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Are you tired of feeling stuck and frustrated with a family dynamic?

Are you concerned about behavior patterns you see in your children or yourself?

Ready to test out some new approaches that help you feel good about yourself and your whole family?

Welcome! This is how I felt years ago.

I had been an effective and well-loved elementary and middle school teacher for 11 years, and yet parenting brought me a whole new set of challenges that made me seek help from books, family and friends. I often felt confused by all of the conflicting advice out there. Finally, I sought out a parent coach who helped me shift my mindset and transform my relationship with my children. I loved the experience so much that I trained to become a PCI Coach myself, so that I could share the gifts of coaching with others. Deeply connecting with someone who understands your struggles, sees your strengths, and creatively works with you to realize your dreams for your family is a wonderful experience – both for parents and for the coach. That’s why I love being a parent coach so much.

I believe that parenting is one of the most challenging, rewarding, and important jobs people can take on in their lives, and yet there is no one guidebook that suits all of us. Parent coaching with me is an uplifting experience of using your experience and wisdom along with my expertise to create solutions and practices that are uniquely suited to your family.

Turn Conflicts into Opportunities

My specialty is helping parents turn moments of conflict into opportunities for growth and connection. As you practice new ways of responding to your children and make little shifts in your schedule and your life, your stress will lower and your confidence and joy in parenting will grow. I will help you tap into your own strengths and the strengths of your family members to bring out the best in everyone, no matter whether your children are babies or young adults.

What is coaching like?

Together, we look at difficult and wonderful moments together, face fears, and create little changes that yield big results over time. We start with where you are, and help you move towards where you want to be through a journey that is always full of meaningful connections and “A-ha!” moments. You will experience new energy, love, and appreciation within your family. And, you will walk away with a toolbox of mindset shifts and strategies that will support you in all aspects of your life.

Do you relate to these parenting challenges?

If you would like help in dealing with communication, difficult behavior, media and technology use questions, school-related concerns, feelings of frustration, anxiety and anger, challenges emerging from separation, divorce, and single parenting, and questions about how to parent children with strong personalities, I am ready to partner with you. I will help you develop strategies, knowledge, and resources that enable you to deal with your present challenges as well as future ones with confidence, self-knowledge, awareness, and loving kindness that will benefit your whole family.

Visit my website, where I have a fun gift for families—“Conversation Jumpstarts”—and click the link to schedule a free 30-minute conversation. We can find out how I can help and see if we are a good fit!

I look forward to meeting you!

What Parents Say After Coaching With Me

“I am grateful to have found Amy as a coach. I felt out of control and stressed out as my kids got older and moved into their pre-teenage years. Amy helped me take a step back and understand my interactions with my kids. She helped me craft a mindful approach to parenting that makes me and my kids feel better about ourselves. She taught me that the most powerful tool is modeling and that is a gift. I have greatly decreased my yelling and have learned to take a pause before reacting to situations. Amy’s personal approach made me feel connected and understood.”
Alyssa B., mom of 3 children ages 8–13
Newton, Massachusetts
“From the beginning of my 12 weeks of parent coaching, I really appreciated Amy’s patient, caring, exploratory, and organized approach. She was consummately professional and prepared for each of our calls. I learned to analyze the issue we were facing in an entirely new way. The holistic and living-systems framework that Amy introduced me to gave me a much deeper understanding of the many different factors that may have been contributing to the issue at hand with my daughter. This enabled me to not only understand my daughter’s challenge, but also to be more conscious of my own thoughts, reactions and behavior. The weekly calls enabled me to gradually implement the approaches we had discussed in our calls and then to reflect on how this went during our calls. What has stayed with me are the new ways of thinking and seeing, new approaches to tense situations, and ways to recognize when I’m falling into my old patterns. I was also surprised to see in how many other areas of my life I was able to apply these insights—not only in my family, but also at work and in my community. As a working mom, I feel the insights I have gained have helped me to be less reactive and more intentional, and most of all, more present in my daughter’s life and in my own.”
Julia B., mother of twin 9 year-old girls
Queens, New York
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