Honestly, I never planned to become a parent coach. For almost 20 years, I have worked as a therpist in child and family mental health - supporting kids and parents through some of the most painful and overwhelming season of their lives.

But somewhere along the way...

I became that mom too.

The one whose kid was melting down at home, anxious in social situations, or shutting down completely.

The one trying to hold it all together - for everyone.

The one who knew exactly what to say to her clients...but couldn't always access it in her own chaos.

That disconnect made me realize something big was missing. Because I realized something no one was saying out loud:

Moms aren't just "support systems" for their kids mental health.

We are whole humans with emotional needs of our own. And we can't pour from a nervous system that's fried.

And the deeper I got into my therapy work, the clearere it became:

Most therapists are trained to focus only on the child - they rarely assess the entire family system, and more rarely ask how the mother is coping. In many cases parents aren't included in treatment at all.

But here's the thing:

Kids can't practice coping skills in a vacuum.

They need a safe, regulated adult modeling what calm looks and feels like in the real world. And moms - especially the ones doing all the heavy lifting - need support and confidence, not guilt, to guide their kids through the hard stuff.

So I pivoted into a space where I could offer what moms actually need:

• Real tools

• Relatable support

• A trauma-informed, emotionally intelligent framework that helps you restore yourself while supporting your child.

That's how the RESTORE Method™ was born, a program that teaches moms to regulate, reconnect, and respond - instead of react - during even the hardest parenting moments. And that's why I do this work.

Because not mom should feel like she's failing her child - especially not when she's already giving everything she has.