A Note from Gloria DeGaetano, PCI Founder...

Gloria DeGaetano

PCI Parent Coaches are amazing people! They are highly skilled, heart-centered, and firmly dedicated to helping parents. They love what they do. And it shows. I am grateful to support our outstanding students and graduates in their important work. And, I am profoundly moved and humbled by the thought and care our students put into their studies and their coaching practicum. They love the concepts and practical applications covered in the Parent Coach Certification® Training Program as much as I do!

Take some time to read their comments. They were spontaneously and authentically given. If you would like to contact me directly at (425) 449-8877 or info@thepci.org, I would be delighted to talk with you personally about PCI’s Parent Coach Training Porgram. And if you like, I can put you in touch with a student or graduate who would be happy to answer your questions.

Warm Regards,
Gloria signature

Frances Tully
Dense, rich and thought-provoking curriculum…
“The PCI year-long training course was transformative for me, both personally and professionally. Its dense, rich, and thought-provoking curriculum guides you into becoming a conscious catalyst for your clients. Also, by the end of the course, you will be creating positive generativity and a motivational path for your client’s new preferred future as a parent, as well as a purposeful contributor to his or her soulful direction. Gloria is a brilliant and passionate leader, who created a masterful coaching process for helping parents navigate this extremely challenging technology driven society. I made many friends and professional colleagues in my class from all over the world, which has been an extremely beautiful and positive experience. I highly recommend this program.”
Frances Tully
Marblehead, Massachussettes
Samaya Darghouth
PCI nurtured a mindset of empathy, patience, and curiosity.
“My journey with PCI has been truly transformative. From the very first session I felt supported, challenged, and inspired to explore not just the “how” but the “why” behind my approach to parenting. The program went beyond theory—it offered practical tools, deep reflections, and a framework that has allowed me to connect with families in ways I never thought possible. PCI didn’t just teach me techniques: it nurtured a mindset of empathy, patience, and curiosity. I’ve gained confidence in guiding parents through challenges, celebrating their successes, and fostering meaningful connections that last. This certification has empowered me to blend my years of teaching experience with coaching, helping families thrive holistically. I’m profoundly grateful to PCI for creating a space that encourages growth, self-discovery, and authentic impact. This journey has been more than professional development—it has been life-changing.”
Samaya Darghouth El Moghrabi
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Cheryl Hersh
Provided an infrastructure to guide my coaching…
“I was so pleased that PCI provided me with an infrastructure to guide my coaching and a wealth of new content that will enable me to be a well-rounded, knowledgeable, and compassionate parent coach. The program provides an excellent curriculum, structure for clinical experience, and connection to colleagues.”
 Cheryl Hersh
Austin, Texas
Hersh Parent Coaching
Amy Behrens
Absolutely loved my training…
“I absolutely loved my year of training with the PCI. I was continually impressed with the design of the program and how it matched our emerging skills as coaches. The reading and learning we did together transformed my way of looking at people and family dynamics. I am deeply grateful for the wonderful tools and principles I learned that I can now share with the families I coach as well as with my own family. I feel so lucky to have discovered the PCI!”
 Amy Behrens
Waban, Massachusetts
AmyBehrens.com
Samuel Munyuwiny
One of the most rigorous and transformative training experiences of my career.
“As a collaborator with PCI, I have great confidence in its global network of certified Parent Coaches trained by Gloria and her team. The program stands out for being both structured and flexible—empowering parents to build on their own strengths rather than prescribing one-size-fits-all solutions. Having coordinated the certification training for a cohort in Kenya, I found it one of the most rigorous and transformative training experiences of my career. PCI’s approach bridges cultures and strengthens families, making a lasting contribution to global child well-being.”
 Samuel Munyuwiny
Nairobi, Kenya
Co-founder & CEO, African Institute for Children Studies
Member: International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
Supriya Kotwal-Mahajan
Allows professionals like me to keep the big picture and a holistic approach.
“Let me take the opportunity as well to express my gratitude for the wonderful course PCI has created that allows professionals like me to keep the big picture and a holistic approach. Couldn’t agree with you more on the importance of supporting parents and families: it brings to mind this quote by Patricia Schroeder: ‘If you want to change the world, you change the world of a child.’”
 Supriya Kotwal-Mahajan
Singapore
Assistant Principal, St. Joseph’s International
Yoko Cherval
A truly meaningful learning experience…
“My work with PCI was a truly meaningful learning experience. I grew a lot professionally and personally. Thank you deeply for all the thought and effort you put into creating such a rich program. The world is surely a better place for it, and the significant contribution you made will keep being paid forward countless times and in countless places! How exciting! ”
 Yoko Cheval
Vaud, Switzerland
Natalie McCabe
This is the training to invest in…
“I had the privilege of being trained by Gloria DeGaetano at the Parent Coaching Institute, and I can confidently say it’s the best training available for parent coaches. Gloria’s expertise, depth of knowledge, and practical approach to parent coaching are unmatched. The program equipped me with not only the skills and tools I needed but also the confidence to make a real difference in families’ lives. If you’re serious about becoming an exceptional parent coach, this is the training to invest in.”
 Natalie McCabe
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Emily Schweppe
Every part of the experience has been invaluable…
“The Parent Coaching Institute’s training program truly was a transformational journey from the inside out. PCI upholds a high standard of excellence while maintaining a deep sense of human connection—something so crucial in this field. From Gloria’s inspiring leadership to the supportive instructors, my incredible cohort, and the meaningful coursework, every part of the experience has been invaluable in shaping my growth as a coach. Thank you, PCI!”
 Emily Schweppe
Cincinnati, Ohio
Heba Fawzy
I never thought PCI would change my life the way it did!
“After years of experience in the field of education, I never thought that joining PCI would change my life the way it did! At PCI I haven’t only learned how to effectively coach parents and help them change into the parent of their dreams, but I also learned how to create an effective transformational change in my own life, my family, and the whole community.”
 Heba Fawzy
Cairo, Egypt
Parenting with Flavor
Will McConnell
Stimulating on intellectual, emotional, practical, and spiritual levels.
“I can’t recommend the PCI Parent Coach Training Program highly enough! Undertaking it was a truly transformative experience for me and I feel that I grew greatly as a person during the year. The course is extremely well designed and addresses all aspects of the person, and therefore, coaching. I found it stimulating on intellectual, emotional, practical, and spiritual levels. After completing the course, I feel confident and competent about the adventure of setting up my own parent coaching practice in the very near future!”
 Will McConnell
Cork, Ireland
Alice Jungclaus
A wealth of wisdom…
“One runs the risk of effusiveness when describing Gloria’s training program…Gloria has captured a wealth of wisdom in her curriculum; it’s inspiring, research-based, and thorough. I wish every K-12 educator could supplement their training with this incredible program.”
 Alice Jungclaus
Transformative Educational Leadership, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Jeff Matascik
Your life will be changed in unexpected, yet priceless ways.
“PCl’s Parent Coach Training is probably the most thorough, well thought-out, and life changing curriculum I have ever seen and/or experienced. It challenged me to dig deep into myself and uncover wisdom and abilities I had lost touch with until now … The cohort experience was remarkable. The discussions were inspiring. The readings and resources were rich. The assignments were transformational. The instructors were adept and drew from a deep well of experience and expertise … lf you choose to take this on, your life will be changed in unexpected, yet priceless ways.”
 Jeff Matascik
Overland, Kansas

More Testimonials...

<
>
“Working with PCI was an incredible next step for my professional life…I discovered ways to leverage my strengths and unleash them in service of parents and families. And I developed a deeper sense of self-assuredness and confidence about the work I’m doing in the world. My year with PCI was nothing short of transformational.”
Joel Metschke
Seattle, Washington
“Learning with PCI has truly been insightful. The knowledge, principles, and values help not only to become a professional parent coach but also to encompass a personal transformational change for the self, the family, and the community!”
Lisa Cachia
Marsa, Malta
“I could never have predicted how much I would learn and grow during PCI’s Parent Coaching course. The coursework is rigorous, rich, and deep, and the instructors were supportive and a pleasure to learn with. Personally, I can say that I came away a more intentional and attentive parent to my three boys, and that alone is invaluable.”
Mary Vaughn
Fayetteville, North Carolina
“I deeply appreciate everything I have learned. It has been an enlightening journey that changed my life…an amazing journey of self-discovery…And it has been a gift working with you, Gloria. I had moments when I wished it would never end.”
Solva Selim
Dubai, UAE
“My experience with PCI was critical in transforming me from an educator/consultant into a co-constructive coach with a toolkit that has an extensive root system in science…It was an amazing experience to spend the year growing and learning with knowledgeable and passionate instructors and a supportive and dedicated cohort of fellow students. Not all coaching programs are created equal; Gloria DeGaetano’s program has high expectations of its students and provides a high quality, research-based curriculum.”
Jennifer Cecarelli
North Haven, Connecticut
“The PCI program has truly changed my life…The PCI prepared me well, and I would recommend the program to anyone.”
Alex Vaillancourt
Brookline, Massachussetts
“The PCI Training is like taking a vow of transformation.”
Jennifer Beck
Corvallis, Oregon
“Valerie and I have loved the course. We feel blessed to have found it and grown from it both as people and as coaches, thank you.”
Claire Holmes
Tanglin Trust School, Singapore
“I am struck with how much I have learned through my study at the PCI. When a client thanks me for my 'amazing parent coaching', I am naturally honored to receive such a compliment. But often I think the credit really goes to the PCI instructors for teaching me so well and to Gloria DeGaetano for having the courage and the energy to create the PCI.”
Chris Donavan
Isle of Palms, South Carolina
“Words will not do justice to the gratitude that I have for Gloria and the team at the PCI. You have put together a truly magnificent year for me. Thank you so very much.”
Louise Clarke
West Vancouver, British Columbia
“I am very grateful I’ve had the opportunity to earn my parent coaching certification through the PCI. The program is robust, demanding, and thorough, and I appreciate the exacting standards and high expectations that lend my certification legitimacy and strength.”
Carrington Cunnington
Aurora, Illinois
“The depth, breadth and uniqueness of what is covered in the course puts this program above any other I evaluated. As I come from a business background, it was important for me to chose a program that would give me that sense of confidence in the value I can deliver to the parents I coach, the expertise I can bring as well as the knowledge I can share. PCI gave much more than I expected, together with a very supportive and affirmative environment that made learning a pleasure and calls and assignments something to look forward to. I feel I grew not just as a coach but also as a person.”
Alessandra Marazzi Rodel
Bangkok, Thailand
“For me, the PCI training has been life changing in so many ways. I am now a better, more positive, and more peaceful person, mother, wife, friend, sister, and coach. I apply the principles that I have learned, to my own life, on a daily basis. They enhance my life…I can honestly say I have been transformed for the better. Thank you PCI!”
Ani Alvarez
Key Biscane, Florida
“It's all here at the PCI: brain development and appropriate activities, identifying strengths and values, parenting styles, a wonderfully effective coaching process methodology. The PCI training gave me tools to help lift the immobilizing load of guilt and frustration from a parent's shoulders. It's a heady brew of intellectual challenge, personal growth, and skills development. Creative thinkers apply here!”
Chris Christensen
Bainbridge Island, Washington
“My time with PCI has been an incredible year and a truly transformational experience, both personally and professionally. To discover and work with such a thoughtful group of people dedicated to improving the lives of children and families felt like coming home. The relevance of the PCI coaching model to virtually any aspect of human relationships and experience makes it the most valuable tool I have discovered to effect positive change in the world.”
PK McCoy
Philomath, Oregon
“Gloria DeGaetano is a model of someone who is inner directed and other focused. She has built a very productive community through the PCI. She listens deeply and affirms warmly. She models the PCI principles with every breath. She has me engaged and committed to parent coaching just as she has many more doing the same. She has enacted the journey of collective fulfillment through the PCI. She is the model of moral power I want to emulate. Gloria makes each of us feel needed and valued. She models acceptance and rigor. She values competence and accountability…The whole PCI experience has made every breath more fun.”
Dede Barnes
Cottonwood, California
“I believe that when souls unite angels sing…And what is a chorus without a conductor? Gloria DeGaetano is the energy, the inspiration, and the heart of our chorus. Her spirit manifests in the PCI training program and touches the soul in each of us.”
Gina Harlow-Mote
Dallas, Texas
“The PCI certification is an amazing one-year program designed by the inspiring, knowledgeable, compassionate and brilliant Gloria DeGaetano. After one year of solid, interesting, challenging and demanding training, I feel that my competences grew, my life changed and my purpose is clearer than ever. I am truly grateful for this journey.”
Silvia Vernaschi Cocchiglia
Geneva, Switzerland
“After the rigorous research I did to find the best and most effective institute to study and train to become a parent coach, I ended up going with the PCI, and I am so glad I did. I am now better equipped with tools and knowledge to effectively assist my clients on their parenting journey.”
Ghada Bleik
Miller Place, New York
“I would also like to say thank you for this PCI course. It was life-changing for me in the way I view life and my children. The PCI approach truly resonates with me as it is so life-giving and affirming. I hope that as a certified parent coach, I can also continue to bring this positivity and new life into the families I meet. The living system theory and importance of self-care are two key anchors that have transformed the way I view life and the way I care for myself. I definitely see that I am gentler with myself after this one year. At the same time, I'm also learning to enjoy the process and to appreciate life in the system.”
Joanna Lee
Principal, Maple Bear School
Singapore
“It has been an honor to be part of PCI, where I feel I have changed dramatically in theway I view the world. Thank you, Gloria, for all the inspiration you share with us around the globe. I can't wait to have clients and pass this inspiration on to other families.”
Khadija Khudhair
London, United Kingdom
“Gloria and everyone at PCI that I’ve had the pleasure to study with has truly made my learning experience transformational. I’m so incredibly grateful for the journey I’ve been on with PCI.”
Sara Perna
Brooklyn, New York
“The preparation to become a PCI Certified Parent Coach® is intense and rewarding, slowly but surely preparing you to be the best coach possible. I felt supported throughout and was constantly learning effective tactics to handle all of my pro-bono clients, real work that contributed to my ability to graduate with confidence.”
Julia Wilcox
Lecce, Italy