Sleep & Toileting

Behavior Consultations 

Families function most smoothly when every family member is well-rested. Yet modern parents and children rarely get an adequate quantity or quality of sleep and parents often disagree on what an ideal sleep scenario is and how to achieve it. Erica Desper has been supporting families to navigate those challenges since 2011. Whether you have a preschooler who is refusing to sleep alone or in their own bed or a school age child struggling to fall asleep at all, Erica can support you to explore potential underlying cause(s) and evaluate and implement solutions both parents/households can agree on.

Young children often struggle to master the milestone of toilet training and older children may regress when dealing with anxiety and family or life transitions. Erica supports parents to create a plan to approach the toilet training process and/or navigate (non-medical) challenges or setbacks experienced along the way.

Co-Parenting Coordination (Voluntary)

Co-Parenting Coordination is a voluntary therapeutic avenue for families with divorced parents to learn to raise their children together. Having a Co-Parenting Coordinator allows both parents to be heard and have their morals, values, and desires for their children incorporated into a mutually agreed upon parenting plan. 

When parents approach Shana for non-court ordered Co-Parenting Coordination, they are seeking a neutral party to help determine the best course of action for the well-fare of the child/children. Attending Co-Parenting Coordination helps couples create a mutually-agreed upon plan for their children’s care in a calm and safe environment. Each parents needs and concerns will be heard and considered. As a Co-Parenting Coordinator Shana will provide insight and advice to help couples who feel stuck find a meaningful resolution.

Parenting Coordination (With a Court Order)

It is not uncommon for the court to require divorcing couples participate in Parent Coordination to agree on key aspects of their children’s care. Shana will meet with you to discuss the issue that has brought you to Parent Coordination. The mutual goal will be to calmly discuss both sides of the issue and come to a resolution that both parents can follow. After the resolution is agreed upon, Shana will report your decision to the court.