Nurture a relationship with your child that is unique and deeply rewarding.
Dr. Jill Thurber is a board-certified Child and Adolescent psychologist specializing in The Integrated Parent Approach™. Through her compassionate, neuroscience-based parenting method, she helps families navigate challenges such as anxiety, ADHD, and emotional stress. The Integrated Parent Approach™ combines temperament matching with evidence-based strategies to transform your relationship with even the most challenging child.
The Integrated Parent Approach™
Whether you’re dealing with intense emotions, difficult behaviors, or feeling disconnected from your child, The Integrated Parent Approach™ offers a revolutionary way forward. Unlike traditional parenting methods that use one-size-fits-all solutions, The Integrated ParentTM recognizes that every child’s brain and temperament is unique.
Dr. Thurber’s approach helps you understand:
- Why your challenging child behaves the way they do
- How neuroscience-based parenting can reduce daily conflicts
- Ways to match your temperament with your child’s for deeper connection
- Practical strategies that work when nothing else has
Therapist Insights &
Parenting Tips
How do we create the best fit between parent and child? The Integrated Parent Approach™ begins with understanding the current research on child development, including what to expect at each stage and how to build on their innate strengths. Next, we combine that knowledge with a clear understanding of who we are as unique individuals so that we can build on our strengths as parents.
Through integrated parenting, this may sound like a huge undertaking, or perhaps even one you believe is too late to try. However, it’s important to remember that it’s never too late in your parenting journey. The Integrated Parent Approach™ provides you with neuroscience-based parenting tools and information I have curated for you. Your relationship is worth the work!
So why wait? Learn about The Integrated Parent™ approach. Sign up to get my tips right to your inbox. —Dr. Jill
Child & Adolescent Therapy
With Dr. Jill’s expertise and over 20 years of clinical experience, you can learn to create a more attuned relationship with your child. No matter whether your child is highly intense, neurodiverse, or easy-going, Dr. Jill provides tools to help you nurture a bond that is both unique and deeply rewarding. Moreover, the key to developing a strong relationship with your child lies in understanding how to create the best “fit.” Are you interested in a space where you can explore how to adopt a relationship-centered approach to parenting?
Nurturing Workshops & Retreats
Nurturing yourself is the first step toward building a more integrated approach to your child. Dr. Jill’s parenting retreats offer the perfect opportunity to do so.
Whether you feel stuck in a negative cycle with your most intense child, or perhaps you’re looking to refresh yourself before returning to daily parenting, this learning intensive offers the tools you need.
Dr. Jill’s Integrated Parenting ApproachTM combines current research on child development, neurobiology, and parent-child temperamental match. When you attend an Integrated Parent Retreat or Workshop, you leave with practical tools for building a better relationship with even your most challenging child. Additionally, you’ll connect with like-minded parents. Together, you can invest in yourselves to nurture stronger, more rewarding relationships with your children.
Speaking Engagements
Dr. Jill is a board-certified child and adolescent psychologist with extensive experience presenting on topics relevant to child and adolescent mental health. Some of her most sought-after presentations include:
- The Rise in Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
- Addressing the Problem of Bullying at Home and in the Classroom
- Understanding the Highly Sensitive Child
- Gender Differences in the Neurodiverse Child
- The Integrated Parent and the Challenging Child
Are you interested in having Dr. Jill present at your school, hospital, or organization? If so, contact us to explore options and scheduling.
Parent Coaching
In addition to her therapy services, Dr. Jill offers virtual parent coaching.
Unlike therapy, which focuses on meeting treatment goals for a psychological or medical diagnosis, parent coaching provides education and support tailored to your child’s needs.
Over her 20 years of clinical practice, Dr. Jill has created an approach to parenting called The Integrated Parent TM which she uses in therapy and parent coaching. Specifically, she combines her expertise in child development, neurobiology, and attachment theory with tools from The Nurtured Heart Approach®. This holistic method ensures the best fit for both you and your child.
Parenting tips and other therapist-approved insights by Dr. Jill Thurber,
board-certified child and adolescent psychologist.
