Child & Family
Development
Various child and family development approaches, many of which are based on scientific evidence, can support individual children, adults, and families, to heal and strengthen their relationships.
I am Sarah L. Frederiksen, MA, CAHC, CYT
The Science of Child + Family Development
The science of child development stems from psychology and offers helpful perspectives for understanding how we learn and grow from our earliest years into adulthood. In short, children are naturally dependent on their adult caregivers to provide loving, responsive relationships in which they can feel safe to learn and explore. However, when a child does not have access to such relationships, or supportive environments and experiences, it is more difficult for a child’s common and unique needs to be met, and negative outcomes may result throughout their life. Various child and family development approaches, many of which are based on scientific evidence, can support individual children, adults, and families, to heal and strengthen their relationships.
My Approach to
Child + Family Development
Based on the particular client need, I seamlessly integrate child and family development, Ayurveda, and Yoga in my work with clients. As a Masters-level child and family development specialist, trained in various caregiver-child and mental health interventions and approaches, I guide caregivers, educators, and families through a process of exploration, discovery, decision-making, action, and healing.
I observe and assess the needs of the adults and children and then develop a wellness plan with individualized recommendations to bolster the familial or other attachment relationships.
Session details
Virtual and In-person options available
Initial Consultations include:
- Discussion of (1) Your wellness goals and challenges, including dis-ease, whether diagnosed or not, (2) Current lifestyle and diet choices, (3) Bodily experiences from sweat, to tears, and poop, too!
- Beginning a Wellness Plan of individualized recommendations that support you to meet your wellness goals
Follow-up Consultations include:
- Discussion of (1) Your successes and challenges since our last meeting as they relate to your state of wellness and progress on a wellness path, (2) Updates to your lifestyle and diet, (3) Updates to your bodily experiences.
- Updating your Wellness Plan to continuously support your progress
My Scope of Practice
I hold a Master’s degree in child and family development. I am a registered facilitator of Circle of Security Parenting, and I have received extensive training in mental health and developmental models, such as Mental Health First Aid, Brazelton Touchpoints, and Circle of Security Core Sensitivities. If you are already working with a licensed mental health or other therapeutic professional, I work collaboratively with you to integrate new mental and behavioral strategies amidst your existing health protocols.
“When we love a person, we accept them […] exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong with the fearful, the true mixed in with the façade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way.”
—Mr. Fred Rogers
Approaches &
Therapeutic Modalities
Recommendations will address the needs of adults and children in the family or education setting, and aim to strengthen adult understanding of and capacity to support the children in their unique development. Your wellness plan recommendations may include, but are not limited to, revisioning the meaning of child behaviors, practicing self-care strategies, and choosing new ways of responding to children. All wellness plans include individualized recommendations based on your unique state and circumstances.
Resources:
- Circle of Security: Connection. Circle of Security International (2015). Watch video
- Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined: Working Paper No. 15. National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2020). Retrieved from (see link)
Elevate You Well provides holistic health + wellness services for individuals, families, and groups, seamlessly integrating the modalities of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Child + Family Development to guide you farther along your health and wellness path.
Select one of two options to
schedule your initial consultation.
Got questions? Read the FAQ’s or contact us here.
Individuals
- $175 per 90-minute initial consultation
- $125 per 60-minute follow-up consultation (upon request)
- $325 for 3-bundle of 60-minute follow-ups ($50 off!)
Families
- $275 per 120-minute initial consultation with 2 family members ($75 off individual rate!)
- $75 for every additional family member in initial consultation ($100 off individual rate)
- $200 or $225 per 75-minute follow-up consultation with 2 family members
- $50 for every additional family member in follow-up consultation
Parents and guardians must be present and fully participatory in consultations of children age 18 y.o. and under, regardless of type of consultation.
Sliding Scale Opportunities
I am committed to guiding anyone toward their greater wellbeing, and recognize that financial inequities are not always a matter of personal choice. If finances are an obstacle for you, please inquire during your free Elevation Call about current availability of sliding scale opportunities!
Group Workshops
Workshop rates vary depending on number of participants, length of session(s), number of sessions, mode of delivery and/or location, equipment and supplies, and travel. Schedule your free Elevation Call to request a quote for services that will best help your team meet your wellness goals!
“Be wise. Treat yourself, your mind, sympathetically, with loving kindness. If you are gentle with yourself, you will become gentle with others.”
— Lama Thubten Yeshe