Parent Support, Co-Parenting & Family Mediation Services
Parenting doesn’t come with a roadmap, and every child is different.
You can know your child incredibly well and still reach a point where you’re not sure what they need from you anymore.
The more you push, the more they pull away. A simple request becomes an argument. Consequences lead to more resistance without changing the behavior. You want to protect them, but you also know they need room to make mistakes, take responsibility, and become more independent.
At Kincove, we help parents understand what may be driving the patterns they’re seeing and figure out what to do differently, while keeping the relationship with their child in mind.
We offer parent coaching, co-parenting support, and family mediation in Los Angeles, conveniently located for families in Beverly Hills, Westwood, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Bel Air, and surrounding communities. Virtual services are available throughout California.
When Parenting Starts to Feel Like a Guessing Game
Sometimes there’s one specific issue you’re trying to address. Other times, every concern seems to lead back to the same tension, arguments, or disconnection.
Parents often come to us saying:
“I don’t know when to push and when to back off.”
“We keep giving consequences, but nothing actually changes.”
“I’m worried about them, but the more I try to help, the more they pull away.”
“My partner and I completely disagree about how to handle this.”
“I feel like I’m walking on eggshells because I don’t want to make things worse.”
“I don’t know if this is normal for their age or something more serious.”
“They’re technically an adult, but they still depend on us for everything.”
When you’re in the middle of the pattern, it can be difficult to see what’s keeping it going. Parent coaching helps you understand what the behavior may be communicating, what your child needs at this stage, and what may need to change at home.
What We Help Parents Navigate
Our therapists specialize in supporting parents through:
Recurring conflict, communication, and disconnection
Boundaries, expectations, and consequences
Anxiety, avoidance, and emotional outbursts
School refusal, motivation, and academic pressure
ADHD, executive functioning, and technology challenges
Increasing independence during adolescence and young adulthood
Different parenting styles and changing family dynamics
What Parent Coaching Looks Like
We look beyond the immediate behavior to understand what may be driving it, how everyone responds, and what keeps the pattern going.
Then we get specific about what could change. That might mean setting a clearer limit, staying consistent through pushback, approaching a conversation differently, stepping out of a power struggle, or knowing when to give your child more room.
The goal isn’t to give you a script. It’s to help you understand the dynamic well enough to make clearer decisions about how you want to respond.
Parent Coaching Alongside Individual Therapy
Parent coaching can be helpful whether or not your child is in individual therapy. Sometimes working with parents is the primary focus. Other times, parent coaching happens alongside a child’s therapy to support what’s happening at home.
When a teen or young adult is in therapy, parents often have their own questions about when to step in, when to give more space, how to respond differently, or what to do when the same dynamics keep coming up. Parent coaching gives parents a place to work through those questions while allowing individual therapy to remain focused on the child.
Co-Parenting Support
Co-parenting can become especially difficult when communication has broken down or you and your co-parent have different ideas about what your child needs.
We help parents work through differences around communication, expectations, boundaries, and difficult decisions, with a focus on creating more consistency for your child without expecting both parents to approach everything in exactly the same way.
This can be especially helpful during separation, divorce, or blended-family transitions.
You Don't Have to Figure It Out Alone
When you're in the middle of a difficult dynamic, it can be hard to know what needs to change. We'll help you better understand what's happening, identify what may need to shift, and find an approach that fits your child and your family.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. Parent coaching can begin with one or both parents, even if your child isn’t interested in therapy or family work. A change in how a parent responds can begin to shift the pattern at home.
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No. Parent coaching focuses on helping parents understand what’s happening and make changes in how they respond. Family therapy brings family members into the therapeutic process together to work on communication, relationships, and recurring patterns.
We can help you figure out which approach makes the most sense for your family.
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Yes. Parent coaching gives parents their own place to ask questions and work through concerns without relying on their child’s individual sessions for guidance.
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Yes. Parent coaching can still be effective when only one parent is involved. We can focus on the parts of the dynamic you can influence, including how you respond, communicate expectations, hold limits, and approach recurring challenges at home.
If both parents participate, sessions can take place together or separately depending on the family dynamic and what you’re working on.