Parenting Support FAQs

It is initially focused on parents and caregivers of children aged approximately 2 to 6 who want help applying a consistent response to one recurring, everyday tantrum, transition, routine or boundary problem at home.

For a recurring child-behaviour problem, begin with the Focused Parent Guidance Consultation. Choose online or in home according to whether observation or rehearsal in the home environment adds value.

The Newborn Foundations Package remains separate and is available either fully online or fully in home.

The Newborn Foundations Package includes one initial session and four follow-up sessions across the birth-to-four-month period.

The package provides structured support with early routines, patterns, parent responses and adjustment as your baby develops.

Choose either the fully online package for $695 or the fully in-home package for $1,195. All five sessions are delivered in the selected format.

The online consultation is 75 minutes. The in-home consultation is 90 minutes.

Both include preparation, a concise written action plan and a separate 15-minute implementation check-in.

We define one recurring situation, map what happens before, during and after it, consider relevant developmental and environmental factors, select one or two realistic changes, and practise the parent’s words and actions.

The parent then receives a concise written plan and a short implementation check-in.

The service is parent guidance.

In an in-home consultation, the child may be present and the relevant context may be observed when appropriate and agreed, but the service remains focused on the parent’s understanding, response and implementation.

It is not child therapy or assessment.

Yes. The online option is a complete focused service, not a reduced information call.

It includes a questionnaire, a 75-minute consultation, practice and feedback, a written action plan and an implementation check-in.

Gibbs Parent Consulting checks whether the request fits the service.

If it does, you receive the two format options and booking process. If fit is unclear, a short suitability call may be offered. If another service is more appropriate, this will be explained without attempting to diagnose.

No.

Gibbs Parent Consulting provides parent guidance and practical coaching. It is not couples counselling, individual parent therapy, clinical psychology, diagnosis, medical advice or crisis support.

No.

Gibbs Parent Consulting does not provide diagnosis, clinical assessment, medical advice or psychological treatment.

If assessment or diagnosis is needed, a medical, allied health or mental health professional may be more appropriate.

No.

Gibbs Parent Consulting is not an emergency or crisis service.

Concerns involving immediate safety, medical issues, mental health crisis, family violence, abuse, neglect or clinical assessment needs should be directed to the appropriate medical, mental health, emergency or crisis service.

Consultation and package invoices are issued upfront.

Payment is due within 7 days of the invoice date unless the invoice requires payment before the consultation or package begins.

Less than 24 hours’ notice results in the full fee being charged.