Anxiety in Parents of Children with Special Needs
Raising a child with special needs can leave you feeling anxious and exhausted.
You’re overwhelmed with worry about your child’s current situation as well as their future. You might feel like you’re drowning in fear rather than swimming above it. It might feel impossible to take care of yourself and your family and to advocate for the particular needs of your child. How can you do it all?
Experiencing worry about your child is common for all parents and speaks to one’s care for their child. But as a parent of a child with special needs, the concerns are multiplied. You might feel stuck in worry and have difficulty completing daily activities.
But you can find balance and you don’t have to go through this alone.
You might feel like you don’t have the time or money to take care of yourself when there is so much else to worry about. But it is just as important—if not more important—for you to take care of yourself in order to be the best you can be for your family.
Working with a therapist can help you sort through these concerns so you can develop a more confident understanding of your fears and start feeling better and get back to your daily routines.
Sessions with me are interactive and goal-oriented with a focus on helping you work toward feeling less afraid so you can continue to manage your routines with confidence, be there for your family and give your special needs child the support he or she needs.
Often after the first appointment, you’ll walk away sensing some relief.
I work with people who are motivated and ready for change and who recognize the importance of a structured, direct therapeutic setting. Over the course of a few sessions and with weekly homework assignments, you’ll learn specific skills and coping mechanisms so you can eventually rely on yourself to feel better.