Sometimes, the Best Way to Help Your Child Is to Help You.
I love being a therapist. There is something incredibly meaningful about working directly with kids and families, building trust, understanding what a child is experiencing, and helping them feel supported. Therapy can be transformative.
But over the years, I've also seen just how powerful it can be to work directly with the parents.
Parent coaching gives me the chance to wear a different hat. Instead of sitting with your child and carefully navigating how to support them while maintaining their sense that therapy is their space, I get to sit with you and say, “Okay. This is what's happening. Let's figure out what you can do next.”
I can draw on my years of experience working with children and families to give you personalized, practical strategies that are tailored to your child—not generic parenting advice. We can talk about what is happening in real time, troubleshoot the hard moments, and come up with things you can try right away.
I'm especially passionate about working with parents of elementary and middle-school-aged kids who are struggling with anxiety, ADHD, neurodivergence, big emotions, behavior, or school challenges, particularly when the usual strategies haven't seemed to make much of a difference.
Sometimes your child needs therapy. And sometimes, or in addition, you need someone who can help you understand what's happening and give you the tools to respond differently. When parents feel more confident, connected, and equipped, those changes have a way of trickling down to the whole family.
Parent coaching can also offer something that isn't always practical when your child is already in therapy. A child's therapist needs to protect the therapeutic relationship and make sure the child continues to experience therapy as a safe space that belongs to them. Parent coaching gives you a place to get more frequent, hands-on guidance without putting your child's therapy relationship in the middle.
It's a different way of getting support—but one that draws directly on my experience as a therapist who understands kids, families, ADHD, anxiety, and neurodivergence.
Sometimes the person who needs a little extra support is the person doing the parenting. And helping you can be one of the most powerful ways to help your child.
Parent Coaching Might Be a Good Fit if…
Your child has big emotions, frequent meltdowns, or challenging behaviors, and you're not sure how to respond.
Your child is anxious, has ADHD, or is neurodivergent, and the usual parenting strategies don't seem to work.
You find yourself constantly reminding, negotiating, correcting, or managing, and you're exhausted by the cycle.
You and your child keep getting stuck in the same arguments or patterns, even though you're trying your best to change things.
School, homework, friendships, transitions, or everyday routines have become more difficult than they seem like they should be.
You've read the books, tried the strategies, and thought, “Okay... but what do I actually do with MY child?”
You want to understand what's underneath your child's behavior, rather than simply finding another consequence or reward system.
Your child is already in therapy, but you want more direct, hands-on support for yourself around what to do at home.
You love your child deeply and know they're doing the best they can—but you could use someone in your corner, too.