Therapy for my Daughter ?
My 7yo daughter was diagnosed with ADHD about a month ago and he suggested maybe a few therapy sessions to help her with her anxiety.
Tonight was her first therapy session and I assumed that since she is 7 I would be in the room my daughter asked me if I was going to be before we went and I told her yes.
We went and the therapist asked her to leave the room for a bit so her and I could talk then asked us to switch. I was a bit surprised and so was my daughter. But she rolled with the idea so I did too.
Afterwards I expected maybe a little debrief from the therapist or tips on what we could do to help her, but nothing. When I asked my daughter how it went in typical 7 yo fashion she said she had a blast and wants to do it again.
I’m in a super weird headspace about this. I’ve done therapy four times in my life for a few months three of the times and once for the better part of a year. I always looked at therapy as a way to help process what you’re dealing with in a safe environment. How do I as an outsider know where she is on this journey? How do I respect the process but also be Dad? It absolutely kills me to not have any insight into this process? I’m giving a complete stranger so much influence with no boundaries or insight? My kids go to a private school in a church that I’ve been a part of for more than a decade and worked and volunteered for. So while yeah her teachers hold similar authority but I’ve known them for a long time and am comfortable with the fact if there are issues they will come to me. We got her diagnosed partly because I have it and recognize the symptoms, but also because her teachers have told me it’s time to get her checked.
What can I do to help her succeed? What are the normal boundaries with a therapist and a young child’s parents?
Thanks in advance, sorry she is my oldest and I know more than a little of this is me having to give up a bit of control.