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Filial Therapy Workshops 

Filial therapy workshops are structured 10-week parent–child programmes based on the principles outlined in Garry Landreth’s work on filial therapy. The workshops are presented every six months in a group setting and equip parents with practical therapeutic skills to strengthen connection and improve behaviour at home. Parents are guided and coached to use play-based techniques—such as emotional attunement, reflective listening, and healthy limit-setting—during special playtimes with their child. The focus is on empowering parents to become confident therapeutic agents in their child’s life, supporting emotional regulation, secure attachment, and lasting positive change within the family.

Filial Therapy Parent Consultations

As part of the therapy process, filial therapy principles and parental guidance are shared with parents during complimentary feedback sessions held after every five play therapy sessions. These sessions provide parents with practical direction on how to support their child emotionally and apply the skills their child is developing in therapy at home. The aim is to strengthen the parent–child relationship, promote consistency, and ensure that therapeutic progress is carried through into everyday family life.

Parent Couching and Support Groups

ADHD coaching is an important support service for parents of children in play therapy, as it addresses the day-to-day challenges that often continue outside the therapy room. Research shows that children with ADHD benefit most when therapeutic work is supported by consistent, informed responses from the adults in their lives. ADHD coaching equips parents with practical strategies to better understand their child’s neurodevelopmental needs, improve emotional regulation, reduce conflict, and support attention, behaviour, and executive functioning at home and school. This service focuses on empowering parents with tools, routines, and communication skills that complement play therapy, strengthen the parent–child relationship, and promote more sustainable, long-term progress. ADHD coaching may be offered individually to parents or within a supportive group setting for parents of children with ADHD.

ADHD School Informational Talks

Odette offers school-based presentations for both teachers and parents, focused on helping them better understand ADHD, executive functioning, and how the ADHD brain works. These practical, informative sessions address common ADHD-related challenges such as attention difficulties, impulsivity, emotional regulation, executive functioning skills, and behaviour—both in the classroom and at home. The aim is to equip adults with greater insight, practical strategies, and a compassionate, neurodevelopmentally informed approach that supports children’s learning, emotional wellbeing, and long-term development. Contact her via email to schedule an informational meeting if you consider inviting her to a school function.

Individual ADHD Executive Functioning Plan and Support

Odette works closely with parents to compile an individualised, practical plan that supports the day-to-day executive functioning needs of a child with ADHD. This plan focuses on creating clear routines, structure, and realistic expectations around areas such as organisation, emotional regulation, attention, and transitions. Parents are guided step by step on how to implement strategies at home in a way that is consistent, supportive, and suited to their child’s unique strengths and challenges, helping to reduce overwhelm and promote greater confidence and independence over time.