For Parents

Do you feel overwhelmed in your adoptive parenting?

Do your child's emotions feel big and intense and leave you uncertain about how to help?

Do some of your child's behaviors leave you confused and unsure how to respond?

Do your child's emotions feel big and intense and leave you uncertain about how to help?

Do some of your child's behaviors leave you confused and unsure how to respond?

Do your child's emotions feel big and intense and leave you uncertain about how to help?

Do you wonder if what you are experiencing is a normal part of child development?

Do you feel like there must be a better way forward, but you aren't sure where to start?

Do your child's emotions feel big and intense and leave you uncertain about how to help?

Or because of your child's early adversity and trauma?

Do you feel like there must be a better way forward, but you aren't sure where to start?

You can feel a greater sense of confidence and ease in your parenting.

Your parenting can be calmer and more proactive.

You can feel a greater sense of confidence and ease in your parenting.

You can feel empowered about approaching and responding to your child, especially when it's hard.

You can feel greater hope in your adoptive parenting and in the future.

You can feel empowered about approaching and responding to your child, especially when it's hard.

Meet Jessica

Hi, I'm Jessica. I’m a therapeutic social worker with over 20 years of experience helping adoptive parents navigate their parenting journeys.

Using an attachment-based, trauma-informed parenting approach called TBRI®, I teach parents how to become a strong parenting base for their children so they can heal from early adversity and trauma.

My clients go from feeling unsure and stuck in their parenting to feeling proactive and empowered with skill sets that allow them to parent with more compassion and ease.

If you are ready to create a family culture where you and your child can thrive, I'd love to support you through Adoptive Parenting Coaching.

See you soon,

Jessica

During our work together, you'll learn these 4 simple steps:

Step 1: Insight

You’ll learn the principles of TBRI® and how to put these into practice, creating a foundation for your adoptive family to thrive. I’ll guide you through the process and provide you with knowledge, encouragement, and compassion along the way.

Step 2: Awareness

You’ll make stronger links to your child's past and understand how they impact the present. We’ll explore where your child has come from, where you have come from too, and how this is shaping what is taking place now. I’ll provide you with support and sensitivity as you expand your awareness and develop greater insights into your adoptive family.

Step 3: Connection

You’ll deepen your understanding of how a safe, nurturing base supports your child's overall development. I’ll help you to develop skills to create a greater sense of safety for your child and help you to deepen your connection. You’ll be supported to become a more present parent and strengthen your relationship with your child.

Step 4: Regulation

You’ll learn how to respond to challenging moments with your child while holding their attachment needs in mind. I’ll help you to develop skills to support your child to manage their inside and outside worlds and how to help them develop the capacity for self-regulation. You’ll gain more clarity about approaching tough situations and feel positive about moving forward.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why Adoptive Parenting Coaching?

Because adoption comes with early experiences of loss and trauma, typical parenting strategies don’t work. Adoptive parenting coaching offers you a practical approach that’s focused on connection and tailored to the unique needs of your family. Coaching focuses on helping you understand why your child may be struggling and how you can respond in ways that build trust, connection, and long-term healing. It's not about fixing your child - it's about equipping you to parent in a way that truly meets their emotional and relational needs.

Will coaching address the deeper impact of trauma on my child and our family?

Yes. The coaching I offer is rooted in a deep understanding of how early trauma, loss, and disrupted attachment can shape a child’s inner world and behaviors. This isn’t a quick-fix or generic advice. We go beneath the surface to understand the why behind your child’s responses and explore how your relationship can become a safe base for healing.

How is Adoptive Parenting Coaching different from counselling or therapy?

Adoptive parenting coaching is distinct in that it focuses specifically on you as a parent. It helps you understand how your child has been affected by the past and what their needs are now, giving you the tools to respond in ways that build trust, safety, and connection. Coaching is collaborative, practical, and deeply attuned to the complexities of adoption and early relational trauma.

Counselling offers a safe space to talk through personal challenges, explore emotions, and get support in coping with everyday stress or relationship issues. Therapy tends to go deeper, helping people work through more complex mental health concerns or heal from their own trauma histories.

While coaching doesn’t replace therapy, it does offer a powerful space for adoptive parents to build insight, shift patterns, and respond in ways that promote trust and regulation. Many parents find that this kind of support creates real change, not just in their child, but in how they feel as a parent.

Is Adoptive Parenting Coaching right for me?

Adoptive Parenting Coaching might be a great fit if you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to support your child in ways that actually work. Maybe you've tried typical parenting advice and found it doesn’t address the deeper needs adoption can bring. Or maybe you’re simply longing for more clarity, confidence, and connection in your parenting. You don’t need to have it all figured out — you just need to be open to learning and ready to move forward with support.

How can I learn more from you in the meantime?

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Are there adopters that Nurtured Belonging's service isn’t right for?

Please note that I do not work with adoptive parents who are experiencing safeguarding or child protection concerns; where there is a risk of adoption disruption or breakdown; where there are active custody disputes between adoptive parents; or where there are court proceedings.

Create healing relationships for your child while parenting with confidence, compassion, and ease.

Do you feel overwhelmed in your adoptive parenting?

Do your child's emotions feel big and intense and leave you uncertain about how to help?

Do some of your child's behaviors leave you confused and unsure how to respond?

Do some of your child's behaviors leave you confused and unsure how to respond?

Do your child's emotions feel big and intense and leave you uncertain about how to help?

Do some of your child's behaviors leave you confused and unsure how to respond?

Do your child's emotions feel big and intense and leave you uncertain about how to help?

Do your child's emotions feel big and intense and leave you uncertain about how to help?

Do your child's emotions feel big and intense and leave you uncertain about how to help?

Do you wonder if what you are experiencing is a normal part of child development?

Do you feel like there must be a better way forward, but you aren't sure where to start?

Do your child's emotions feel big and intense and leave you uncertain about how to help?

Or because of your child's early adversity and trauma?

Do you feel like there must be a better way forward, but you aren't sure where to start?

Do you feel like there must be a better way forward, but you aren't sure where to start?

Do you feel like there must be a better way forward, but you aren't sure where to start?

Do you feel like there must be a better way forward, but you aren't sure where to start?

Do you feel like there must be a better way forward, but you aren't sure where to start?

You don't need to feel overwhelmed, uncertain, or stuck in your parenting.

You can feel a greater sense of confidence and ease in your parenting.

You can feel a greater sense of confidence and ease in your parenting.

You can feel a greater sense of confidence and ease in your parenting.

Your parenting can be calmer and more proactive.

You can feel a greater sense of confidence and ease in your parenting.

You can feel a greater sense of confidence and ease in your parenting.

You can feel empowered about approaching and responding to your child, especially when it's hard.

You can feel empowered about approaching and responding to your child, especially when it's hard.

You can feel empowered about approaching and responding to your child, especially when it's hard.

You can feel greater hope in your adoptive parenting and in the future.

You can feel empowered about approaching and responding to your child, especially when it's hard.

You can feel empowered about approaching and responding to your child, especially when it's hard.

Meet Jessica

About the Parenting Approach You'll Learn:

Adoptive Parenting Coaching

Step 1: Insight

Step 2: Awareness

Step 3: Connection

Step 4: Regulation

Hope and healing are possible for every adopted child.

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