Oshita Counseling Court-Ordered Classes

I offer co-parental therapy for parents that are separated, divorced or sharing custody of their children. Having gone through the experience of co-parenting my own children, I’m empathetic and completely understand the struggles and stressors co-parenting can cause. Being a therapist, I’m aware of the importance of children growing up with the full emotional support from both parents and how that stability makes for a better, healthier life for all parties involved. Having parents both on the same page in the raising of their children has been proven to be highly important for their well-being and their future stability. You will learn skills that will guide you through the difficulties of co-parenting, so that together you can be proud parents of children that could one day say, “We had the best parents, even if they raised us separately”.

Generally, the court will order the number of classes, however, if it doesn’t, the minimum is 6 sessions (usually the court will order 6, 8,10,12 or 16 sessions). Classes are $120 for each class, or “session”. The sessions run one hour in length. Generally, both parents split the cost, however, if the court has ordered one parent to cover all the costs, you must abide by the court order. If you and the other parent have an agreement regarding who will be responsible for payment, we’ll place that in writing so there’s no confusion later on as to who’s financially responsible. To schedule a session, you may call or email – Usually, email is a good idea as you can copy the other parent on the email and keep them in the loop – communication during this process is critical.

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Each one-hour session/class has a topic for discussion. Generally, we will cover issues such as healthy communication, coping with stress and anxiety and how to be a supportive parent to your child in addition to building a cohesive co-parenting framework. There’s much more and this is just a general overview.

If the court has ordered you to attend co-parenting classes, you must attend with the other parent. However, oftentimes there are issues with the other parent being difficult and uncooperative. In these cases, it is important to immediately inform your attorney. If you do not have one, you’ll need to inform the court that the other parent is not cooperating with trying to schedule your sessions (make sure to keep copies of your texts and/or any documentation showing your efforts – emailing and texting your efforts is always a good idea so you have proof). I cannot allow just one parent to attend “CO”-Parenting classes as the purpose of them is to bring both parents together and teach them how to properly communicate and be a supportive parent to their child(ren). The ONLY exception is if the court allows one parent to attend – in that very unique situation you MUST bring a copy of the order (or the court minute order – ask the court clerk), to your first session. In the case that you’ve been authorized to attend alone, you will be responsible for the full $120 payment for each session.

Generally, I will issue you a Certificate of Completion indicating that you have successfully fulfilled the requirements of the program. In some cases, I will send a report to the court – this usually happens when one or both parents have been uncooperative and difficult to work with – in these cases, I make a recommendation to the court that further counseling is necessary.

In that case, we would have a discussion and if a resolution is not met, then we would cease the sessions and I would make a recommendation via writing to the court and/or your attorney that you seek another therapist.

That would have to be determined by the court and/or your new therapist.

Raising a child can be difficult for many reasons. Caring for a child, especially an infant or toddler, can take up a significant amount of time, and it may be challenging to maintain strong relationships with a spouse or romantic partner, or with friends. Many parents face financial challenges or find it difficult to coordinate schedules and arrange child care. A parent who stays home with a child or children may feel overworked in the home and resent the other parent for working outside the home, which can put strain on a partnership. Parenting is also often physically demanding: some parents with young children spend a significant part of their day cleaning, doing laundry, and performing other household tasks, and many report insufficient sleep.

Parenting may become even more difficult when a child exhibits signs of a behavioral challenge, physical or intellectual disability, or mental or physical illness. It may be especially difficult to cope when a child who requires extensive medical treatment or other extra care is not the only child in the home, and parents may find it difficult to give all children equal amounts of attention. This may lead some parents to experience guilt along with greater levels of stress.   Research has shown that, as a result of parenting classes, parents/guardians learn more effective parenting techniques, the behavior problems of children decrease, and the quality of the parent-child relationship improves.

Generally, the court will order the number of classes, however, if it doesn’t, the minimum is 6 sessions (usually the court will order 6, 8,10,12 or 16 sessions). If the court orders less than 6 classes, then we’ll comply with the court’s mandate. Classes are $95 for each class, or “session” for one parent. If both parents are ordered to attend, the fee is $120 per session. The sessions run one hour in length. To schedule a session, you may call or email.

Each one-hour session/class has a topic for discussion. Generally, we will cover issues such as healthy communication, coping with stress and anxiety and how to be a supportive parent to your child. There’s much more and this is just a general overview.

Generally, I will issue you a Certificate of Completion indicating that you have successfully fulfilled the requirements of the program. In some cases, I will send a report to the court – this usually happens when one or both parents have been uncooperative and difficult to work with – in these cases, I make a recommendation to the court that further counseling is necessary.

That would have to be determined by the court and/or your new therapist.

In that case, we would have a discussion and if a resolution is not met, then we would cease the sessions and I would make a recommendation via writing to the court and/or your attorney that you seek another therapist.

Anger Management affords you an opportunity to learn more about your anger, its root cause and the triggers that set this emotion off. The way you feel and express yourself in your day to day life can most often be connected to feelings and emotions that you have experienced in a negative way in your past that may somehow not yet be resolved. When this connection is explored during therapy, you will begin to gain new insight which will help you be more aware of your feelings and learn to better understand the nature of your anger and its origin and how to control this emotion.

Generally, the court will order the number of classes, however, if it doesn’t, the minimum is 16-week program (16 sessions). Classes are $95 for each class, which are individual/private sessions ( I do not do group sessions). The sessions run one hour in length.

Each one-hour session/class has a topic for discussion. Generally, we will cover issues such as healthy communication, coping with anger, stress and anxiety as well as exploring what “triggers” you. There’s much more and this is just a general overview. While we will also cover how drugs and alcohol affect anger issues, we are not a treatment center for substance/alcohol abuse.

In that case, we would have a discussion and if a resolution is not met, then we would cease the sessions and I would make a recommendation via writing to the court and/or your attorney that you seek another therapist

Generally, I will issue you a Certificate of Completion indicating that you have successfully fulfilled the requirements of the program. In cases where the client is uncooperative , I will immediately cease the sessions send a report to directly to the court with a recommendation that I can no longer continue the program with the client due to their uncooperative and difficult attitude.

That would have to be determined by the court and/or your new therapist.

Generally, the court will order the number of classes, however, if it doesn’t, the minimum is 6 sessions (usually the court will order 6, 8,10,12 or 16 sessions). Classes are $95 for each class, or “session”. The sessions run one hour in length.

Each one-hour session will generally, we will cover issues such as healthy communication, coping with stress and anxiety, and addressing specific issues that you’re needing/wanting to work on or that the court wants addressed – There’s much more and this is just a general overview

I will issue a Certificate of Completion indicating that you have successfully fulfilled the requirements of the program.

In that case, we would have a discussion and if a resolution is not met, then we would cease the sessions and I would make a recommendation via writing to the court and/or your attorney that you seek another therapist.

That would have to be determined by the court and/or your new therapist.