You Are Not Their Therapist

Send me your Questions and CommentsIn this episode, we tackle the challenging summer transition when high-achieving college students return home. Parents often feel compelled to fix their child's burnout or job market anxiety, but playing the role of a clinician is fundamentally unqualified work that can destroy your relationship. Instead of "helicoptering" or over-managing—tactics that actively undermine a student's emotional regulation and autonomy—parents must fire themselves as therapists and promote themselves to "Chairman of the Board".This episode outlines how to navigate the critical "separation-individuation" stage by understanding hidden summer stressors, such as identity clashes, social disconnection, and a sudden loss of independence. Listeners are provided with a three-step blueprint:Establish operational boundariesValidate their young adult's emotions without micromanaging the solutions Utilize weekly check-ins to foster mutual respect and accountabilityhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/motivatecounselinghttps://robdanzman.com/