Confident parenting starts here
Practical, compassionate coaching for parents navigating big emotions, behavioral challenges, co-parenting dynamics, and the everyday complexity of raising children — with expert guidance you can actually use.
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Licensed Clinical Psychologist
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Telehealth Available
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Nationally Certified School Psychologist
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St. Charles, MO
"Parenting is the most important job you'll ever do — and one of the few you're expected to figure out completely on your own."
— DR. MCKINZIE DUESENBERG
WHAT IS PARENT COACHING?
Not therapy—
practical tools for real life
Parent coaching is different from therapy. Rather than focusing on your own mental health history, it's forward-looking and skills-based — working with you on specific, real-world challenges you're facing with your child right now.
Sessions are collaborative and action-oriented. We'll identify what's working, what isn't, and build a practical plan you can implement at home, at school pickup, and in the moments that feel hardest.
Dr. McKinzie brings a rare perspective as both a clinical psychologist and a nationally certified school psychologist — meaning she understands your child's world from every angle, not just the therapy room.
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Personalized to Your Family
No generic parenting scripts. We build strategies around your child's specific temperament, diagnosis, and needs — and your family's values and dynamics.
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Evidence-Based Strategies
Every recommendation is grounded in current research on child development, behavior, and psychology — translated into practical language you can actually use.
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School-Informed Perspective
Dr. McKinzie's school psychology background means coaching extends beyond the home — she understands IEPs, classroom dynamics, and how to advocate for your child at school.
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Telehealth Available
Parent coaching sessions are available via telehealth for families across PSYPACT participating states — flexible scheduling that works around your life.
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Co-Parenting Welcome
Whether you're parenting together or navigating separate households, we work with both parents to build consistency, reduce conflict, and keep your child at the center.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Coaching for every kind of parent
There's no perfect parenting prerequisite. Whether you're overwhelmed, burned out, navigating a diagnosis, or just want to do better — coaching meets you exactly where you are.
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Co-Parenting After Separation
Navigating two households, different rules, and ongoing tension is genuinely hard. Coaching helps you build a co-parenting framework that protects your children's wellbeing — even when the relationship is complicated.
Reducing Conflict
Consistency
Communication
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Parents of Autistic Children
Understanding your child's sensory needs, communication style, and the world as they experience it opens everything up. We build strategies that work with your child's nature, not against it.
Sensory Needs
Communication
Advocacy
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Parents of Children with ADHD
Parenting a child with ADHD takes a specific toolkit — one most parents were never given. Coaching equips you with practical strategies for routines, homework battles, emotional dysregulation, and staying connected.
Routines
Emotional Regulation
Executive Functioning
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Parents Feeling Overwhelmed
If you love your child deeply but feel like you're running on empty, losing your patience more than you'd like, or just not sure what to do next — this is for you. No judgment, just support.
Burnout
Self-Compassion
Practical Strategies
WHAT WE COVER
Common topics in coaching sessions
Emotional Regulation & Meltdowns
Understanding why meltdowns happen, how to respond in the moment, and how to build your child's regulation skills over time.
Co-Parenting Communication
Establishing consistent expectations across households, reducing conflict in transitions, and keeping children out of the middle.
Executive Functioning at Home
Routines, transitions, chores, and homework — building systems that reduce daily friction for children with ADHD or executive functioning challenges.
School Challenges & Advocacy
Navigating IEPs, 504 plans, school refusal, homework battles, and how to effectively communicate with your child's school team.
Building a Stronger Connection
Practical ways to deepen your relationship with your child — especially through difficult seasons, behavioral struggles, or periods of distance.
Parenting with Confidence
Rebuilding parental confidence after a tough season — knowing you have a plan, a framework, and someone in your corner who genuinely understands.
HOW IT WORKS
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Free Consultation
A no-pressure 15-minute call to talk through what's going on and whether coaching is the right fit. Come as you are — there's no wrong place to start.
Getting to Know Your Family
The first session is about listening — understanding your child, your family dynamics, and the specific challenges you're navigating. No agenda, just curiosity.
Your Coaching Plan
Together we build a practical, realistic plan tailored to your family — with strategies you can use right away, not just concepts to think about.
Ongoing Support
Sessions are as frequent or as occasional as you need. We adjust as your child grows and circumstances change — always focused on what's most useful right now.