Starting therapy for your child

Parents and guardians play an important role as partners in care. You help your child's clinician understand what's happening at home and at school, and you support the work between sessions.

At the start of care, your child's clinician will talk with you and your child about how parent check-ins will work and what will be shared, so everyone knows what to expect. To help your child feel comfortable speaking openly, clinicians generally share overall themes and progress with parents rather than the details of each session.

If you share custody with another parent, let us know before the first session. For the full rules on consent and what's shared, see our Consent for Care.