SERVICES:

• Individual and Family Counseling
• Counseling for Children & Teens
• Support Groups
• Individual Parent Education
• On-line Parent Education
• Worksite Presentations
  

ISSUES:

• Divorce
• Stepfamilies
• Grief & Loss
• Anxiety & Depression
• Eating Disorders
• General Adjustment

PRESENTATIONS FOR:

• Worksites
• Schools
• Parent Organizations
• Community Groups
• Professionals

PRESENTATION TOPICS:

• Understanding the Teenage Brain
• The "Not So Big" Talk: Puberty & Sexuality
• Peer Pressure
• Discipline Means "To Teach"
• Teen Depression & Suicide
• Eating Disorders: When Perfect Isn't Good Enough
• Taming the Dragon: Childhood Anxiety & Worry
• Bounce-Back Kids: Resilience & Self-Esteem
• Surviving Sibling Rivalry
• Children, the Forgotten Mourners
• The 3 R's: Respect, Responsibility & Relationships
• Stepping Stones: Guidelines for Stepfamilies
• What About Me? Siblings of Children with Special Needs

Specific presentations designed upon request

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Stepping Stones: Creating a Thriving Stepfamily. Develop guidelines, skills and a realistic perspective to help this "instant" family grow and flourish.
• Overcoming Compulsive Eating Support Group for Women: A gentle approach teaching participants how to nurture themselves without the use of food.
• Parent Education Support Group: Gain effective parenting skills and strategies to meet your child's developmental needs and discuss parenting issues of concern and interest.
• Motherless Daughters Support Group: A woman who has experienced the loss of her mother has unique concerns and perspectives that shape her development. Explore the ways in which this traumatic loss continues to influence decisions and outlook.

COMMENTS

"Susan is an engaging and lively speaker, extremely knowledgeable with a practical approach."

"Susan helps me understand and appreciate my teenager's stage of development and offers me parenting tools that help decrease the conflict between us."

"Susan has a gentle, insightful, nurturing way of working with people to improve the quality of
their lives."

"As a new stepmother, I am struggling to find my place in our family. Susan helps me clarify my role, develop realistic expectations and find positive ways to connect with my stepchildren."

SUSAN ABELSON, MPH, MSW
DIRECTOR & FOUNDER
INTENTIONAL PARENTING CENTER

Susan Abelson holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Minnesota and a Masters Degree in Public Health Nutrition from the University of California.

She is a Licensed Parent Educator, Therapist and Registered Dietitian. She has worked with families and individuals for over twenty years in the public health and private sector.

She has conducted workshops for 3M, Prudential Life Insurance, the law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, Saint Paul Ramsey County Health Department, Park Nicollet Medical Center, and the Saint Paul and Wayzata Public School Districts. She has appeared on radio and television.

7515 Wayzata Blvd.
Suite 200
St. Louis Park, MN 55426

Telephone: 952-767-5009
Fax: 952-920-5002

Email: intentionalparenting@comcast.net