Let me preface this by saying that I am a Pediatric Trauma Therapist. You might think when my son developed severe anxiety/agoraphobia I was well equipped to support him. You’d be wrong. Despite working with hundreds of kids with a wide variety of mental health challenges, when it came to my own child I lost all clinical judgement. I was enabling and accommodating his maladaptive behaviors. Fortunately, I connected with Bryan. He listened, offered gentle advice (and had a more forceful approach when needed), was sensitive to the distress I was in, and supported my transition into a parent who no longer was focused on "fixing." Bryan offered tools and guidance, so I could channel my deep love and concern into a healthier response to my son’s pain. His keen understanding of parenting draws from his own experience as a father as well as many years of working to support parents, and has a gift for compassionate partnering with parents. I am forever grateful.