Navigating ParenthoodI work with individuals, couples, and families navigating the life transition of parenthood. Becoming a parent is a deeply meaningful and significant experience that brings up complex issues related to changes in identity, cultural expectations, experiences of loss, family of origin dynamics, and more. Strategies and dynamics that used to work for us individually and in relationships may not be sustainable anymore as our capacities are stretched to include a child in our lives.
In working with parents, I draw on my professional experiences as a child and family therapist and early childhood mental health consultant as well as my own personal experiences as a mother to a biracial / bicultural child in San Francisco. Adult FamiliesI help adult children with their parents and/or siblings navigate impasses in their relationships. There are many reasons why maintaining positive family connections into adulthood can be difficult: generational gaps, acculturation differences, unresolved hurt and resentment, experiences of collective trauma, to name a few. I am skilled at holding multiple perspectives, listening to what is both said and unsaid, and supporting cross-cultural and immigrant families.
I offer a warm and collaborative space that is respectful and responsive to your family's values and needs. I help families look at the roles that each person plays, their underlying relational dynamics, and their family's historical and cultural context to build mutual understanding, improve communication, and come to a more satisfying way of relating.
I use a social justice lens and carefully attend to issues of power, oppression, and privilege as they show up your relationships and my relationship with you. I enjoy working with families in non-traditional structures such as polycules, chosen families, and intentional co-parenting communities. I welcome families of all configurations to be as they are in all their diversity and complexity. You can email me at therapy@junelin.com or give me a call at 415-570-8603. |