As the biological parent of four grown children, one of whom is on the autism 

spectrum, grandmother to five teenagers, trained therapeutic foster parent to over 20 children, mostly teens with mental health diagnoses, and adoptive parent to three children with developmental, intellectual, and physical disabilities, I have 38 years of real-world parenting and co-parenting experience in all types of typical and atypical situations. I became a certified Life Coach, specializing in Youth, Parent, and Family coaching in 2012. In 2022, I became a board-certified Christian Mental Health Coach through Light University. I have coached over 100 people with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and relationship/family issues since July of 2022. I am a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and the International Christian Coaching Association.