What Clients Are Saying

"For a long time, we just thought we had a difficult kid, and we needed to work on HIM. But we were able to see so much change when we changed OURSELVES and our own reactions, responses, and behaviors.

You have given us specific words to use, scripts to follow. When we're at a loss, we're no longer flailing in the abyss. Now we're channeling our inner Cari.

This work has been literally life-changing. The difference in our family dynamic today compared to two years ago is astounding. Now both of us are less stressed by the kids. Whining, meltdowns, sibling fights, and all the other things that used to leave us frazzled do not have the same impact. We are able to keep our cool (most of the time!), which also helps keep heightened situations from escalating further.

Cari is the answer to the whole "kids don't come with instruction manuals" problem." M.L.

"People talk about enjoying parenting, but we were not. We read lots of books and listened to many podcasts, but they all seemed to be on the extremes. We knew there had to be a better way.

Cari is fantastic. She listens to us and gives us ideas tailored to our situation and our daughter. We never feel judged or like bad parents, and we always feel supported. Cari helps us understand our opportunities. We also like that she is structured and uses frameworks, as that resonates with us and how we approach things.

We learned we can't control her behavior, but can control our own. We both get less frustrated than we did in the past. It feels so much better. The level of stress and frustration in the household is way down. It's crazy how a few small changes in our daily routine have improved her attitude and our family connection.

Cari helped us create a plan that fits our child and supported our growth as parents. It is amazing. It's much more efficient and effective than trying to read all the parenting books out there. It's like a cheat sheet to parenting.” A.R.

"When implementing Cari's ideas, I've noticed that my kids feel less defensive, and I'm more at peace. Sure, there are issues that come up, but I am more prepared to be proactive rather than reactive. That leads to less mom guilt, out-of-control frustrations, and unnecessary conflicts. It has left me with the overarching feeling of pride that I'm prepared to handle inevitable issues. I'm being proactive in being the best parent I can be, and I'm setting my kids up for success in their own lives." J.W.

I’m so grateful for where we are now. Before, things were really hard almost all the time. I had no earthly idea what was going on. I tried so many things that I thought should work and weren’t working… and now things are 95% better. I’m just so grateful.” K.F.

"Our child has always been strong-willed, but we reached a point where everything felt contentious. Consequences had the opposite effect, and all of our nervous systems were fried.

We started working with Cari to understand how to communicate with and parent our teenager. With Cari's guidance, we've learned how to regulate our own responses and validate his feelings more, and we have seen him start to open up in ways he has not previously.

We love how Cari models conversations and practices how situations may unfold. I like that we always finish our conversations feeling like we have a solid and actionable plan.

Cari is incredibly compassionate, kind, and accessible. She helps create actionable plans for parenting difficult children and greatly empowers parents. We are grateful and relieved to be on a good path.” J.P.

"We started seeing Cari when we found ourselves at the breaking point in parenting our adolescent son with Autism and OCD. Throughout our work together, Cari helped us identify and stay focused on what we wanted to accomplish, and helped us get on the same page with our approach by creating a shared decision-making space, especially regarding boundaries. Cari guided us in developing clear plans to address one thing at a time when we are drowning in overwhelm, broke down complex problems into manageable parts, and reminded us to celebrate our successes.

We have accomplished exactly what we set out to do and cannot believe how far we have come. I feel so grateful. The icing on the cake is that our co-parenting relationship and friendship have been strengthened through our work with Cari.

Cari is a gift to the world and our family." E.P.

"We were struggling with intense situations at home and at school, and nothing else we tried-- general parenting advice, online tools and courses, books, therapists-- was working in the slightest.

Cari offers so much practical wisdom and problem-solving techniques that really work in real life. Talking with Cari is like a warm, reassuring hug. She completely gets and validates that parenting is so hard. But by following her advice and techniques, we quickly saw a huge positive shift in our lives.

Life now feels pretty stable. Our whole family is a million times better off now because of Cari.” N.E.

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