Parent Coaching and Support for Families During Challenging Times
Unlock Understanding,Untangle Conflict
Is your teen or young adult depressed, angry, anxious or withdrawn?
It’s hard not to lose your footing when your love and guidance don’t break through
Whether you’re at the beginning of your journey or have been supporting your complicated child for many years, get the support and guidance you need now to create change within your family
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
- C.S. Lewis
Consistency and Connection
I provide coaching for parents of teenagers and young adults experiencing behavioral and mental health issues.
Welcome
I'm Sarah MacKay. Together, we’ll reveal the insight and love you have for your teen or young adult — powerful gifts too often obscured by challenges and chaos.
Beyond revealing your intuitive parenting strengths, I’ll empower you to focus on your own needs, which are easily abandoned in the process of raising a family in crisis, balancing work, and more.
You're not alone. Help is here.
Is your teen or young adult struggling with…
Anxiety & Isolation
Behavior Disorders
Defiant Behaviors
Depression
Failure to Launch
Internet & Gaming Addictions
Lack of Motivation
Learning Differences
Mood Disorders
Self-Harm or Suicidal Ideation
Sexual Reactivity
School Refusal
Substance Abuse
Trauma
Here’s how I can help
1: 1 Parent
Coaching
Build confidence
Gain practical skills
Transition Planning & Aftercare Support
Sustain progress
Chart next steps
next chapter
a book club for parents
Stay Engaged
Challenge yourself
Parent support groups
Feel understood
Learn in community
workshops and presentations
Learn from experts
Deepen hope
Resources
Deepen knowledge
Practice new skills
“Meeting Sarah was a true salvation.”
When my daughter returned home from a therapeutic boarding school, I did not have a transition plan. Our home situation became almost unbearable. I felt desperate and very depressed. Sarah’s coaching helped me not only establish more effective communication and a better relationship with my daughter, but it also helped me to let go of my resentments and anger.
— PARENT OF DAUGHTER ON THE SPECTRUM
“Sarah is remarkably insightful, sensitive, intelligent and effective as both a parent coach and a support group facilitator.”
Her training as an educator--, combined with her personal experience parenting a child with mental illness--helps Sarah hone in quickly on solutions tailored to our situation. She consistently impresses us with just the right nugget of wisdom for the issue at hand!
— PARENTS OF A DAUGHTER WITH A PERSONALITY DISORDER
“Sarah’s coaching helps open doors to less resistance, better communication and most importantly less stress for the entire family.”
Sarah has the uncanny ability to help parents understand how their current communication patterns with their teen and young adult 'children' are not working. She helps them come up with insightful phrasing, practice conversations, and other ways to approach their difficult kids.
—LISA SCIMENS, FAMILY SANITY FOUNDER
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