Parenting and Family
When Your Child Is Being Bullied
You want to protect your child. The worry can follow you long after the school day.
Who This Is For
When helplessness turns into an all-night replay
Your child tells you something happened at school, and you want to fix it immediately. You may be angry, frightened or unsure what they need you to do first.
Bullying is one of the parenting stressors I work with. I make room for your reaction while helping you think about talking with your child and the school. I offer emotional support, not legal advice or school investigations.
What We Work On
What we can talk through
Listening first
We can practice asking what happened and what your child needs, without making them manage your anger or repeat every detail at once.
School conversations
It may help to bring specific concerns and questions about next steps. We can rehearse calm wording without assuming a particular school response.
Your sleep and temper
Worry may keep you checking messages at night. I ask how the stress is affecting your rest and the rest of your family.
How I Work
Skills for the moment, and the pattern
CBT
With CBT, we examine thoughts that blame you for not preventing everything. We distinguish what you know from what fear is filling in, while taking your child’s account seriously.
DBT
DBT skills can help you pause before sending an angry message. We can work on stating a concern clearly and returning to the conversation when emotions are less intense.
What Sessions Look Like
A conversation grounded in your week
- Where
- Virtual, from anywhere in New York State
- Length
- 45 to 50 minutes
- When
- Day, evening and weekend times
Video sessions give you a private place to talk about the fear behind the next school message. I cannot promise how others will respond. We can discuss your choices and what support your child may need alongside your own care.
You can take the concern seriously without carrying every next step alone.
What Can Shift
- More room to listen before deciding what to say.
- A clear request for information and follow-up.
- Rest that is not spent rehearsing tomorrow’s conversation.
These are hopes we work toward together, not guarantees.
Parenting and Family
Before the next school conversation
Separate the details
Note what your child reported and which questions remain. You do not need to fill every gap before asking for help.
Make one clear request
Ask what the school will do next and how you will hear back. This is preparation for communication, not guidance about legal rights or procedures.
If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988, or call 911.
Fees in Brief
$175
Individual therapy, 45 to 50 minutes
Individual sessions are $175. A free 20 to 30 minute consultation lets us talk about the parent support you want and whether my work fits.
All sessions are private pay. Superbills available for out-of-network reimbursement. I am in network with Northwell Direct.
See all rates and the cancellation policyQuestions
Frequently Asked Questions
Will you contact the school for me?
What if my child does not want me to act?
What if there is immediate danger?
Your worry deserves a place to land, too.
We can begin with what your child told you and what you are carrying afterward.