Healing the "Glass Child" Experience

Moving from being "invisible" to finding your own voice and identity.

A supportive sibling interaction highlighting the caregiver dynamic often explored in Glass Child therapy.

Siblings of individuals with disabilities often carry a mix of love, responsibility, guilt, and grief. This space supports you in making sense of these experiences, gaining clarity, and finding a more grounded, authentic way forward.

Challenges that Glass Children typically face:

  • Self identity

  • Self confidence

  • Being enough

  • Taking up space

  • Guilt

  • Boundaries

  • Over achieving

  • Putting others first

  • Parentification

  • Perfectionism

  • Resentment

  • Shame

An inclusive family portrait representing the complex family dynamics of adult siblings and their loved ones

What is a Glass Child? "A Glass Child is the sibling of someone with significant needs. You weren't fragile; you were 'transparent'—looked through while the family focused on a sibling in crisis. I specialize in Glass Child syndrome symptoms and helping adults find their voice after a lifetime of being 'the strong one.