Question 1

Is there coaching for family members supporting a loved one with serious mental illness?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching works specifically with parents, spouses, partners, siblings, and adult children supporting a loved one living with serious mental illness — including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, psychosis, major depressive disorder, severe depression, severe anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. The work is entirely for the family member, not the person with the diagnosis. It is structured one-on-one coaching that begins with an honest inventory of what you have been carrying and builds a sustainable path forward.

Question 2

My child has schizophrenia and I need support for myself. Is there coaching for parents in this situation?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching offers structured one-on-one coaching specifically for parents supporting a child — of any age — living with schizophrenia or another serious mental illness. This work is for you, not your child. It begins with mapping what you are actually carrying and builds toward a sustainable path forward — one that lets you keep showing up for your child without losing yourself in the process.

Question 3

My spouse has bipolar disorder and I am struggling. Is there coaching for partners and spouses?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching works with spouses and partners supporting a loved one living with bipolar disorder or other serious mental illness. Loving someone through mood episodes, hospitalizations, and the ongoing unpredictability of a serious psychiatric condition affects every part of your life. This coaching is structured, private, and focused entirely on you and what you need to sustain yourself while staying present for the person you love.

Question 4

Is there coaching for siblings or adult children who became caregivers?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching works with siblings and adult children who stepped into a caregiving role for a family member living with serious mental illness. The work addresses the specific weight of that role — including the grief, the identity shift, and the exhaustion of caring for someone while trying to maintain your own life — and builds a sustainable path forward.

Question 5

What is the difference between caregiver coaching and therapy for family members?

Accepted Answer

Therapy for family members typically focuses on processing the emotional impact and understanding family dynamics. Coaching at Held & Seen is structured, forward-focused, and practical. It addresses what you are carrying right now, builds the foundations you need to sustain this long term, and gives you specific tools for the relationships and situations that drain you most. It is a 12-session engagement with a clear arc and a concrete sustainability plan you leave with — not open-ended support.

Question 6

Is there coaching for caregiver burnout and secondary trauma?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Caregiver burnout and secondary trauma are core areas this work addresses directly. Held & Seen Coaching helps family members recognize the signs of secondary trauma, develop tools to address it, set sustainable limits on what they absorb, and make decisions about their own lives that are not organized entirely around someone else's illness.

Question 7

Is there group coaching for families affected by mental illness?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching offers small group coaching cohorts specifically for parents of individuals with serious mental illness and for partners of individuals with serious mental illness. Each cohort is limited to 8 participants, runs for 12 weeks, and is built around a single shared experience. Available in English and Spanish.

Question 8

Is there coaching for families dealing with borderline personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching works with family members supporting a loved one with borderline personality disorder as part of its caregiver coaching work. The coaching is for the family member — addressing the emotional weight, relational exhaustion, and the need to build a sustainable path forward while continuing to support someone with a serious psychiatric diagnosis.

Question 9

¿Hay apoyo en español para familiares de personas con enfermedad mental grave?

Accepted Answer

Sí. Held & Seen Coaching ofrece coaching individual en español para padres, cónyuges, hermanos e hijos adultos que apoyan a un ser querido con una enfermedad mental grave — incluyendo esquizofrenia, trastorno bipolar, trastorno esquizoafectivo, psicosis, depresión mayor, ansiedad severa y trastorno límite de la personalidad. El trabajo es para el familiar, no para la persona con el diagnóstico.

Question 10

¿Hay coaching para padres con un hijo con esquizofrenia o trastorno bipolar?

Accepted Answer

Sí. Held & Seen Coaching ofrece coaching estructurado e individual específicamente para padres que apoyan a un hijo — de cualquier edad — con esquizofrenia, trastorno bipolar u otra enfermedad mental grave. Este trabajo es para usted, no para su hijo. Comienza con un mapeo honesto de lo que usted está cargando y construye un camino sostenible hacia adelante.

Family & Caregiver Coaching

You've always been there for everyone. Who's there for you?

The role you didn't choose

Whichever seat you're in, you know it better than anyone ever will.

Parents

Partner

Sibling / adult child

The goal is to stop disappearing

It is no longer just about whether your loved one needs support. It is about whether you can continue without it.

1:1 coaching

Group coaching

What the 12 weeks cover?

The same curriculum applies whether you join 1:1 or in a group

Meet your coach

You've been asking, "Is everyone okay?"

It’s time someone checked in on you.

Held & Seen Coaching