Maybe
www.companionparrotonline.com can help you. They have some pretty good articles. I think the one that can really help you out right now is "THE CHAIR EXERCISE" by Sally Blanchard. You can also find the article online fairly quickly by googling:
The Chair Exercise by By Sally Blanchard
Here's the beginning of it:
Highly Successful Method
For several years, I have written about a highly successful way to win back the trust of a fearful parrot. This method also works with parrots who have become fear biters. While biting may seem to be aggression, a great deal of biting starts because a parrot becomes threatened and afraid. People do not want to stop interacting with their parrots but it can be very threatening for both the caregiver and the bird if people try to force a parrot out of his cage. Approaching a fearful parrot too directly will escalate the fear and can turn it into aggression.
Sometimes if parrots have experienced too many changes from a move to a new location or to a new human flock and/or the grief over a lost parrot, animal, or human companion they may be confused enough to decide not to come out of thier cages and may even exhibit aggression if people approach them too directly. Using the chair exercise provides them with the indirect attention they may need to be confident enough to come out of their cages and accept physical handling.
There is one absolute rule in parrot behavior and that is: parrots are more comfortable with people who are comfortable with them. The first step in winning back the trust of a phobic bird is to take a few deep breaths and relax.
The whole point of the patient chair exercise is to be as nonthreatening as possible and invite the parrot to approach you rather than being direct. It is used in situations where the bird resists coming out of the cage without fuss and fear. It works very well to establish (or re-establish) a trusting bond between a person and a parrot. For instance, when there is a sudden dislike of a family member, a new person wants to be a part of the bird’s life, or the parrot has experienced some traumatic episode, this concept is a key to building a trusting bond with the bird.
Start by positioning a simple chair near the cage. Ideally the door of the cage should be open, however, if the bird is exceptionally nervous when the door is open, then start with it closed. In some cases the chair may have to be introduced to the cage area gradually.
Sit in the chair so that your side is toward the parrot. This way you can see the parrot using your peripheral vision but you are not making direct and possibly intimidating eye contact with him. Your eyes should be cast downward and you should be doing something like reading a book. In the beginning it is best to actually ignore the bird. Because parrots are so social, the bird will most likely be interested in what you are doing. For a very shy bird, reading may be the entire session on the first day or even for a few days or so and it may seem as if haven’t accomplished anything. Be patient and keep providing him with this indirect, and even submissive, attention. Read your mail, pay your bills, write your letters, and have a snack, but do it quietly sitting next to your bird’s cage!
