ReCreate Parenting

 

Creative tools for more connection

Therapy, groups, games & more


for families who don't quite fit the mold


Join the free REcreate Parenting Challenge group!

The Way It Is (or always has been) isn't working.

Ready to go from conflict to connection?

It's time to get creative.

Just Imagine…

✔ Your teenager thanks you for hanging out with them.

✔ Watching as your kid turns off YouTube and starts an art project on their own.

✔ Being the person your teenager asks for help with friend drama. 

✔ Driving with your teen chatting happily next to you sharing their latest joy.

✔ Hearing from another mom how interesting and knowledgeable your kid is.

✔ The irritation and anxiety over how they spend their time disappearing completely.


YES this is absolutely possible for you.


Are you trying to parent your teens differently?

Break generational patterns?

Pay attention to the actual needs and wants of your real-life kids?


Trying, perhaps, to RECREATE what it means to be a connected parent?

Out of the box parenting can be overwhelming and isolating.


happy parent and happy teenager

"I felt like I was standing on broken concrete. Every exercise we did to explore my parenting helped me feel like I was pouring cement in the cracks, making my foundation that much more solid." V.B.


My focus is on helping you have a better connection with your teens -

because nothing matters more than that for their mental health, self-esteem, and long-term success.


The 3 most popular parenting services for you AND your teen are below!

If you aren't sure where to start, you can always contact me!

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Online Teen Art Group

Parenting Course

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I had an unconventional upbringing that allowed me to find, use, and start SO MANY different creative outlets as a teenager -

and I needed every one.

I'm Roya Dedeaux

(rhymes with play-dough)


Licensed therapist Roya Dedeaux

Can I tell you something? Even now, after decades as a licensed therapist, author, and university professor, I still resonate with my 17-year-old self.
 

I loved being around artsy people & in the spaces that valued mess, materials, and making stuff. I desperately needed the self-expression, the emotional outlet, and the community.


I was an intense and emotional teenager who needed not one creative outlet, but hundreds. There wasn’t an art form I didn’t deep dive into - from theater to printmaking, mosaics to writing.


When it came time, I really struggled to narrow down my focus for a college degree. I didn’t care about mastering a specific art technique. That wasn't what the focus was for me.


Turns out? It was all about creativity.


Through my degree in Recreation & Leisure Studies and my Master's in Counseling I focused on studying the impact of creativity, playfulness, and free time on our mental health. I was able to conduct research and  put academic language to my deep understanding that teenagers thrive when their creativity & interests are supported. 

Now, I get to do what I always wanted to do: provide opportunities for creativity for teenagers and their parents.

Under the umbrella of RECREATE Parenting I offer therapy The Recreate Teen Online Art Group, and the Connect with Courage Parenting Course because I recognize just how hard it can be to prioritize creativity, even when you know it's what your relationship with your teenager needs.


Learn more about me

The RECREATE Parenting approach improves:

How you and your teenager manage



  • ADHD, time management, & executive function issues
  • Adulting & worries about growing up
  • Depression & Anxiety of all kinds
  • Feeling not good enough & other self-confidence themes
  • Fighting with siblings and parents
  • Fighting about daily routines
  • Assertiveness & communication
  • Apathy,  boredom, and trying new things
  • Social anxiety, medical anxiety & more
  • Relationship issues and friend drama
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Join Roya in the free RECREATE Parenting Community!

Home of the Play More Challenges!

"Roya Dedeaux your play challenge definitely brought some extra fun and creativity into our weeks. Very much appreciated! 🥰" --Ariel


Creative challenges, playful prompts, games, and prizes!

Join the fun!

Have a teen? The Recreate Teen Online Art Group is for them!

No pressure expressive arts group

"Your group is a hit in our house!" --Gwen


Show up for weekly video art calls (camera on or off & zero pressure), plus a discord server for ongoing community.

The Teen Art Group details here

Parents get an art group too! The Recreative Membership Group

Make creativity and community a priority!

"The Recreative group is a gift I give to myself! This one hour a week - I set an alarm so I don't miss it!" --Kim


Weekly video art calls, daily prompts, delightful community & tons of creativity!

The Recreative Membership details here

Enroll in the Connect with Courage Parenting Course

Break through emotional & logistical parenting barriers

"Incredibly helpful and useful guidance" --JW


10 weeks of deep-diving & exploration for better connection to your teenagers and young adult children.

Connect with Courage Course details here

More Ways to Learn from Licensed Therapist

Roya Dedeaux

"Connect with Courage is an absolute marvel of a book.

It is energizing, fascinating, brilliant, and healing all at once. The practical insights in this book will resonate with every parent who wants to create a closer-knit family and to cultivate more curiosity, creativity and courage not just in their children,

but in their own lives as well."


Jane McGonigal, PhD, bestselling author of SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully

Get your copy here!
Connect with Courage, by Roya Dedeaux LMFT

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