I was born and raised in Canada. Growing up, my family consisted of the most adoring parents, two sisters, and they were all educators. My mom was a special education teacher, my dad was a high school math teacher, and then went on to teach at the local college where I went to school, my sister is a principal and was previously a kindergarten teacher, and my other sister was a biology teacher. My parents highly encouraged the education profession.

I always loved working with kids. I worked as a camp counselor for years. I then worked within families’ homes, providing respite care for children with special needs. I knew I wanted to work with families but did not want to be a classroom teacher.

After many years of working with families within different roles, such as a Behavior Consultant on the school board, an Applied Behavior Analyst Consultant within a clinical setting, and an Intensive Behavior Interventionist within a segregated preschool setting, I began the next chapter of starting my own family.

After 14 moves internationally and birthing three children in three different countries, I decided it was time to go back to work. Starting back in my career in a different country and being a single mom of three came with challenges. Licensing in Ohio looked completely different from Canada. I quickly realized that my post-graduate studies in Canada did not count in America. As I began re-training myself to learn the differences between the Canadian and American systems, I was hired as an Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist. I emersed myself in any training I could find. I became licensed as an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist Assistant with the Ohio Chemical Dependency Board. I received certification as a Certified Trauma Practitioner – Clinical. I became certified as an Ohio Infant Family Practioner – II with Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services, a Certified Family and Divorce Mediator through the Supreme Court of Ohio and recently became licensed with the High Conflict Institute as a New Ways for Families – Coach. Most importantly, I realized I could make a difference.

In 2017, I received my first referral for “Parent Coaching.” There was no defined role within this title. I showed up at my first Parent/Child visit and left knowing this is what I wanted to do. I wanted to create this role and continue working with parents and supporting them within their family unit.

I was born and raised in Canada. Growing up, my family consisted of the most adoring parents, two sisters, and they were all educators. My mom was a special education teacher, my dad was a high school math teacher, and then went on to teach at the local college where I went to school, my sister is a principal and was previously a kindergarten teacher, and my other sister was a biology teacher. My parents highly encouraged the education profession...