Circle of Security® 
Parenting™ 

• Understand your child’s emotional world by learning to read their emotional needs and cues

• Support your child’s ability to successfully manage emotions

• Enhance the development of your child's self esteem

• Honor your innate wisdom and desire for your child to be secure

The Circle of Security Parenting™ program focuses on developing the strong and secure attachment that is necessary for children’s social, emotional and behavioural development.

The course does not provide behaviour management strategies, ‘quick fixes’ or 'parenting hacks'. The goal is for parents and caregivers to develop greater awareness of what their child is trying to communicate through their behaviour, as well as ways parents can meet those underlying needs.

• 8 x 90-minute group Zoom calls with Psychologist, Ana Ristov. Sessions include watching video content together followed by guided discussions and activities. You get access to evidence-based knowledge supported by over 30 years of research

• A workbook and handouts with all the key concepts you need to know including prompts for further reflection

• A small group experience to meet and connect with other like-minded parents of young children who are ready to reflect and think more deeply about themselves and their relationship with their child

• A compassionate and non-judgmental approach to support you to be the parent you want to be

• A certificate of completion for the course, for each person who attends all 8 sessions.

Circle of Security Parenting™ is helpful for almost all parents, specifically parents who are interested in:

• Improving their skills in reading and understanding their child’s social and emotional needs

• Increasing confidence to attend to their child’s behaviour concerns

• Adopting a compassionate, no-blame approach that allows parents to feel supported, regardless of their personal and/or parenting history

• An evidence-based program supported by over 30 years of research in attachment theory

• Learning to parent differently to how they were parented

• Parents who do not see their child/ren regularly

• Parents who are engaged in any legal proceedings or have any court orders in place

• Parents who have been mandated to attend

Circle of Security Parenting™ is designed for parents and carers of children of all ages. Most of the video-based resources show children aged 0-6, however we have found that as our need for secure relationships remains throughout the lifespan, parents of children of all ages benefit from attending.

It’s recommended if you’re pregnant or have a newborn that you wait until your baby is about 4 months old before you do the program. This will enable you to put the information into practice and get more from the interactive sessions.

We offer sessions on Tuesday evenings or Saturday morning (depending on client interest and registration) for approximately 60-90 minutes per session.

Sessions are held online via Zoom, as it meets the strict requirements for online security and privacy set out by the Australian Psychological Society (APS). Clients are provided with a secure video link prior to sessions.

Please note: sessions are unable to be recorded due to copyright and privacy reasons and therefore it is necessary to attend the sessions live.

The cost for our online COS-P groups is $56.25 per session (total $450) for the full 8-week course.

Partners are welcome to attend for an additional $50 (total $500).

You may be able to get a rebate via your private health fund - contact us here if you require an itemised invoice. The full course cost must be paid up front and this is non-refundable once the course has commenced.

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Session fees for individual (1:1) sessions vary, and are based on the clinician’s usual hourly rate.

No, you just require an internet connection and a device that has a camera, speaker and microphone, and a web browser that supports Zoom (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge).

It is recommended that you use headphones if you’re going to be in a space with background noise.

Due to the private nature of the program, group sessions are not recorded.

If you are unable to make a session, please contact us and we will do our best to catch you up briefly before the next session, but this may not always be possible due to time constraints.

Please note - certificate of completion is only able to be provided to participants who attend all sessions.

You are welcome to contact our team to ask questions you may have. Alternatively to find out more about the COS-P program itself, and understand more of its history and principles, check out the Circle of Security International website: https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.com/resources-for-parents/.