About Dr. Selena

Orchestrating Family Greatness

Wherever I go, parents are always asking me, "What's going on with my child? They're out of control! Did I cause this? How do I correct it?" I realize that these parents are usually at their wits end, so rather than provide generic "tips" that they have more than likely read in several parenting guides, I comfort them and set up personal, one-on-one consultations.

Why do I do this? Because, I know in parenting, as in life, one-size-fits-all answers don't work. Instead parents need real parenting advice. What works for one family, may not work for another. How do I know this? I'm a mother too. By working with parents in a one-on-one environment, I'm able to listen, understand and more importantly experience these unique problems. In doing so, I am able to draw from my years of experience as a clinician as well as a parent and incorporate this knowledge to provide one-of-a-kind parenting advice for families.

Now I know what some of you might be thinking, "I thought clinical advice is generic and doesn't provide results I can count on?" While it's true that clinical advice by itself is a template, when combined with real experience, however, it's extremely powerful. Sure I specialize in child behavior, and more specifically have a PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology and a Masters Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, but that knowledge only helps build the foundation for the parenting advice I provide. Without my personal experience and decades of solutions I've compiled, the successful impact would not be as great as it can be.

And that's the key. By synchronizing clinical knowledge with personal experience, I can keep families perfectly in tune and help orchestrate a more harmonious environment. Every family, no matter how great, needs a tune up every now and then, and that's what I do - compose real, not rote, parenting advice created solely to solve each family's unique problems.

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