Coaching Deeper Dive

This work has also evolved over time. I began teaching Parent and Family Education when my oldest child was nine months old, and I quickly realized something important: parents don’t just need information—they need support and community. That early class became a built-in network of people navigating the same stage of parenting together.

After a year of teaching, I returned to school to earn my Parent and Family Education license. Now, more than 15 years later, I still love this work. In recent years, I’ve focused even more deeply on trauma and mental health—topics that have always resonated with me personally and professionally. Learning how trauma shapes behavior has expanded my understanding of why children act the way they do—and why parents respond the way they do.

As my own children have grown, I’ve also seen how parenting changes. The window for “direct teaching” doesn’t last forever. Eventually, our role shifts from telling our kids what to do to guiding them through challenges, modeling regulation, and helping them learn from the other side of hard moments.

That’s where I am in my work today: helping parents explore the “why” behind the hardest moments—so they can respond with intention, while breaking cycles they don’t want to repeat, and raising healthier, more resilient human beings.

I believe every parent has the capacity to grow, heal, and lead their family with confidence when given the right tools and support. My approach helps parents understand their child’s needs, recognize their own patterns and triggers, and shift the relationship dynamics that shape family life. Through compassionate guidance and evidence-based strategies, I support parents in creating sustainable changes that strengthen emotional well-being for the whole family.