When you hire me as your coach, you’re working with someone who has seen the changes that can happen in both kids and adults when quality information is offered and consistent support is given. I know your goals for a happy family and a peaceful home are possible, because I’ve seen these changes happen, over and over.

In my time as a preschool teacher, as I practiced the methods I now teach, I saw children change in their behavior, demeanor, and temperament in ways I might not believe if I hadn’t seen it myself. (I have: helped kids who cling to their parents and teachers learn how to make new friends; watched kids grow from screaming "NO!" when given instructions, to following them with a smile; and I've seen kids who dramatically refuse to clean, learn to do so happily and habitually, with pride.)

In my work as a coach, through offering information, targeted questions for reflection, and personalized exercises that help my clients tap into the wisest parts of themselves - I’ve seen adults shift their behavior, perspectives, and mindsets, becoming friendlier with their emotions and needs, and more effective at communicating with the people they love. And as a result, the kids in their lives start to change, reflecting a new sense of security that hadn’t been there before. (It might surprise you to learn that us adults simply changing our own behavior can lead to drastic changes in children’s behavior, but that just goes to show how incredibly important we are to the kids in our lives!)

I know one of the biggest frustrations for modern parents is feeling like you don’t know what you’re doing, and you don’t have anyone to talk to who understands, who can help you figure things out. Every other parent your age is just fumbling their way through, too. A lot of us don’t want to repeat our parents’ mistakes, or fundamentally disagree with their perspectives. And with the internet full of contradicting expert opinions, you don’t know whose advice to take!

I want to combine my hands-on experience and my therapeutic knowledge, and I want to make things easier on you. I have answers for your questions! Work with me, and we’ll figure it out, together.

2. Expert level attention.

If you’re like most parents, your brain is probably on overload right now. Is there anything scarier than being completely responsible for a whole person in a profoundly imperfect world?

When you work with me, I’ll help you cut through the noise and learn to read the cues your child is giving you, focusing on one thing at a time. I’ll help you calm your own mental chatter through targeted exercises to help you slow down, stay present, and actually enjoy this precious time with your child. (You both deserve it!)

And - you can rest assured that I’ve got your back, and I’ll help you get through the hurdles as they come.

3. My ever-expanding knowledge base

I’ve invested tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours into training to become the very best teacher and coach I can be. You’re reading the writing of an over-achiever who likes to be extremely prepared. Someone who reads psychology texts on vacation and takes more than the required training hours every year to maintain my credentials. (In short: a nerd!)

I bring you the combined knowledge of not only my professional training and experience, but also as many books on child development, attachment theory, somatic therapy, nervous system regulation, parenting, and healing from trauma, as I can get my hands on. I adopt the best exercises, explanations, and techniques from all my training and research to offer my clients a personalized program to help them grow - with respect to where they are now, and where they come from. The exercises I share with my clients are techniques I practice myself, so I know how effective they are!

4. Accountability

I’m going to help you learn to recognize your mistakes and weaknesses without shaming yourself for being imperfect. Why? Because it helps your children learn to do the same.

It’s important to be able to admit when we’re wrong, and to apologize. However, if we’re harsh with ourselves when we make mistakes, we actually learn and change much more slowly, because we're too distracted by our heavy feelings. It turns out that being gentle with ourselves isn't letting us off the hook - it's enabling us to do better, faster.

I’ll help you notice the areas of growth you might be resisting, without making you feel guilty. I’ll encourage you to get back on track, while remembering that we’re all human. I guarantee that when you stop being so hard on yourself, it’s actually easier to reach your goals!

The goal is accountability without blame. If that seems impossible right now, you might be the perfect candidate for coaching.

5. Serious momentum

This coaching program is meant to be both accelerated enough for you to see changes immediately, and extensive enough to be supportive in the long term - because lasting change happens over time, through the accumulation of new habits.

So, we will begin with 6 Intensive sessions meeting for 90 minutes weekly, where I'll offer quite a lot of information and exercises up front. This way, we'll be speaking the same language, and you'll have the building blocks you need to go deeper in the following weeks and months.

Then, it's up to you how many 60 minute Integration and Habituation sessions we'll have, where we meet every other week to give you time to practice this new way of being with your children. I'll guide you through the process and support you as you turn these new techniques into habits, so you can make the changes last for the long run.

And - you can always come back for a refresher! This is only the beginning of a new way of being as a parent and as a person, and I'm here to support you for the long term.

Once you change your perspective, there’s no going back. There’s only deepening your understanding.

Parent coaching is exclusively reserved for parents who:

• Dream of a loving family life where they enjoy being with their children, and their children enjoy being with them.
• Want to reach this goal as quickly as possible
• Care about imparting strong values in their children, and being the best mentors they can be
• Are committed to self-reflecting and working on their own emotional regulation and communication skills, to build trusting relationships that will last their entire lives
• Are invested in creating a support system for themselves so they can better support their children
  

But I can’t help you if:
X You’re not willing to be coached and challenged as you grow into the role model you want to be
X You are looking for overnight changes and can’t persevere through the ups and downs that inevitably will happen when you try to change your child’s routine
X You cannot help but blame your child, your spouse, yourself, or someone else, for every problem you have with your child (***although if you are willing to try, this can change!)
X You are not 100% committed to doing the work