Hi, I’m Heidi, and I’ve learnt that teenagers do better when the adults around them feel steady.

When a young person is struggling (socially or emotionally) it’s easy to focus on them. But the adults around them need support too. And in my experience, they are the ones who make the biggest difference to the young person.

• I’ve worked with adolescents and families for 13 years, almost eight of them in Queensland Health’s Child and Youth Mental Health Services.

• I’ve worked in a boarding house, so I understand that environment from the inside.

• I’ve raised teenagers myself.

I help adults understand what’s happening, respond differently and feel more confident about what to do next.

I also work directly with young people with the same idea that by making sense of what’s happening not just for them but around them, things can get better.

Sessions are facilitated online (Australia-wide) and in person in Townsville.