Family Services

Helping Families Regulate, Reconnect, and Thrive

Families face many challenges—from separation and divorce to parenting struggles, reunification, trauma, and life transitions. My goal is to provide compassionate, child-centered services that help families move forward with confidence while always keeping the well-being of children at the center of the process.

Every family deserves to feel heard, supported, and equipped with the tools needed to build healthier relationships.

Services Offered

Supervised Visitation

Supervised visitation provides children with the opportunity to maintain safe, meaningful relationships with their parents while court orders or family circumstances require professional oversight.

My role is to provide a neutral, structured, and supportive environment where children can interact with their parents while ensuring everyone's safety and emotional well-being.

Services include:

• Professional supervision of parenting time

• Objective observations and documentation

• Child-focused approach

• Flexible scheduling when available

• Communication with referral professionals as appropriate

Parent Coaching

Parenting doesn't come with a manual.

Whether you're navigating divorce, co-parenting, behavioral challenges, or emotional regulation, I provide practical, evidence-informed coaching to help parents build stronger relationships with their children.

Topics may include:

• Emotional regulation

• Positive discipline

• Communication skills

• Co-parenting strategies

• Trauma-informed parenting

• Managing anxiety and challenging behaviors

• Strengthening parent-child relationships

Reunification Support

When families have experienced separation, rebuilding trust takes patience, structure, and support.

Reunification services focus on helping parents and children reconnect in a healthy, developmentally appropriate manner while supporting long-term relationship success.

Family Support During Life Transitions

Families often need guidance during periods of change.

Whether adjusting after divorce, blending families, recovering from trauma, or navigating significant life stressors, my goal is to provide practical support that promotes resilience, connection, and healthy family functioning.

My Approach

Every family is unique.

My work is grounded in:

✔ Child-centered care

✔ Trauma-informed practice

✔ Emotional regulation

✔ Healthy attachment

✔ Evidence-informed strategies

✔ Respect and compassion

I believe lasting change happens when families feel understood, supported, and empowered—not judged.

Why Families Choose Coastal Sage Family Services

Families deserve experienced, compassionate support.

I bring together:

• Raised five children

• Former foster parent

• Registered Mental Health Counseling Intern (RMHCI)

• Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

• PhD in Educational Leadership

• More than 20 years as a college educator

• Experience supporting individuals and families through mental health and substance use treatment

• Public service experience as a former state legislator

This combination of professional training and lived experience allows me to support families with empathy, objectivity, and practical guidance.

Let's Work Together

Whether you're a parent seeking support, an attorney looking for a trusted professional, or another referral source searching for family-centered services, I'm here to help.

Together, we can create a path toward healthier relationships, stronger parenting, and brighter futures.

Helping families regulate, reconnect, and thrive.