therapy?

Yes, Naples Behavioral Pediatric Therapy also offers individual child and adolescent therapy, SPACE Therapy (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), therapy for college students, and psychological and psychoeducational evaluations for young children through college.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Parent Training and Guidance sessions with Dr. Sonya Bhatia can help you feel more confident, supported, and connected as you navigate the joys and challenges of parenting. Schedule a free phone consultation today and discover how personalized support can make a meaningful difference for your family.