Welcome to The Parenting Practice

Parenting is widely known as the most amazing, exhausting, trying, endearing, rewarding journey but we are not meant to do it alone. I specialize in helping parents navigate the twists and turns of parenting all while parenting in the trenches with you. Not only am I a certified professional, I am the mother of two boys and am witness to lots of big feelings, emotions, and challenges. I am navigating my own parenting practice alongside you.

If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to support that child’s parent.” -Ann Douglas

My Qualifications:

CERTIFICATIONS:
Jai Institute for Parenting- Certified Parenting Coach
Circle of Security - Classroom (COSP-C)-
Registered COSP-C Facilitator
Circle of Securing Parenting (COSP)- Registered COSP Facilitator
North Carolina Birth-Kindergarten License
North Carolina Elementary License

National Board Certification- Early Childhood Generalist

EDUCATION:
MASTER OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCED TEACHERS, M.Ed.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Early Childhood Intervention and Family Support
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Major in Elementary Education


EXPERIENCE:
White Memorial Weekday School- Assistant Director
SAFEchild Advocacy Center- COSP Facilitator
Project Enlightenment Foundation- Project Enlightenment Board of Directors
Wake County Public Schools-
Elementary School Teacher (PreK-2)