Parent Coaching in Palo Alto
Support, clarity, and real-life strategies to help you navigate parenting with more confidence and less stress. Serving families in the Palo Alto Bay Area and online across California.
Build Confidence In Your Parenting
Learn strategies that help you feel more prepared to meet your child’s emotional needs, without second-guessing yourself.
Support Your Child’s Emotional Development
Discover how to respond effectively to emotional outbursts, anxiety, and dysregulation, while supporting your child’s growth and self-regulation.
Feel More Connected As A Parent
Shift from power struggles and guilt to a deeper understanding of your child and yourself as a parent.
“It shouldn’t take every ounce of my energy just to stay patient.”
When your child is struggling, even simple moments can feel overwhelming. You’re doing your best, but staying calm can feel like a full-time job, and the guilt when you lose your cool only adds to the weight. You want to raise kind, respectful, and emotionally healthy kids, but right now it feels like you’re just trying to get through the day without falling apart.
At Core Wellness Living & Family Therapy in Palo Alto, we offer parent coaching and support to help you reconnect with your strengths, feel more confident in your parenting, and create more calm in your home.
Parent Coaching | Palo Alto Bay Area
- Constantly walking on eggshells to avoid triggering a meltdown.
- Repeating yourself over and over, with little to no change in your child’s behavior.
- Feeling exhausted from trying to stay calm when your child is not.
- Struggling to set limits or follow through without guilt.
- Second-guessing your parenting decisions, even the small ones.
- Losing patience more quickly than you’d like, then feeling guilty afterward.
- Worrying that your child’s anxiety, anger, or sensitivity is more than you know how to handle.
- Wondering if you're doing something wrong, or if you're the only one feeling this overwhelmed.
Anxiety Therapy | Palo Alto Bay Area
Who Parent Coaching Can Help
Parent Coaching is for parents who feel like they’re trying everything, but still feel stuck.
It’s for parents who are burned out, second-guessing themselves, or overwhelmed by emotional outbursts, anxiety, meltdowns, or constant pushback from their child.
You’ve read the books, tried the routines, and followed the advice online, but your home still feels chaotic, and your confidence as a parent is running low. You’re doing your best, and it still feels impossibly hard. We get it, and we’re here to walk alongside you as part of your village.
Parent coaching in Palo Alto offers real-life support, practical tools, and the reassurance that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.
We draw from approaches like:
- SPACE Treatment for parents of kids with anxiety or avoidance behaviors
- CBT to help shift unhelpful thought patterns in both parents and kids
- DBT to support emotional regulation for both of you
- Parenting therapy rooted in child development and what’s realistic for your life
- Relational models like those from Dan Siegel and Dr. Becky
- Play or art therapy when working directly with kids
Whether you’re seeking support alongside your child’s therapy in Palo Alto or simply want to feel more confident and steady as a parent, parent coaching can help. We’re here to give you real tools, real support, and real hope, so you can show up for your child without running on empty.
Parent Coaching | Palo Alto Bay Area
Parenting Challenges We Support:
Emotional outbursts and dysregulation
Ongoing tantrums, defiance, or shutdowns
Anxiety, social withdrawal, or school avoidance
Difficulty eating, sleeping, or transitioning
Parent-child conflict or miscommunication
Feeling overwhelmed or burned out
Respond with calm, even when things feel chaotic
It’s hard to stay grounded when your child is melting down, pushing limits, or spiraling with anxiety. Parent coaching in Palo Alto helps you learn how to regulate your own stress so you can respond with clarity, not just react out of frustration or exhaustion.
Make parenting decisions with more confidence
When every choice feels like it could go wrong, it’s easy to overthink even the small stuff. Parent coaching in Palo Alto gives you a clearer understanding of what your child needs and the confidence to trust your instincts as you guide them.
Be more present with your child
When parenting feels overwhelming, it’s hard to enjoy the good moments. Support for parents through coaching helps reduce the noise of self-doubt and second-guessing so you can be more present, connected, and engaged with your child, even on the hard days.
Create a home that feels calmer and more supportive
If your house feels like a war zone of emotional outbursts, tension, or conflict, it takes a toll. Parent coaching in Palo Alto gives you real tools to reduce stress, improve communication, and create a home environment where everyone feels safer and more at ease.
Trust yourself to handle what comes next
Every stage of parenting brings new challenges and new questions. With coaching, you’ll build the skills, insight, and confidence to face those moments without so much fear or self-doubt. You’ve got this, and we’ll be here to help along the way.
You are the exact parent your child needs, even on your hardest days.
Who We Are
Why Work With Core Wellness Living & Family Therapy
Life can be complicated.
The demands of work, family, relationships, and self-expectations can feel overwhelming, leaving you unsure of how to cope. At times, it may seem like there’s too much to balance, and managing it all becomes exhausting. In these moments, it’s easy to feel stuck or disconnected from the life you truly want to live.
At Core Wellness Living, we believe therapy is where clarity begins. It’s a space to make sense of your experiences and learn healthier ways to manage stress and emotions. We help you embrace your imperfections, find strength in your individuality, and connect with the shared human experience.
Our diverse team of therapists brings over 15 years of combined experience, offering a personalized approach that honors your culture, history, and personal journey, using evidence-based methods to guide you toward meaningful change.
The values behind Core Wellness Living & Family Therapy
Genuineness
We believe that being comfortable with who you are is key to meaningful change. Our approach is open, authentic, and grounded, helping you embrace your own truth.
Common Humanity
We all face struggles, make mistakes, and experience pain. Instead of seeing these challenges as personal failings, we view them as a part of being human.
Compassion
We believe that showing kindness and empathy to both ourselves and others can foster deeper connections, promote healing, and create a more compassionate world.
Curiosity
We encourage a mindset of curiosity—a desire to explore new ideas and perspectives that invite growth and help us better understand ourselves and the world around us.
Meet Our Team
Match With A Parent Coach
Find the right parent coach for you. Browse our team profiles or contact us to get matched. Our team is available for in-person parent coaching in the Palo Alto Bay Area or online therapy sessions across California.
Our Approach
How Parent Coaching Works
1. We take the time to get to know your family
We begin with a full understanding of your family’s story; your child’s challenges, your parenting concerns, and what matters most to you.
2. We create a tailored coaching plan
Together, we’ll develop a plan that’s realistic, personalized, and built around your parenting values and your child’s needs. This may include one-on-one sessions with your child or with you.
3. We support you every step of the way
From identifying triggers to practicing regulation strategies and communication tools, we’ll adjust your plan as your child grows and your confidence builds.
“It’s not only children who grow. Parents do, too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us see what we do with ours. I can’t tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it myself.” — Joyce Maynard
Parent Coaching | Palo Alto Bay Area
Questions About Parent Coaching
Do I come to the session with or without my child?
That really depends on what’s going on and what will help your child feel most at ease. For some families, starting off with a parent present can help build comfort and trust. Other times, kids or teens do better with a little space to connect one-on-one with their therapist first. We’ll talk through what feels right for your family. We’re flexible, and our goal is always to make the process feel supportive and safe for everyone involved.
How will we know if parent coaching is actually helping?
Great question, and one we revisit often. In our first few parent coaching sessions in Palo Alto, we’ll talk together about what brought you in and what you’re hoping will feel different over time. As we go, we’ll check in on what’s working and what’s not. You don’t need to see huge shifts right away; sometimes the little changes (like fewer meltdowns or more connection at home) are the biggest signs we’re on the right track.
Is this my fault? Did I cause this by being a bad parent?
We hear this a lot, and the short answer is no. Parenting is hard. Most parents are doing their best with the tools they have, and it’s normal to feel overwhelmed when things aren’t going smoothly. Coaching isn’t about blame. It’s about coming alongside you to understand what’s happening and figure out how to move forward in a way that feels better for you and your child. You’re not a bad parent. You’re a caring one, which is why you’re here.
Will my child need medication?
If things aren’t improving and we think more support is needed, we can talk through the option of medication and connect with a psychiatrist if needed. But that’s always a collaborative decision, and you’ll never be pressured into anything that doesn’t feel right.
I’m seeing my child make progress, and now I’m wondering if therapy could help me, too. Should I find my own therapist or work with you?
Parent Coaching | Palo Alto Bay Area
What You Can Expect From Parent Coaching
With time, support, and the right tools, many parents experience:
- More calm, less yelling
- Feeling more connected to their child
- Better understanding of their child’s needs and how to best meet these needs
- More alignment with their parenting partner
- Increased confidence in their approach and responses
- A more peaceful and supportive home environment
Core Wellness Living & Family Therapy
How To Get Started
Ready to take the next step or have questions? You can schedule a free 15-minute consultation, send us a message through our contact form, or give us a call—we’re here to make getting started as easy as possible.
