Parental Mentoring Sessions

At RISE, we seek to offer you the best intervention for the issues that you and your child and wider family face. We believe that in creating a collaborative relationship with you to address stressors in the context of the environment and your relationship with your child.

This can involve enhancing communication skills, exploring different ways of attuning to and understanding your child. It can help you to identify what might be happening in your own inner world that may impact on how you meet the challenges of raising a child in todays fast paced world.

Parental mentoring is seen a short term intervention that may take place online or face to face with your therapist. The philosophy of the therapist is that you are the expert when it comes to your child and that this form of therapy can be an exploratory and creative space where you will receive facilitation to develop how you manage the parent/child relationship.

If this interests you, we kindly ask you to fill in the questionnaire below and select Submit at the end. We look forward to hearing from you.

Questionnaire

“These mountains you are carrying,
you were only supposed to climb.”

Parental Mentoring Form

Please fill out the form below.

Name

Phone Number

Email Address

Childs age and gender

Childs Name

Presenting Issues

Were there any complications, obstetrical procedures on the birth of your child?

Have you had your child assessed for possible neurodivergence?

Who else is in the family? Please specify if there are step-parents/step siblings

Are you currently experiencing life changes or transitions that may be stressful in nature?

Have you experienced stressful events in the past which you feel continue to impact you?

Has your child received a recent psychological diagnosis for which you would benefit from support?

Do you sometimes feel caught in a cycle of conflict with your child?

When your child exhibits behavioural issues, do you find it difficult to regulate your own emotions?

Have you sought therapy before for your child? What was your experience and your childs experience?

Would you be open to attending a facilitated peer support group for parents?

What does your family need to reduce stress and foster harmony?

Lucy Meagher

12:07 23 Feb 24

The first time I started CBT with Wayne was when I was freshly 16 years old.. I can’t get over how much these sessions have benefited (and still are benefiting) me. I’m 21 now and still attend sessions when I’m not feeling the best. Wayne is extremely professional, warm and most of all, amazing at his job. He has taught me coping mechanisms which I now use in my day to day without even realizing.

I couldn’t recommend Rise enough, it truly changed my life and I’m forever grateful knowing I can reach out to them at any time.

I know if I could show my very anxious, 16 year old self where I am now, she would be so proud.

Maurice Leahy

18:45 03 Aug 23

I can highly recommend Dónall. He has a lovely manner and is very understanding and supportive.

Neil O'Riordan

15:01 03 Jan 23

Thanks so much to Dónall. He is easy to talk to, makes practical suggestions and was a great help to me.

Nathan Murphy

14:16 15 Nov 22

I couldn't recommend Rise Counselling enough. Particularly, Wayne who provides counselling through a kind, knowledgeable and understanding manner.

Jitka Plachá

13:44 19 Jul 22

Rise Counselling team is amazing. Always supportive, helpful, knowledgeable and understanding. Our son did play therapy for 6 weeks, I’m attending supervision with my dear Christine and we are trying to make time for couples therapy. All in one place, in our community. Beautiful 😍

Ciaran Doherty

10:23 16 Jun 22

Can’t begin to thank Dónall enough for the weekly sessions he did with me. Helped me get through the most difficult part of my life. Professional but also a friend. 5 stars right across the board. Can’t recommend them enough.

C O'Reilly

07:48 06 Nov 18

I couldn't recommend Wayne highly enough. He is extremely professional and knowledgeable in all aspects of his work whilst also maintaining a relaxed, friendly and easy to talk to nature. I hugely benefited from the 11 sessions I had with him.

Kirk Loco

12:19 07 Sep 18

I recently completed 7 session with Wayne Hamilton and have to say he was nothing short of brilliant to deal with. I have an on going work grievance and Wayne was incredibly supportive and not only offered great emotional support but also some great advice that related to my work situation. I would strongly recommend Rise Counselling and Wayne to friends or family in need of support in their time of need.

Jackie Carvill

13:07 12 Nov 17

Wayne Hamilton has worked with our family and we found him really kind and approachable. He has a great understanding of the difficulties faced by families where there is Autism. Sibling support and family therapy are covered by RISE and I am looking forward to availing of this.