Parenting

Since 2015, as a birth doula and early childhood development specialist, I have helped many, many families to develop tools to accompany their children through challenging times. My goal is that every mother can find resources to experience joyful parenting, celebrating the diversity of each family.

I provide supports to children of all ages. I assist parents in learning to manage personal and relationship stress, and to better address children's needs and behavioral challenges. I am trained in the SPACE Model (Supporting Parents with Anxious Childhood Emotions), a parent-focused training assisting individuals in increasing support and reducing unhealthy accommodations in order to manage anxiety within the home.

Parenting is constantly changing. The skillset you need for a toddler changes when you have a teenager. Those skills need to be adapted for each child. Often, while parenting your child, stuff from your childhood can come up. I will work with you to help you work through your stuff and adapt your parenting skills so that you can have a rewarding relationship with your child.

Parenting is constantly changing. The skillset you need for a toddler changes when you have a teenager. Those skills need to be adapted for each child. Often, while parenting your child, stuff from your childhood can come up. I will work with you to help you work through your stuff and adapt your parenting skills so that you can have a rewarding relationship with your child.

I have worked with many clients experiencing parenting challenges, especially with teenagers moving through individuation. As a parent myself, I bring a lot of clinical and personal experience to the table.

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.

Parenting is a hard job, especially in our current society where supports for families are lacking. Expensive childcare. Worries about safety. Exposure to adult content online. Today's generation of parents are dealing with things that previous generations never had. We are paving the way in so many areas and deserve support and community. I am a big fan of the work of Dr. Becky Kennedy in this area and subscribe to a positive, connected parenting style with sturdy leadership from parents.

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My approach to parenting challenges will vary based on the issue, but is largely rooted in understanding the client's relational patterns, attachments, and triggers; exploring cultural and familial pressures; and soothing the nervous system in times of stress. Parenting issues and barriers I specialize in: the client's own history of trauma, raising a child with ASD/ADHD or other sensitivity challenges, co-parenting or divorce, and performance-centered parenting approaches.

I use my experience as a parent coach to help you improve your child's behavior and give you more confidence as a parent. Come along with me as I teach you the most effective techniques for handling your child's behavior and growing your relationship with them so that you can love being a parent.

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.

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

There is no parenting handbook because all children and all people are different. Parenting is about finding a balance between safety and adventure.

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.

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I worked with a multitude of parents in the public school setting for 8 years as a School Social Worker and Behavior Interventionist.

Parenting can be an extremely taxing experience resulting in stress and conflict. When parents are struggling it can be because they need help with how to respond to certain behaviors a child is exhibiting and/or because their own wounds are being triggered by their child's behavior. Therefore, my approach in working with parents is a combination of coaching and a blend of therapeutic modalities to uncover the deeper layers of what is impacting the parent-child dynamic.