Parent Educator

for parents of intense kids
Julianna and daughter

Hi! I’m Julianna

I am a Certified Parent Educator & Coach

and your guide out of parenting crisis and towards joyful connection and collaboration with your kids. 

 
Are you a parent or caregiver to a child with chronically inflexible, explosive, defiant, or oppositional behaviors? Have you tried all the parenting strategies to address the power struggles around homework, chores, and daily routines, yet the battles persist?  Are you feeling exhausted and stuck?  I know exactly what you mean. I’ve been there. I firmly believe that you are a good parent. And I know that your child is also inherently good. It’s the parenting tools that have been inapt.
 

I provide a radically different approach to understanding, and parenting kids with challenging behaviors.

 
I specialize in Collaborative Problem Solving ®, an evidence-based relational discipline. I teach parents like you how to build a collaborative partnership with your children in order to proactively, and permanently solve problems that lead to concerning behaviors in a way that builds skills, and fosters the parent-child relationship. I also teach self-regulation skills, de-escalation techniques, autonomy-supportive parenting strategies, and playful parenting approaches so you can find more confidence and joy in your parenting.
 
My services are a great complement to the work being done in therapy, education, and clinical settings. I offer 1:1 coaching, group classes, and workshops. I have years of experience navigating the special education system as well and I am a trained Parent Mentor by the PACER Center.
 

 IMAGINE…

 

More joyful connection. More collaboration. More cooperation. More concord. 

I am confident that you can achieve that.  

 

Read my story to learn how I did:

Click Here To Read My Story

 

 

 

 

 

“You are the first person I’ve found that is speaking

our language in these challenging situations.”

 

 

 

 

I Can Help You:

Build Knowledge

Understand the root causes of challenging behaviors

Build Skills

Learn science-based and effective parenting strategies

Build Confidence

Become an intentional and powerful parent leader

Build Relationships

Strengthen your bond, foster trust and find joy with your children

My Services:

Courses

In-person or live-virtual options. Click the link below to see current offerings.

Coaching

One-to-one parent coaching for parents and caregivers of kids 6 years and older with behavioral and/or mental health challenges.

Testimonials

  • "good news!!...he seems to respond in a less reactive nature when I’ve tried some new approaches with him. He seems to want to be around in our company a little more, which is good. His bedroom door isn’t closed all the time either."

    Mom of a teenage boy

  • "I’ve learned so much from you! It seems like you’re the first person I’ve found that is speaking our language in these challenging situations. It’s really changed my mindset about the entire picture as well - from hopelessness to I can try my best to figure out how to do this. Was thinking of you today as I navigated a challenging situation leaving for new swim lessons. I was thinking, what would Julianna do? And was able to keep myself calm and think creatively to collaborate. We actually did a 180 from refusal to leaving the house calmly and actually made it to the second half of the lesson."

    Valerie P.

  • "Thank you!! I wish all of the therapists that saw my son would have explained it to me in this simple way of terms."

    jenwilmans

  • "Julianna combines warmth and intellect to create sessions that are relaxed, comfortable, fun and full of valuable information. We were familiar with CPS from Dr. Greene’s book, but still learned a lot through this series! In addition to the formal Plan B conversations, I’m finding myself using these communication skills in all kinds of situations with my kids that call for compromise. We are feeling the effects being heard and respected more, which has been improving family dynamics. "

    Nia R.

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And when I say “occasional” I mean it…My kiddo makes sure I don’t have too much time to bombard your inbox:-)

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