Support for parents and families when adolescence begins to change the relationship
I am Amanda Graham, a family and adolescent psychotherapist with more than 30 years of experience. Through Mindful Coherence, I help parents understand what may be happening beneath adolescent behaviour and begin responding with more calm, clarity and compassion.
When family life starts to feel unfamiliar
There can be a point in family life where the atmosphere begins to change.
The conversations become shorter. The arguments become more familiar. The door closes more often. Screens become a battleground. Parents begin to wonder whether they are being too strict, too soft, too late, or simply not heard anymore.
I do not believe parents need more shame.
I believe they need space to understand what is happening, why it may be happening, and how they can begin to respond differently. Mindful Coherence was created to offer that space.
Choose the kind of support you need today
Uncover. Discover. Recover.
Mindful Coherence is the therapeutic method I have developed through decades of working with individuals, parents, adolescents and families.
It is structured enough to guide the process, but flexible enough to honour the family, the history and the person in front of me.
We begin by uncovering the patterns that may be influencing the home. We then discover new ways of understanding, communicating and responding. Over time, we work towards recovery, not as a perfect ending, but as a more coherent way of living, parenting and relating.
This is not about blaming parents or excusing behaviour.
It is about creating enough understanding for something different to become possible.
Meet Amanda
I am Amanda Graham, a psychotherapist with more than 30 years of experience working with individuals, adolescents and families across cultures.
Mindful Coherence brings together psychotherapy, research, lived experience and a holistic understanding of the person behind the problem.
You may be trying to reconnect as a family. You may be struggling to understand your adolescent. You may be exploring questions of adoption, identity and belonging. Or perhaps you simply know that something in your own life needs greater attention.
For the parent who feels alone in their own home
Many parents wait until things feel unbearable before asking for help.
They wait because they are busy. They wait because they feel ashamed. They wait because they hope it is only a phase. They wait because they do not want to be judged.
But support does not have to be the last resort.
Sometimes the earlier conversation is the one that prevents the deeper crisis.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this about blaming parents?
No. This is not about blaming parents or excusing behaviour. It is about creating enough understanding for something different to become possible.
What does the Mindful Coherence method actually involve?
We begin by uncovering the patterns influencing the home, then discover new ways of understanding, communicating and responding, and over time work towards a more coherent way of living, parenting and relating.
Not ready to book yet?
Choose the area where you need the most support and I will send you a free MindCo resource to help you begin.