Qualified Psychotherapist
Bethan O’Riordan
Supporting parents, children, and teens to navigate life’s challenges with calm, confidence, and connection.
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Teen and Adult Counselling and Psychotherapy
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Parenting Support and Advice for a calmer family life
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Creating better relationships with yourself and those around you
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Registered with health insurance companies
Free parenting resources
Download your free (realisitc!) 5 Steps to Calmer Parenting, helping you to:
- Shout less
- Be a calmer parent in those challenging moments
- Be the parent you’d like to be
- Feel less guilty, knowing you’re giving it your best whirl
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The best phrases to use to help your teen and keep a good relationship (developmentally a teen is child age 9+)
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Communicate with confidence
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Demystify talking with teens
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How to be the parent your teen needs
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How to help an angry teen
How to work with me
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Appointments are available online or in- person to help you resolve the challenges you’re facing. I support couples, and individuals to create change
Parenting Consultation
A one hour Consultation to solve your parenting problems. Get clear, bespoke strategies to help you parent with ease and manage difficult behaviour, emotions or situations that are causing stress.
Raising Teens Parenting Course
This self-paced parenting course shares all you need to know to raise your teen with confidence. Buy the modules relevant to you or the whole course and get a 25% discount.
The Calm Parenting Community
My Online Parenting Community with the information and support to support parents and help your child’s development and mental health.
Not sure what you need?
Sign up to my Parenting Tips Email, where I share the information and tips you won’t get on Google to help you have a calm family life.
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Parenting Advice Blog
Understanding authoritarian parenting: navigating the fine line between discipline and control
What is an authoritarian partner and parent? In my experience as a psychotherapist, having an authoritarian partner is a significant strain within the family. When couples initially meet, it’s...
How do I help my teenager with hormones?
I think we all remember being a teenager and how difficult it was. There’s so much that goes on inside the teenage brain and body that it's complicated and confusing for them. The biggest part of...
I want a calmer house with fewer tantrums!
A calmer house is the holy grail of parenting! While it sounds lovely, it’s also important to be realistic. Children have developing brains so have not got the ability to be calm when upset...