The Parent Pivot

What to Do When Your Young Adult Is in Psychological Distress

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A practical resource that equips parents to support emerging adults facing psychological distress and risky behaviors. It offers guidance on shifting from caretaker to coachâ focusing on communication, boundary-setting, self-care, and sustaining empathy to help families navigate turbulent transitions with resilience.

Lynne Carroll, PhD, ABPP, is a retired professor of psychology and former director of the Masters program at the University of North Florida. Throughout her 3 years in academia, Dr. Carroll taught multiple undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology and mental health counseling in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Her research has been widely published in professional journals and presented at national and international conferences. Dr. Carroll is the author of a graduate textbook on psychotherapy published in 2 by Pearson. A licensed and board-certified counseling psychologist, her clinical work focused on concerns of young adults in both university and community settings. Paula J. Gilroy, EdD, is a licensed psychologist retired from 3 years of clinical practice at a university counseling center. She worked with young adults who sought treatment for mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, family issues, grief, and loss. As the Assistant Director for Training, Dr. Gilroy provided individual and group supervision for graduate-level students. She offered consultation services to parents concerned about their young adults. Dr. Gilroy co-authored a wide range of scholarly articles and presented her research at national conferences. She lives in Iowa with her husband and menagerie of three dogs, five cats, and one rabbit. Mikal Crawford, EdD, is a licensed psychologist in Maine retired from 3 years of clinical work with young adults in a university counseling center in Maryland and as a graduate faculty member in counseling and psychology in both Maryland and Maine. She also worked with parents of young adults in psychological distress while they learned to pivot from the caretaker role as these adult children headed to college. Dr. Crawford has written and co-authored scholarly articles and presented at national and international conferences. She lives in Maine with her husband and makes monthly visits to senior living facilities with her therapy dog, Riley.