Dana ParisiI'm glad you're here! I'm Dana Parisi, a Certified Parent Coach and Educational Trainer with special training in trauma informed approaches. I'm also a brainspotting pracitioner and an author of two parenting books:
Parenting Marathon: The 10 Step Guide to Navigate Parenting Challenges and The Great Wait: 10 Action Steps While You Wait For Your Adoption. My passion is helping families heal and grow by working alongside parents and educators of children/students dealing with persistent challenging or explosive behaviors. I’m a busy mom of 4 kids, two biological and two adopted. My first profession was Physical Therapy, which I loved. However, as our family grew, so did my passion to support other parents and caregivers who are struggling... maybe feeling discouraged, alone or hopeless. You are not alone. During my parenting journey I have had to learn new tools and adjust my approach based on my kids' unique needs. I have experienced many challenging situations as a parent including children who deal with ADHD, OCD tendencies, adoption and attachment trauma, extreme explosive episodes, sensory sensitivities, learning struggles, sibling conflicts, emotional struggles and more. I know how isolating it can feel to be struggling without success with your kids. We can’t do this alone and there are tools out there to help you. As a mom I have seen healing in my family from some really dark and difficult places. I started Lives Touched in 2021. As a parent coach I have had the privilege to help hundreds of families move from survive to THRIVE. Healing and growth is possible!
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Work With Me
Parent CoachingIf we work together for parent coaching, I will help you learn to work WITH your child, rather than against your child. We will explore the possible roots of your child’s behaviors, rather than just trying to control the child to make him or her obey. Many children have early traumatic or adverse experiences that affect how their brain is wired, and how they perceive their current experiences. This trauma can come from many different sources, it may be related to adoption or foster care including early losses of birth parents. It may be early or traumatic births, early hospitalization, witnessing stressful events in the home or the community, or related to a medical diagnosis. It could be separation from parents due to illness or divorce, being the subject of bullying or feeling isolated due to differences. It may be stress related to COVID, stress or tension in the home for any number of reasons or isolation from friends and peers. The bottom line is that the behaviors you are seeing are just the tip of the iceberg, the visible part, and we need to understand what’s underneath the surface in order to help child grow.
This isn’t a place to blame parents for their kids' behaviors. I know that parents do the best they can for their child with the tools and resources they have available. The question is, do you have all the tools you need to meet your child where he or she is at? Just like parents and caregivers are doing the best they can with the tools they have, kids are also doing the best they can with the skills and resources they have. You can be the agent of healing and growth in your family and help your child/teen gain the skills they need to succeed! Working together, I will help you adjust the lens that you use to view your child and the behaviors you are struggling with. I will teach you techniques to help manage meltdowns, help your child build skills, and help you build a deeper, more connected relationship with your child that will result in improved interactions and behaviors. It works! Be hopeful! There is growth and healing ahead. |
BrainspottingBrainspotting is an intervention used in parent and family coaching to help you and your family build life skills, including the ability to confidently move toward personal goals. This client-based approach is effective with parents, teens, and children. I work with kids ages 6 and older
By helping identify and work through internal barriers and increasing access to inner resources that already exist within a person, Brainspotting helps people feel less "stuck" and more equipped to move forward toward desired goals. It helps reduce and relieve anxiety. It helps reduce stress, increase ability to deal with change, and boost motivation, allowing you to experience a newfound sense of confidence and hope! Brainspotting can be used along with other components of parent coaching or on its own. It's effective for in-person and virtual sessions. |