The teenage years can be a tumultuous and trying time for both teenagers and their families. Often times professional guidance is needed to not only repair the rift between a teen and his/her family, but also to strengthen familial bonds. The tools and support provided by Carolyn Wicks PhD workshops have helped numerous teens and their families build stronger bonds, establish improved lines of communication and develop the skills needed to sustain healthy relationships well into the future.

Carolyn Wicks PhD is a well-educated and experienced clinical psychologist. Her goal is to help parents and teenagers develop a better and healthier understanding of one another. She hopes to provide families the tools they need to forge stronger relationships and lasting family bonds.

To meet her professional objectives, Carolyn Wicks PhD has created workshops designed to empower and enlighten both parents and their teens. “Parenting With Perspective” and “Kids With Personal Power” continue to provide families with valuable insight and skill-building techniques. These two workshops work with each other to give each side of the parent-child relationship the tools for more effective communication. “Parenting With Perspective” has been developed by Carolyn Wicks PhD to provide parents the skills and tools necessary to better understand their children. “Kids With Personal Power” is designed to provide teens with a better perspective of their parents’ situation.

Carolyn Wicks PhD has worked directly with couples and families, adults, teens, and children over the course of an extensive and successful career. She has recently devoted her research to a better understanding of the factors that contribute to resilience in teens, parents, young children, young adults and the geriatric population. Carolyn Wicks PhD has also served as a professional trainer and consultant, helping industry-leading educational systems and corporations develop stronger and more productive business plans throughout the United States. Carolyn Wicks PhD has assisted many professional in the creation strategic business plans that foster and sustain more productive work environments. Her consultancy is based on the principles of leadership, dynamic and open communication, high-performance teams, creative problem-solving and taking pride in workmanship.

Carolyn Wicks PhD is also experienced in the design and implementation of in-service workshops. These programs have encouraged professionals to apply effective principles, strategies and techniques to the function of their work environments. She has conducted workshops in teambuilding, communication, conflict management, behavioral styles, and meeting management.