Parent Coaching in NYC & Westchester

What Parent Coaching Actually Looks Like

Parent coaching isn't therapy for your child — it's expert support for you. Here's what to expect:

• Understanding your child's unique profile — We start by understanding your child's temperament, developmental stage, and specific challenges. No two kids are the same, and the strategies shouldn't be either.
• Evidence-based strategies you can use immediately — Drawing from approaches like Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS), emotion coaching, and developmental science, we give you tools that work.
• Real-time problem solving — Bring the situations that are driving you crazy. We'll work through them together and practice responses so you feel prepared, not reactive.
• Ongoing support — Parenting challenges evolve. We adjust the plan as your child grows and as new situations arise.

Who Parent Coaching Helps

Our parent coaching is for families dealing with:

• Strong-willed or spirited children who push back on everything and need a different kind of structure
• Tantrums, meltdowns, and emotional explosions that feel bigger than "normal" for their age
• Sibling conflict that's tearing the household apart
• School behavior reports — your child is struggling in the classroom and you're getting called in
• Parenting differences between partners — you're not on the same page and it's creating tension
• Major transitions — new baby, divorce, move, school change — and your child isn't adjusting
• Neurodivergent children who need parenting approaches that account for their wiring (see our neurodivergent services)
• General parenting overwhelm — you love your kids but you're exhausted and need help

Why Work with a Psychologist Instead of a Parenting Coach?

There are a lot of parenting coaches out there. Here's what makes our approach different:

• Clinical expertise — Our coaches are licensed psychologists with deep training in child development, not influencers with a certification. They can recognize when behavior signals something deeper and adjust accordingly.
• We see the full picture — Because we also offer child therapy, family therapy, and developmental assessments, we can identify when coaching alone isn't enough and seamlessly connect you with the right support.
• No judgment — We're not here to tell you what you're doing wrong. We're here to help you understand your child better and feel more confident in your responses.
• Research-backed, not trend-based — We don't follow parenting fads. Our strategies are grounded in evidence-based approaches that have been studied and proven to work.

Parent Coaching for Specific Situations

New Parents

The transition to parenthood is one of the biggest identity shifts you'll experience. If you're a new mom navigating postpartum challenges, or simply feeling overwhelmed by the demands of a newborn, our new parent coaching provides grounded, practical support.

Co-Parenting After Divorce

Navigating parenting across two households adds complexity to every decision. Our co-parenting coaching helps you create consistency for your children even when the family structure has changed.

Parenting a Neurodivergent Child

Standard parenting advice often doesn't work for ADHD, autistic, or sensory-sensitive kids. Our neurodivergent parenting coaching gives you strategies designed for how your child's brain actually works.

Teen and Pre-Teen Challenges

The rules change when your child hits adolescence. Our teen parenting coaching helps you maintain connection while navigating independence, social pressures, and identity development.

Locations

We offer parent coaching in person and via telehealth across the greater New York area:

• Upper East Side
• Upper West Side
• Midtown East
• Midtown West
• White Plains
• Scarsdale
• New Rochelle
• Hartsdale
• Greenwich, CT
• Stamford, CT

Frequently Asked Questions

Content draft — ED Parenting Audit — Solomon Advising — 2026-03-07