Dr Kirstin Barchia is a Clinical Psychologist and researcher. She has counselled teenagers and their families on Sydney’s Northern Beaches for the past 20 years. Kirstin is also an experienced researcher. She has conducted research projects with thousands of adolescents examining school bullying, peer relationships, resilience, lying and delinquent behaviour. Kirstin is passionate about supporting families during the teenage years using the most up to date scientific understanding and evidence based practice. She has developed the Calm Connection Program and other free resources for parents of teens to improve connection between teens and their parents so as to improve teenage resilience.