Reunification Counseling/Therapy Explained | Nell Bowers & Dr. Shannon Wilson

In this interview, we talk about reunification counseling and the difference between reunification therapy and therapeutic visitation and therapeutic intervention, what is it and how does it work, and tips for parents to make these visits successful.
I welcome back Nell Bowers and Dr. Shannon Wilson, who are both psychologists and creators of The Assurance Group which offers educated and impartial supervision of visitations between non-custodial parents and their children.
👉 Visit their website at theassurancegroup.org
=== VIDEO CHAPTERS ===
00:00 About Nell Bowers & Dr. Shannon Wilson
01:25 What is Reunification Therapy?
02:37 What is Therapeutic Intervention?
05:52 What are the reasons to continue with therapeutic intervention?
07:31 How long does reunification therapy last?
08:33 Does a mental health professional tell the courts
09:40 Should really young children be involved in reunification counseling?
13:07 Drug use, substance abuse & domestic violence against the non-custodial parent
17:11 Bookend Visits (Moving from supervised to unsupervised visits)
19:01 Can reunification therapy work for parents who live in different states?
19:53 Does reunification counseling work with estranged children?
24:20 Disciplining kids without a power struggle
26:08 Giving kids choices as a way to discipline
29:33 Kids need to have a sense of personal power
32:17 We model our parenting style from our own parents
33:09 Analogy for why kids need rules
34:36 Kids want to make their parents happy
35:16 How do we balance kids wanting to 'please' the parent
38:05 Making sure kids are comfortable talking about uncomfortable subjects
42:02 You can't be the perfect parent
42:46 How to contact Nell or Shannon
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00:00 About Nell Bowers & Dr. Shannon Wilson
01:25 What is Reunification Therapy?
02:37 What is Therapeutic Intervention?
05:52 What are the reasons to continue with therapeutic intervention?
07:31 How long does reunification therapy last?
08:33 Does a mental health professional tell the courts
09:40 Should really young children be involved in reunification counseling?
13:07 Drug use, substance abuse & domestic violence against the non-custodial parent
17:11 Bookend Visits (Moving from supervised to unsupervised visits)
19:01 Can reunification therapy work for parents who live in different states?
19:53 Does reunification counseling work with estranged children?
24:20 Disciplining kids without a power struggle
26:08 Giving kids choices as a way to discipline
29:33 Kids need to have a sense of personal power
32:17 We model our parenting style from our own parents
33:09 Analogy for why kids need rules
34:36 Kids want to make their parents happy
35:16 How do we balance kids wanting to 'please' the parent
38:05 Making sure kids are comfortable talking about uncomfortable subjects
42:02 You can't be the perfect parent
42:46 How to contact Nell or Shannon