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When Our Adult Children Walk Away, with Dr. Janet Steinkamp, explores healthy
communication, emotional healing, ethical family reconnection, and respectful boundaries in estranged parent–adult-child relationships.

My name is Dr. Janet Steinkamp, and I work with estranged parents to rebuild relationships with their adult children.

For over 25 years, I have worked to help people communicate and develop high functioning relationships in education, health care, mental health services and community wellness. Today I use my professional and personal experience to help people learn effective communication strategies and successful conflict management skills. Together, parents strengthen how they communicate and relate in their relationships.

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Finding peace and purpose is possible after someone cuts off contact and during their absence. The time of silence between you and your adult child is difficult – and can be used to constructively grieve and grow into the person your loved one is asking you to be. I know it is possible to find hope help and healing - because I’ve experienced it firsthand.

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Family estrangement coach, reconnection strategist, communication expert and mom.

Family

Estrangement

Reconnection

Strategies

Effective

Communication

Finding Purpose During Separation

Personalized  Action Plan

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NOTE: Dr. Steinkamp’s work recognizes that family estrangement is complex and deeply personal. Her goal is not to force communication, but to support healthy communication patterns and responsible relationship practices.  CLICK HERE to view her Professional Standards.

Strategic Learning, Self-Reflection and Personal Growth.

My work is founded on strategic learning, self-reflection and personal growth. I base my work on individual results from the Everything DiSC interpersonal behavior style assessment., Relational Coordination Theory and Prochaska's Stages of Change Model. Together, my clients and I look at indicators like how a parent responds in highly emotional situations and how they process estrangement grief. When appropriate, I use the Wiley DiSC© as an interactive communication training tool.

 

My work emphasizes:

 

  •  emotionally healthy communication

  •  adult autonomy

  •  ethical and safe relationship practices

  •  mutual respect

  •  voluntary reconnection

  •  emotionally safe family systems


Together, we work to understand each parent's grief, the circumstances of their estrangement, and their communication style.

“Some people change when they see the light. Others change
when they feel the heat.”     
                                                       -Caroline Schoeder

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TESTIMONIALS

Sarah Burns

"Janet is an incredible listener, and she is always able to relate to me through her own experience. The conversation is always fun and interesting. There is a sense of shared experience in conversation, and through this an offering of respect, interest, and care for me, and also for our relationship. Janet sees all people as her equals in their capacity for movement within their own lives. She honors whatever road they are on and recognizes their road is as meaningful as her own."
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