Colleen Colaner
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ADOPTING COMMUNICATION, LLC
FAMILY COMMUNICATION EDUCATION SERVICES

TARGETED COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
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​I will help you address specific areas of your family dynamic by translating research-based practices to your unique family needs.  

Child-focused topics include:
  • Positive parenting
  • Conscious parenting
  • Limit-setting
  • Encouraging healthy emotional expression
  • Respectful and effective discipline practices
  • Constructive conflict practices
  • Gaining child cooperation
  • Offering effective praise
  • Redirecting problematic behavior
  • Addressing tantrums and emotional outbursts
  • Transitions at school
  • Talking to child about divorce
  • Talking to child about death or loss
 
Adult-focused topics include:
  • Constructive conflict, aka “fighting fair”
  • Decision-making
  • Perspective-taking
  • Relational communication “tune-up”/wellness check

One-on-one sessions

Custom communication plan
  • Visit 1: 30-minute consultation to gather information about family communication needs
  • Visit 2: A customized communication plan that translates academic research into specific, practical steps you can take. I go over the written plan during a 50-minute session, discussing the specifics and answering questions 
  • Visit 3: 30-minute follow-up session to troubleshoot, refine, and update communication plan 

*Sliding pricing scale available. Please contact for details. 

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  • Home
  • Research
    • Current Studies
  • Family Education
    • Targeted Communication Strategies
    • Adoption-Specific Communication
    • Family Communication Workshops
  • About