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Dr. Michelle Alden
The Healthy Foundations Way
A relationship-centered framework that helps parents create lasting change with children who have emotional and behavioral challenges.
The philosophy and methodology behind
The Healthy Foundations Family Program® |
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The Healthy Foundations Way Is Needed
Some families reach a point where the strategies that once worked no longer work—or never worked at all.
Their children's behaviors may become more intense, their home may feel harder to manage, and parents can become exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure of what to do next.
They may try therapy, parenting strategies, behavior plans, consequences, rewards…and still feel stuck.
Parents can begin to feel like they've lost their home and the family they hoped for.
This is where the Healthy Foundations Way begins.
I believe parents should be given the tools to build the bridge from where their family is today to where they want to be.
At Healthy Foundations, we believe the parent is the intervention.
Their children's behaviors may become more intense, their home may feel harder to manage, and parents can become exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure of what to do next.
They may try therapy, parenting strategies, behavior plans, consequences, rewards…and still feel stuck.
Parents can begin to feel like they've lost their home and the family they hoped for.
This is where the Healthy Foundations Way begins.
I believe parents should be given the tools to build the bridge from where their family is today to where they want to be.
At Healthy Foundations, we believe the parent is the intervention.
What Is The Healthy Foundations Way?
The Healthy Foundations Way™ is a framework for helping parents understand what is happening beneath challenging behavior and, more importantly, to know what to do next.
At the heart of the approach is helping parents build safety in their home, support regulation, and develop confidence in themselves as parents.
We don't simply provide services for children and hope the change carries over into the home.
We put practical tools in the hands of parents.
Parents learn how to understand their child’s behavior, respond in the moment, create greater safety and regulation at home, and confidently lead their family.
Because the people with the greatest opportunity to create change are the people who are there every day.
At the heart of the approach is helping parents build safety in their home, support regulation, and develop confidence in themselves as parents.
We don't simply provide services for children and hope the change carries over into the home.
We put practical tools in the hands of parents.
Parents learn how to understand their child’s behavior, respond in the moment, create greater safety and regulation at home, and confidently lead their family.
Because the people with the greatest opportunity to create change are the people who are there every day.
What Makes the HF Way Different?
Most services for children focus on the child.
The Healthy Foundations Way focuses on the people and environment that surround the child.
We put practical tools in the hands of parents
so they can create safety in their home, support regulation,
and become more confident in how they respond to their child's needs.
The parent isn't on the sidelines of the intervention. The parent is the intervention.
Professionals can provide important support, but lasting change has to reach beyond the therapy room and into everyday family life.
The Healthy Foundations Method
We build the bridge one stone at a time—helping parents create safety, support regulation, and build confidence along the way.
Where Would You Like To Go Next?
For Parents| For Professionals |The library | Speaker Information
For Parents
Practical coaching support for putting
the Healthy Foundations Way into practice at home.
Practical coaching support for putting
the Healthy Foundations Way into practice at home.
For Professionals
Explore consultation, referrals, training, and
ways to bring the HF approach to the families you serve.
Explore consultation, referrals, training, and
ways to bring the HF approach to the families you serve.
Bridge Builder Library-Under construction
Go deeper into the ideas and tools behind
the Healthy Foundations Method.
Go deeper into the ideas and tools behind
the Healthy Foundations Method.
Speaking and Workshops
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parents, professionals, school, agency, or organization.
Bring Dr. Michelle Alden's expertise to your
parents, professionals, school, agency, or organization.
