Dr. Patricia Papernow discusses how critical it is to validate a child’s feelings within a stepfamily and how to effectively do so. Dr. Papernow is a psychologist in private practice in Hudson, MA, where she divides her time between clinical practice, supervision, and training. As a clinician, Dr. Papernow works primarily in the Internal Family Systems model, drawing also from her training in Gestalt therapy, couple and family therapy, attachment, trauma, interpersonal neurobiology, and learning disabilities.
Validating Children in Stepfamilies – (video)