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    PARENTS ARE NOT ALONE.

    Parenting today's adolescents presents many unique and confusing challenges from drug use, sexual behavior, and breaking the law, to disrespecting teachers and parents, failing in school, and using poor judgment.  Adolescent Behavioral Consulting offers dynamic and pervasive support for parents concerned with the safety and future of their child. Families work one-on-one with a masters-level helping professional who is available 24/7 to coach parents and to help manage the at-risk teen or young adult in an effort to keep him or her safe from themselves and to re-establish peace in the home. 
      

    The program, designed to keep the teen safe, productive and respectful of themselves and others, is as unique as the challenges that today’s adolescents are facing. It gives families an alternative means of restoring peace in the household when traditional options are either too broad or too limited.  The teen’s behavior may not be severe enough for rehab or a behavioral modification program and may be too severe for therapy alone.  The solution is a hands-on approach, meeting the teen and family where they are and addressing the issues with the appropriate amount of effort and time.


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    Michael Harmann, MSW
    Michael Harmann, founder of Adolescent Behavioral Consulting, grew up in Weston, Connecticut and overcame his severe learning disabilities through special education programs during his childhood and early teen years and persevered to proudly obtain his Masters of Social Work from Columbia University at the age 27. At the age of 8 years old, Harmann began competing in Judo at the state-level and was honored with a black belt at a Sankaku International Tournament in 2000 at the age of 24.

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    Approach

    Adolescent Behavioral Consulting offers a unique service of coordinating efforts to re-establish order and balance within the household for families dealing with adolescents in varying degrees of crisis. The process begins with a phone call followed by a sit down in the home with the parent or parents and their child. We learn about the current challenges and determine what intervention is appropriate for the particular situation.


    A masters-level helping professional then begins spending as much one-on-one time as possible with the adolescent, working to establish a relationship with the child to gain clear insight and understanding of their point of view, and the actual variables contributing to their self-destructive behaviors. During this process, we also work closely with the parents, coaching them to strategically adjust their interactions with their child to affect positive behavioral change. If and when appropriate, we may make referrals to other helping professionals like therapists to offer additional support.

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