Become a Certified Parent Coach

Here's what our students say about the class:

"Thank you for your exceptional teaching, guidance, and mentoring!  You have been transformational in my life in so many ways over these last 15+ years! I have so much love, appreciation, and gratitude for you and what you do."

-Theresa Anderson, Ed.D., former coaching client and new Certified Parenting Coach

"Thank you so much Tina! This class was amazing. I feel like I am a better parent for it. The world is lucky to have you."

- Megan

"We are at the final stage of this wonderful Parent Coach Training. My emotional intelligence is shooting out so many sparks to evangelize every child agency, educational institutions, and parents ... I really wish, I could have this insight while my children were small. It doesn't do my growth any good, eyeing the past, but I can make progress for the future. Many parents will need that same encouragement to make progress - 'Focus on today, so tomorrow can be a little brighter.' I am determined to bring some sunshine to the lives of many parents, as well as children.

- Rev. Sharrieff Bugg

“When you take a class like this, everything gets better. Your work gets better. Your parenting gets better. Your outlook gets better. What a gift. A beautiful combination of grace and science.” 

- Jackie Beach

Tina,

“I cannot thank you enough for what you have created for parents and coaches. This is truly the most life-changing information all combined into a 10-month program. Your presence in our class is so informative but most of all comforting and soothing.  I just can't express how much this class has freed me personally and is making me such a better parent and effective coach and partner for the families I work with :-).

Thank you

- Hilary Floreal

"Class this last week was a true gift to me. In fact, I had the profound experience of feeling like I was exactly where I was meant to be, and that all my life experiences are coming together for this purpose. I'm so grateful to be a part of it!"

- Kaysie Steele

"Thank you so much, Tina!  There are no words to describe how much I appreciate you and all you do for parents, the next generation, and all your students.  Your knowledge and insight are irreplaceable.  Thank you for pursuing this purpose.  It has been a pleasure to be taught by you."

- Mindy

Student response upon reading "The Deepest Well":

"I will utilize my previous knowledge and newfound understanding of ACEs to teach parents about the way traumatic experiences shape the brain and how to heal toxic stress, not only in the lives of their children but also in the parents themselves. Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris explained that the treatment for toxic stress includes first reducing the dose of adversity and secondly strengthening the ability of the caregiver to be a healthy buffer. She goes on to say, “It’s crazy how resilient kids can be when they have a strong buffer.” I have experienced this “buffer system” in my own life as my mother was able to shield me from many ill-effects of living with an addict and narcissist. Of course the adversity impacted me, but the power of one caring adult in my life changed everything. I will always teach this to the parents I coach by inspiring them to become the “treatment” of their child’s trauma. That’s why parent coaching is so powerful! Because the solution isn’t in medication or therapy – the solution is in teaching parents how to give their children what they need. And as we learned in Present Moment Parenting, the overarching goal of every child is to feel lovable."

- S

"Thank you for all of your encouragement and information that you poured out into me. Because of you there are many families that have and will be changed.

May you and yours be blessed,"

- Banetta Bacchi

Regarding a class assignment:

“I have to admit I got stuck on reading “Parenting from the Inside Out.” As I read the content, I had some personal revelations about things that occurred in my past. It was painful, however … I found it quite healing. Your class has really given me insight not only into becoming a great Parent Coach and mentor but also a friend to myself. Thank you for that." 

"Tina,

Thank you for meeting with me.  I have enjoyed meeting with you and learning how to parent coach. Your passion and enthusiasm for helping parents is palpable.  I admire how you are seeking to help children at the source, through their parents.  Thank you for guiding me in helping me finding a similar passion in helping others and in my own home life. 

I have attached a pdf of my portfolio.  It has been fascinating to look back at the growth over the past 10 months and see how much I have learned. Thank you for all you have done to aid my journey."

- Gratefully, Jill Palmer

Tina,

"We often do not understand why we have had or experienced the hurt, pain, trauma, death, etc., in life, particularly in childhood.  However, it is those very experiences that will birth us into our God given destiny.  Thank you for being willing to take the good, bad and ugly of life to bring the PCC to the world.  For every family that your trainees will encounter after this training, will forever be changed for the better; today and for generations to come.  I hope that my life will have the same impact on families in CPS as you and this training did for me.  ????"

Also, you are a GOAT (Greatest of all time) at what you do...lol!

Forever grateful!  

-Sherryl Hernandez , Executive Director, CTC

"Thank you so much! I love that what you teach aligns so much with what we have learned over the years.  Parenting perspectives are so varied and rarely line up with how we approach things. Today's class was exactly what I was hoping it would be!  Can't wait to read your book."

- Michelle Gerdon, foster/adoptive parent, coach trainee

"Thank you for your work (trail blazing) and for sharing your work with those of us who want to be able to help parents help their kids.  I have always had a heart to help kids and at some point in my career, decided that the best way to help kids is to help their parents.  The same thing is seen in horse training.  A trainer can take a horse for 60-90 days and work all kinds of magic with them, but when they return the horse to the owner, the owner will not be able to get the same results because the owner has not learned what is needed to maintain that relationship and to communicate effectively with the horse in a way the horse will respond positively.  The same is with kids.  They can come to counseling or therapy and make big strides in that environment, but return home and the trouble continues because nothing in the home environment has changed.  By helping parents, the children have a greater chance of being helped. Perhaps this is why Buck (in the movie "Buck") decided that the one horse was not going to be able to be helped.  First, it would take a long time of consistent work to undo the negative behavior that had been learned, and second unless the owner got help for the baggage she was carrying, she would continue to create the environment that caused the horses behavior problems. 

I think that we (class members) were all disturbed by this because we never want to give up on any child who has behavior problems and so the comparison was hard to take.  There are times, however, when a child’s behavior becomes so dangerous to him/herself and the parents or other family members that they must go to residential treatment, or at least the parents feel they are not equipped to deal with the child.  I have seen this.  Unfortunately, I have also seen that many of the residential treatment facilities use a behavioral approach that is based on punishment and reward and it often causes increased traumatization.  Now, there are some trauma informed programs that provide help.  However, parents are normally (and hopefully) required to get some training and therapy as well so they can learn more trauma informed and positive approaches to parenting once the child goes back home.  In my desire to help foster and adoptive parents so that children are provided permanent loving homes and families, I was really pleased to see your attention to the trauma associated with ACE’s.

Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experiences with this class and in your book. I look forward to the next session.

With much appreciation,"

-Leslie Hagerich