Parenting

I support parents from pregnancy through postpartum to teen parenting. My approach addresses the emotional and psychological challenges of each stage, including anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. I help parents develop effective communication and coping strategies, manage stress, and build strong, nurturing relationships with their children.

In my experience working directly with children, I have accumulated a depth of knowledge about parenting and how caregivers are both impacted by and able to impact the children in their care.

I work with parents of children of all ages, from newborns to adolescence and beyond. Having a developmental perspective, I can understand the unique challenges you may have at each stage. As a parent myself, I have great empathy - nothing is as easy or straight forward as the books make it sound!

I have worked with parents of children in the public school system for 8 years as a School Social Worker.

As a parent myself and having worked with parents for over 14 years, I know first hand how challenging caring for others while trying to take care of yourself can be. Life can throw you curve balls and they often occur when we are already depleted. I am a strong believer that parents need to take care of themselves and their needs to be better for their children, and want to provide a space for that.

Support from after birth planning through every stage of family development.

In my work with Single Mothers By Choice (SMBC) and new/expecting parents I offer a space where these individuals can explore what it means to take on this new role. Together we will identify what being a parent means to you, finding ways to help you navigate the ups and downs of parenthood. I also provide grief counseling for parents who have experienced perinatal loss. Mourning the loss of a child is a tragic experience. Together we will find ways to help you heal.

Challenges with parenting often cause couple conflict, so I work to support parent couples in connecting and remembering who they were before becoming parents. We will work with your differing parenting styles so that everyone's perspective is heard and valued, along with learning concrete parenting tools from research to improve both your relationship and your child's behavior.

I intentionally studied to be a parent for decades before finally giving it a try -- and I learned that there's nothing like the real thing to truly prepare you. In addition to my own parenting experience, my undergraduate degree in Human Development & Family Studies enabled me to help other parents find ways to meet both their own needs and those of their children. My work has ranged from teaching Parent Education classes to helping children and parents in the realm of foster care and adoption, providing guidance and support for parents struggling on a financial edge or in the shadows of poverty, illness, and addiction. I've served the emotional wellness needs of people who struggled to become parents, parents grieving lost children, and parents letting go of young adult children. It is a crazy loving business, parenting -- and my respect for those engaged in it is profound.

Parenting babies, toddlers, and preschool age children is hard! Every child is different, and they don't come with their own instruction manuals. I support parents to understand and develop new skills and strategies for addressing concerns in behavior and development. Parenting services include coaching and consultation, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and child-parent play therapy. The goal is to strengthen parenting skills and increase joy in parenting.

I have been trained in Dr. Ross Greene's Collaborative and Proactive Solutions model (presented in his books The Explosive Child and Raising Human Beings). I am also versed in low-demand parenting, respectful parenting, conscious parenting, and gentle parenting. I use information about brain development in conjunction with these parenting philosophies to help parents understand where child behavior is coming from, what it means, and what to do.

Raising our children carries an immense weight of responsibility, with far-reaching implications for their future. As parents, we play a pivotal role in shaping their identities and influencing their interactions with the world. I firmly hold the belief that children require a nurturing environment where they can authentically express themselves within healthy boundaries. By fostering a secure attachment during their early years, we empower them to grow into independent, self-assured adults.

I have accompanied dozens of births and hundreds of families as a birth doula, always seeking to be updated and informed. I have trained with wise Mexican women in the art of rebozo, and I have learned from the families that each birth is an opportunity for growth for the whole family. I have experience in planned home birth, bvac, pregnancy loss, migrant mothers, etc.

Raising our children carries an immense weight of responsibility, with far-reaching implications for their future. As parents, we play a pivotal role in shaping their identities and influencing their interactions with the world. I firmly hold the belief that children require a nurturing environment where they can authentically express themselves within healthy boundaries. By fostering a secure attachment during their early years, we empower them to grow into independent, self-assured adults.

Attachment Parenting Positive Psychology Consistency, care & communication

I help parents in understanding where their own history and perspective merges with that of their child. In doing so, we can create a more harmonious environment for the family. I also work with parents whom parenting has been challenging, and who need individual work on processing their own needs and space for their own mental health. I also work with couples who need assistance in combining parenting strategies, communication differences, and creating a solid parenting unit.

I specialize in helping clients with empty nest syndrome. It seems like just yesterday your kids were little babies in your arms - and now, just like that, they moved out. Regardless of whether they left for college, are now with another parent or left for another reason, it can be tough. Your child leaving home can be a hard chapter to navigate, but the good news is that on the other side of all of this you can find a new sense of identity, perhaps one which is even stronger and more vibrant.

I am a parent educator with specialized training in the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) and the Incredible Years curriculum. I collaborate with parents from diverse backgrounds and cultures to develop effective parenting skills and strategies. My role involves helping parents understand the underlying reasons for their child's behavior and identifying ways to support and nurture good habits that their children can carry into adulthood to achieve success.

I have years of experience working with young children and families. This includes working with parents to identify and uncover their own painful childhood experiences that are informing their parenting. I am open to parent-child sessions as well as parent coaching. I received training with parent-child interaction therapy, beyond behaviors, and mindfulness self-compassion for parents.