Parent Coaching
In-person therapy in Charlotte, NC
Online therapy throughout NC, SC, and CO
Understanding Parent Coaching
At Resilient Roots Counseling & Consulting, we understand that parenting can be both deeply rewarding and incredibly challenging—especially when a child is struggling emotionally or behaviorally. When kids are hurting or acting out, it often impacts the whole family. Parent coaching focuses on supporting you as the foundation of your child’s growth and well-being.
Our approach helps parents strengthen communication, set healthy and consistent boundaries, and respond to challenges with confidence and compassion. Together, we work to understand your child’s needs, manage difficult behaviors, and create a calmer, more connected home environment.
Whether you’re navigating a specific concern, coping with ongoing behavioral challenges, or simply striving to feel more grounded in your parenting, parent coaching offers a supportive space to gain insight, practical tools, and renewed confidence in your role.
Tantrums, defiance, or aggression
Difficulty following rules or routines
School-related behavioral issues
Modeling calm and emotional resilience as a parent
Learning to listen without judgment and respond effectively
Setting and maintaining consistent boundaries
Moving from punishment to teaching-based approaches
Some common issues in parent coaching include:
Aligning parenting styles and expectations
Balancing care without enabling or overaccommodating
Managing your own emotional responses and self-care
Supporting children through adolescence or identity exploration
Encouraging independence while staying connected
Adapting parenting strategies to different developmental stages
Parent Coaching Can Help
Parenting can be incredibly rewarding—but it can also be challenging, especially when your child is struggling with emotions, behavior, or life transitions.
Parent coaching can provide support and guidance when parenting feels challenging. It is especially helpful if your child is struggling with big emotions or behavioral challenges, if maintaining boundaries and consistency feels difficult, or if communication and connection in your family feel strained.
Coaching can also support you during times of stress, burnout, or uncertainty in your parenting, while offering strategies to help your child’s mental health and navigate co-parenting or family transitions. Through parent coaching, you’ll gain insight, practical tools, and confidence to create a calmer, more connected, and resilient family environment for both you and your child.
Our Approach to Parent Coaching
Natalie Thomas, LCSW, LISW-CP, ACS
Founder of Resilient Roots Counseling & Consulting
At Resilient Roots Counseling & Consulting, our approach to parent coaching is strengths-based, practical, and rooted in evidence-informed strategies. We partner with parents to understand their unique family dynamics, identify challenges, and create actionable plans that fit their values and lifestyle.
We focus on:
Building Confidence: Helping parents respond to challenges with clarity, consistency, and compassion.
Strengthening Communication: Teaching skills to listen, connect, and foster understanding with your child.
Setting Boundaries: Supporting parents in establishing healthy, consistent limits while maintaining connection.
Managing Stress: Offering strategies for self-care, emotional regulation, and reducing burnout.
Navigating Transitions: Guiding families through life changes, behavioral challenges, and developmental milestones.
Our goal is to empower parents with practical tools and insights so they can feel more confident, connected, and effective—creating a stronger, healthier family system for everyone.
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What to Expect in Our Parent Coaching Sessions
Parent coaching sessions provide a supportive, non-judgmental space for you to gain insight, guidance, and practical strategies for parenting challenges. Each session is tailored to your family’s unique needs and goals.
During sessions, you can expect to:
Explore specific challenges or behaviors your child is experiencing.
Learn and practice evidence-informed strategies for communication, discipline, and emotional support.
Develop personalized plans to set boundaries, manage stress, and strengthen family relationships.
Reflect on your own parenting patterns, triggers, and strengths.
Receive guidance and tools you can apply between sessions to create lasting, positive change.
Parent coaching is collaborative, solution-focused, and designed to help you feel more confident, connected, and capable in your parenting journey.
Client Successes
"While I have so many examples of improved family dynamics it's hard to pick just one, an overwhelming theme I see is that caregivers become much more consistent with setting rules and enforcing consequences, which ultimately helps children because they're able to exist in a more predictable system.
I'm thinking of one family where the parents were constantly frustrated because their 10-year-old would ignore chores, talk back, and have meltdowns when asked to do basic tasks. The parents were inconsistent—sometimes they'd let things slide when they were tired, other times they'd explode over small issues. Through our work together, we developed clear, consistent consequences that both parents could implement the same way every time. Within a few months, the child's behavior improved dramatically, not because they were 'fixed,' but because they finally understood the family rules and could predict what would happen.
My main approach comes from a behavioral lens, supporting both the child and caregivers simultaneously—and once we create that predictable structure, everyone in the family benefits."
— Natalie Thomas, LCSW, LISW-CP, ACS
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Create the Peaceful Home You’ve Always Wanted.
Transform your family dynamics from chaos and tension to connection and understanding. Build a household where everyone feels heard and respected.
Frequently Asked
Questions
About Parent Coaching
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Parent coaching is a supportive, collaborative process where a coach helps you develop strategies, build confidence, and navigate challenges in parenting. It focuses on practical tools, emotional support, and strengthening the parent-child relationship.
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Parent coaching focuses on guidance, skill-building, and practical solutions for parenting challenges. Therapy may address deeper emotional or mental health concerns for the parent or child, whereas coaching is action-oriented and goal-focused.
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Any parent or caregiver seeking support with child behavior, emotional regulation, communication, co-parenting, or family stress can benefit. Coaching is helpful for families with children of all ages.
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The length and frequency of coaching vary depending on your goals. Some parents see progress in a few sessions, while others may benefit from ongoing support over several months.
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Not necessarily. Parent coaching typically focuses on supporting the parent or caregiver, but occasionally children may be involved if it helps achieve coaching goals.
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