Family Counseling?

Hi L.
2 of my kids have been through professional counseling and I know she does family counseling, too. She is off 38th Street over near Shore Drive. She was WONDERFUL! Her name was Beth Stiers. I will have to dig out her card and we are in the middle of moving but make sure you email me if you are interested and I will get you a phone number. Not sure what you have for Insurance but we have Hoosier Healthwise and she accepts that no problem!! Hope this helps. Let me know. ____@____.com

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Dear L.,
I would highly recommend Dr. Jim Craig, or Traci Noble ###-###-#### located at 4215 West 86th Street. Suite E Indy 46268.
You are very wise to seek help. Hope this helps. God Bless you and your kids.
M.

I would also check with your insurance company or employer and see if you have and EAP provided. These are designed to give you and your family anywhere from 1 to 6 sessions of counseling free. They also usually have an entire network dedictated to helping you find the right counselor in your area.
Mine for example, I call the 800 number they have and talk to a rep, they ask some questions about what your having trouble with, and they then find doctors/counselors in your area that are associated with your insurance and set you up an appointment.
I know where your coming from and I really need to do the same. I have a 5 year old (also single mom), an extremely demanding job, and am a part time college student. I have finals coming up and a paper due and have no spare time for anything except the occasional blow up at my son and a load or two of laundry! Point is it can be very difficult to manage everything and even harder to stay sane while doing so. And then to do it all and still feel like a bad parent is the worst!
Feel free to email me sometime if you just feel like chatting (and we have time to do so :) ) I'm sure we have a lot in common!

It all depends on what type of insurance you have on what kind of couseling I recommend. You first need to find out what and who you insurance will cover. Then you can go from there. I have been dealing with some therapist that take Medicaid (because most of my families can't afford insurance) and they have been okay. If there is a specific issue you need to research and find that particular kind of therapist. It just all depends on the things you feel need to be worked out.

I give parenting classes at my job and I think that may be more of the way to go. I am also a single parent and I know it can be frustrating. But if you can't learn to balance out your life with work, life, and kids it is going to be hard. I teach a three week program that is really helpful. It's funny because when I first starting learning the cirriculum I noticed a lot of the "not to dos" I was doing. But I am working on patience, planning, and praying!

First you need a plan, set of rules, and consistency!!!
CONSISTENCY will get you through! I also know that you can get all the therapy in the world and if your child does not respect your authority it won't matter.