Helping parents and children thrive together.
Parenting isn't about finding the perfect answer; it's about discovering what works for you.
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I believe every child, parent, and family is unique. My coaching is experiential, collaborative, and responsive—shaped by your questions, your experiences, and what matters most to your family.
Together, we'll discover your unique path to deeper connection while helping children develop the confidence, resilience, empathy, and leadership skills they need to thrive.
Whether we're coaching, gathering with other parents, or creating meaningful experiences for children, my goal is to create a space where you feel seen, supported, and empowered.
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How I can help
In an overscheduled and increasingly disconnected world, one thing is clear: adults aren’t looking for more obligations, guilt, or social media chatter on how to be the perfect parent. They’re looking for simplicity, acceptance, and a place to breathe.
Our goal is to create an engaging, supportive experience that combines expert guidance with the wisdom of shared lived experience. We build each session around the experiences parents bring. Topics include, but are not limited to, morning, bedtime, and meal hassles; power struggles; tantrums; and boundaries. We listen first, then offer relevant content, practical strategies, and evidence-based frameworks grounded in emotional intelligence, Adlerian psychology, and Positive Discipline.
Our coaching model is experiential, collaborative, and responsive—not a series of parenting "shoulds." We recognize that every child and family is unique, so together we explore a variety of strategies, reflect on real-life experiences, and empower parents to choose the approaches that best fit their values, relationships, and goals.
Parent groups for babies through adolescents, with six to nine participants, meet in the evenings or mornings.
Parenting doesn't come with a script, and neither does this group.
Our play groups provide a relaxed, welcoming space where toddlers and preschoolers are free to explore, play, and create with thoughtfully curated, developmentally aligned toys and materials. As children play, parents chat, swap nuggets on child development, and discover practical tools for everyday parenting challenges like transitions, cleaning up toys, big emotions, and sharing.
We provide exploration themes, but there is no set curriculum because every child and every family is unique. Instead, each session is shaped by the questions, interactions, and moments that naturally arise within the group. Together, we'll build confidence, strengthen connection, and leave with fresh ideas to try at home.
Play groups meet on weekdays and Saturday mornings
More than aftercare, Play Club is a thoughtfully designed calm alternative to screen time, where children in preschool through fifth grade practice social skills, executive functioning, creativity, independence, and emotion regulation.
Play Club brings a level of intention and understanding that goes beyond traditional after-school programs. Every activity, interaction, and environment choice is designed to build the skills needed for a successful and happy life: confidence, respect, responsibility, accountability, and emotional intelligence.
In our small-group setting, children are truly known. They are encouraged to follow their curiosity, explore their interests, navigate friendships, and develop a stronger sense of who they are.
With age-appropriate materials and experiences chosen with learning in mind, Play Club honors childhood while giving parents confidence that their children are spending their afternoons in a caring, enriching environment.
Lisa meets play clubbers at school dismissal, and parents pick up at The Neighborhood Nook at 5:00 pm. Follow-up conversations with parents are ongoing and include:
Developing friendships
Confidence building
Conflict-resolution skills
New interests and growth
Meet Lisa
Lisa is a lifelong educator, leader, and impactful coach who has worked with thousands of children across public and private school systems throughout the U.S. and partnered closely with hundreds of families navigating the realities of raising kids in Chicago.
As a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer, she has created coaching programs, collaborated with leading organizations, and spent her career helping adults support children with clarity, confidence, and care.
Lisa’s coaching model is experiential, collaborative, and responsive. Her mission is to engage parents in discovering their unique path to connect with their children, empowering them to develop key life skills, values, and 21st-century leadership competencies.
I was a typical overextended parent…like so many….
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