Tammy Galati  

I live in the Niagara Region in Ontario Canada. I have been married for 19 years; I am the proud mother of three children, two of which are my step children, their ages are 18, 23, and 25. I am also a proud aunt to my nieces and nephews who mean so much to me. During my journey in parenting, or as a role model for the children in my life, I feel I have learned many things from them along the way. Once my son was old enough I went back to school, with my studies in Social Services; I worked in the addiction field, women's shelter for battered women and their children, as well as with the homeless initiative; a place that helps the homeless find an affordable place to live. For the past seven years I have been working in a residential treatment center, when I was hired there the age group was, thirteen to eighteen in the past two years this has changed and I now work with children ages 9 to 12. While working in this agency there has been many changes, and I feel I have had the opportunity to grow and learn many things along the way, however this leaves me to questioning the gaps I feel need to be addressed. Read more!

Nica Guinn

Nica Guinn is passionate about improving communication in families and helping parents and children understand one another better. She believes that in order to raise happy, confident, caring children who will want to maintain loving relationships with their parents in the future, parents need to invest time, wisdom and care in their parenting while the children are young. Read more!

Becky Kapsalis

47 years experience of being a wife, 46 years experience of being a mother and 18 years of being a grandmother (loving every bit of it)-did not prepare me for the life changing insightful, inspiring and invaluable lessons I've learned on my way to becoming a certified Academy for Parenting Coach, Int'l (ACPI) 'Parent Coach'. Read more!!

Karen Gardner

Before becoming a parent coach, Karen Gardner enjoyed a number of child centered occupations. She has been a member of a specialized Head Start team, studied special and early childhood education, and developed a creative writing program for at risk children. It was when she became a journalist specializing in family issues, however, that her interest in parenting theory and single parent issues took center stage.

As a writer, Karen was exposed to massive amounts of parenting information from countless childrearing experts. She found the experience to be mind boggling, but in the end she discovered one simple truth—Parents are the experts when it comes to their own children. This belief is the premise on which her coaching practice is based. Karen acknowledges the many parenting theories, but sincerely believes there is no universal approach to childrearing. She feels every parent, child, and family has a unique perspective.

This, in turn, makes their difficulties and triumphs as individual as they are. Karen carries this belief into her coaching practice, and uses it to empower parents in their role as experts. In addition to her professional qualifications, Karen is a single parent. Her daughter, Irene, is a high school senior looking forward to studying architecture in the fall. Karen credits Irene for teaching her about life, love, and believing in herself as a parent. Karen can be reached at kygardner@verizon.net.

Lisa Greene

Lisa Greene is a mother, parent coach, Love and Logic facilitator and co-author of the new book Parenting Children with Health Issues: Essential Tools, Tips and Tactics for Raising Kids with Chronic Illness, Medical Conditions and Special Healthcare Needs. Since 2004, Lisa has been working with Foster W. Cline MD, child psychiatrist, to create a new Love and Logic program for parenting kids with special healthcare needs. See www.parentingchildrenwithhealthissues.com for more information or www.loveandlogic.com.

As the mother of two children with cystic fibrosis, Lisa initiated the concept of this new program after recognizing her own dire need for it. She has been using Love and Logic’s parenting curriculum for many years with her children and, as a Love and Logic facilitator, teaches the program to hundreds of parents each year in the San Francisco Bay area. Teaching Love and Logic is Lisa's "second" career. She spent nearly fifteen years in real estate finance until the birth of her first child. While working full time, she earned her college degree from Central Washington University and graduated in 1994 with a BS degree in Business Administration majoring in Marketing and Organizational Management. Lisa has always had a great fascination with psychology and a love for helping people. In the 1990's, she was a small group leader for several programs in The Excellence Series, a life-skills and leadership training program created by Context Associated. Lisa enjoys living with her husband and two children in beautiful Northern California after being transferred from "home sweet home" Bellevue, WA. In her "spare time," Lisa loves the outdoors, photography, adventures, good books and good friends. You can visit her website at www.happyheartfamilies.com.  Lisa can be reached at Happyheartfamily@aol.com.

Endye Hoffman

Two and a half years ago after successfully raising a beautiful daughter, my dog, Buster and I moved to Sammamish, WA. My greatest achievement has been seeing my daughter turn into a fantastic, successful young woman. I have always loved kids and my home was always the home where my daughter's friends hung out and felt comfortable at. After my daughter completed high school I went back and got my Masters in Counseling Education. Since then I have been working with challenged teens and their parents. This is where my passion lies. Read more!

Adina Lederer

In addition to seeing individual clients, Adina is a featured speaker at local organizations and schools throughout Bergen County and has been a contributor to the About Our Children supplement of the Jewish Standard of New Jersey. She is a grade school teacher at the Moriah School in Englewood New Jersey and a proud mother of four children. To learn more about Coach Adina’s services or to schedule a free phone consultation, email coachadina@gmail.com or visit her website at www.coachadina.com.

Wendy Martin

Shaynee M. McDougall

Shaynee is the youngest child of six children. She was raised in small towns in Alberta, Canada while her father was a coal miner and later the operator of a trucking company in the oil field . She has two older sisters who are both school teachers and three older brothers, and many nieces and nephews. Read more!

Joan Neuville

Joan loves working with families who are trying to navigate those tricky teen years and also families of foster care and adoption. Read more

Joanne O'conell

JoAnne is a former elementary school teacher and a single mother of four. JoAnne has always envisioned working as a parent coach or children’s advocate and feels the need for such a resource is overwhelming in our society today! Helping parents understand and enjoy their children is something that she feels passionate about! JoAnne enjoys volunteering in her children’s schools and activities and staying fit!

I am looking forward to applying my learning from the Academy to my personal parenting as well as developing a coaching/consulting practice that integrates my business and parent coaching experiences. JoAnne can be reached at oconnell04@comcast.net.

Tara Paterson

Tara has been building bridges with moms and families for many years. Her passion first revealed itself with JustforMom.com, a web site business with advice, ideas, and resources designed to “touch each Mom’s life, one Mom at a time.” She went on to create Moms In Print, a resource to assist, educate, and guide mom writers to realize their dream of being a published author; and in July 2004, Ms. Paterson launched her 501 (c)3 non- profit concept- the Just For Mom foundation (pending status). The Foundation has been involved with projects that involve a grassroots effort to support the Reading Rainbow; the creation of the prestigious Mom’s Choice Awards™; and is the recipient of a portion of the proceeds from the Chicken Soup series - Chicken Soup for the Mother and Sons Soul.

Tara was nominated as the 2002 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, and was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003 by a Northern Virginia networking group. She has also been seen on CNN, the Today Show, the Early Show, 48 Hours and has been featured in the Washington Post, Newsweek, the Purcellville Gazette, the Loudoun Magazine and quoted in the USA Today and Parenting Magazine.

Tara Paterson is available for private coaching, presentations, lectures, and workshops.

Minette Riordan

Minette Riordan, Ph.D., CCP is a native Texan who grew up in San Antonio. She did her undergraduate degree at Texas A&M, her Master's at the University of Texas at Austin and received her Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is passionate about helping parents to enrich their relationships with their children by learning to communicate and connect more effectively. A former educator, Minette is currently the publisher of North Texas Kids, a newspaper that focuses on parenting and events in North Texas.

She is a wife and the mother of two beautiful young children, aged 6 and 8. She enjoys reading, writing, spending time in nature, volunteering at her children's school and the many interesting people she meets doing business in North Texas. For more information about her publication, visit www.NorthTexasKids.com. Minette is always interested in speaking & training opportunities: if your group is interested in hearing a dynamic speaker or participating in a parenting seminar, or you would like more information on individual parent coaching, please email her at minette@northtexaskids.com.

Nancy Schiff

Nancy is a licensed medical social worker with over 20 years experience working in pediatric medical centers. She is a certified parent life coach, trained at the Academy for Coaching Parents International.

Her family oriented counseling experience, as well as her years of experience working with physicians, nurses, physical therapists, child life therapists, school officials, community service providers and many other medical specialists, have made her uniquely qualified to guide parents through the stressful experience of having an acutely or chronically sick child.  Nancy Schiff can be reached at www.schiffcoaching.com or njschiff@gmail.com.

Linda Whitmore

Linda Whitmore is a passionate, dedicated Parent Coach. She understands that today's busy pace has limited parents in their success to raise their children effectively. Linda has a degree in Early Childhood Education and has more than 25 years experience working with children and their parents as a Childcare Provider. She had an in home daycare for several years, and for the past 13 years Linda has been the Asst. Director and Preschool Teacher in a NYS licensed daycare center. Linda can be reached at linda@team-parenting.com email, website www.team-parenting.com, phone number is 585 723-4641 or 585 943-3140.  Read more!

ACPI Testimonial
ACPI Parent Coaching certification was invaluable! When I first realized how strong my heart's desire was to help parents learn positive ways to parent; I didn’t know where to turn. I knew that I wanted to help teach/encourage parents who were struggling, but didn't know that a Parent Coach was a viable option until I was led to Dr. Caron Goode. After our first phone conversation; I knew that this was what I wanted to do during the Fall of my life. The course work was easy to grasp and the instructors were extremely knowledgeable and supportive. My many years of practical experience; coupled with this training has given me the confidence I need to become who I am; A Parent Coach. Thank you Caron for providing this career opportunity for me, and thank you to all of the wonderful instructors and my classmates who also provided their own support and practical insight.

Specialty Areas
Connection Parenting
Team Parenting approach to parenting

Linda resides in Rochester, New York. You can find out more about Linda and her passion for parenting at her website:
http://myparentingcoach.net

Email her at lwhitmore@myparentingcoach.net

Lelia Williams

I reside in Clarke County Virginia, with my husband of 11 years. We have 1 biological child and several permanent placements' through a private therapeutic foster care program. Throughout the years I have found myself and our family being challenged with many of the children that are in need of support. After much consideration, I decided the field of parent coaching would be of benefit to myself, our family& the children in need. I completed ACPIs program to become a Certified Parent Coach.  Read more...