You may have read parenting books, listened to podcasts, asked ChatGPT for advice, tried different approaches, but it still feels like nagging, yelling, repeating yourself, or issuing threats is the only way to manage.

Are you sometimes overwhelmed and yearning for more connection?

—Do you occasionally have a short fuse and get easily frustrated when parenting?

—Does a lot of conflict surround screens?

—Are you caught in power struggles that keep repeating themselves?

—Do you ever get to enjoy your family instead of managing everyone?

—Are you wondering how to better manage meltdowns, academic struggles, or deal with self-doubt? If you are raising a child with neurodiversity, these challenges can require even more patience and resilience.

These scenarios are common. And, it’s common to want or need more support in building your capacity to stay regulated, stay compassionate and stay on course. For many, coaching helps.

Even the former Surgeon General has sounded the alarm bell on a crisis of parental mental health. We all show up with the best intentions and want the very best for our children, but it’s hard not to fall back on punishments and reprimands. Parenting is the hardest and most humbling job we do—what evidence-informed ways can build our capacity to do it well?

—Self-compassion

—Nervous system science

—Communication skills

—Mindset.

Coaching is more than education. You can learn a lot from ChatGPT or TikTok (sources, accuracy, and reliability may vary widely). Learning is necessary, but it is often not sufficient.

Coaching is a partnership, with accountability, support, practice, and a new way forward, with the aim of changing behavior and automatic habits or reactions. We can all benefit from support and a safe way to practice tools and new modes of communication.

Coaching is a collaborative process of discovery in which a trained coach helps one recognize thoughts and feelings with the goal of moving forward toward a desired outcome. Coaching brings awareness to limiting beliefs and thought patterns that we often don’t even recognize are there. Unlike therapy, coaching is grounded in the present moment and explores how current thoughts impact feelings which in turn drive actions that determine results. Coaching is an unregulated industry and there is no requirement for licensure.

As your coach I will:

-Be an engaged listener

-Ask powerful questions

-Help you identify limiting beliefs

-Help you expand thought processes

-Help you design action steps

-Teach you evidence-based practices to help lay the path forward

-Provide a non-judgmental, confidential and nurturing space for exploration of thoughts, feelings and goals.

Coaching is not therapy and should not replace care from a licensed professional.

“Eliza is so warm and easy to talk to. She helped me gain confidence and a develop a deeper understanding of how I wanted to show up as a parent.” —CH

“Eliza is a joy to work with. She immediately puts you at ease with her calm demeanor and welcoming presence. She has a knack for asking the right questions and giving you the space to reflect and come to insights on your own. I highly recommend working with her!”—CG

“Working with Eliza helped me reframe my problems in a productive way that not only made me feel better and have more self-compassion, but helped me work through them in a more positive mindset. The coaching sessions gave me the tools to navigate some of the issues many of us face as early career physicians.” —AM

“I have really enjoyed my sessions with Dr. Humphreys - I find her to be kind, open-minded, inquisitive and thoughtful.

Dr. Humphreys helped me better understand how to apply coaching principles to daily life. This has in turn helped increase my curiosity about what thoughts are driving my feelings and where I can make small shifts to experience a different outcome - particularly with some personal life challenges. What’s nice is the same concepts apply to almost any aspect of life!! I am so grateful for her time and expertise helping me work a new muscle, one I continue to flex on the regular. I would highly recommend Dr. Humphreys to anyone.” —PD

“Eliza has a kind, understanding, inquisitive manner that made me instantly feel comfortable and able to truly dig deeply and honestly into what I was feeling and thinking about. I was able to reflect and I felt she was truly hearing, and understanding what I was saying. She was able to understand and interpret what I saying and help me process ways to respond, accept and move forward. She helped me re-frame a number of things and challenge the way I approach things.” —KT