Christine Moers and her husband were parents by birth, adoptive parents, and licensed foster parents by the state of Texas before finally venturing into the overwhelming world of "therapeutic parenting" in April of 2008.
She has parented a myriad of issues, including: Tourette Syndrome, Anxiety/Depression, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. As a therapeutic parent, she has researched and learned from multiple experts on parenting and attachment theory. Her approach is a combination of all she has absorbed in the last 13 years. It leans heavily toward the teachings of Dan Hughes, Karyn Purvis and Denise Best. One of her mantras is "When you know better, you do better." Because of this belief and all she has learned and practiced in her own home, she now avoids any parenting ideas which may feed the deep shame existing in children with a history of trauma.
Christine is available for phone, Skype or Google+ Hangout consultations. She does not only focus on parents of trauma. Her time is also spent helping parents of "normal kids" learn new tools to reduce yelling and bring some joy back into their home.
Rates are $25/half hour and $40/hour. She will initially converse with you via email to better understand your situation. This allows you to both "hit the ground running" and make your consultation more cost-effective. Christine can be reached via email at christinemoers@hotmail.com. Please add "Parent Coaching" to the subject line.
For more information on the process: Parent Coaching Information
What others are saying about how Christine has helped them in their parenting:
"Christine met me where I was. She encouraged me. She helped me learn how to be comfortable with my own humanity as well as the humanity of my children. She has talked me down from more bridges than I can count and she has been there when I thought I couldn’t move another step. She helped me to let go, laugh and see past the behavior so that I could see my children for who they truly are. That advice helped me change the way I saw myself, my role as a mother and my children – changes that have brought healing and love to everyone in my family, including myself." - from Cathy G.
"I read every parenting book on the shelf at my local library and came to one conclusion: Your kids aren't my kids. Christine's unique, individualized approach takes into account all the little things about my kids that make them special...and challenging.
Christine Moers combines those two essential parts of good coaching: inspiration AND practical tips. When I come away from her, I feel good about my parenting journey and I have concrete ideas that I can use immediately to make progress with my kids. She is uniquely able to empathize and empower. That is a gift you won't find in a parenting book or seminar." - Mandy M.
"While you are fighting this war for your children’s souls, for healing and hope, and thinking you are alone, finding Christine is like finding a Veteran to that war, she has survived and made it out to the other side. She held my hand through my daughters multiple suicide attempts. She held the closet door cheering and whooping as I emerged a proud confident Mama parenting trauma. Not only did she cheer me on, she provided me with much needed resources and support systems of other parents and therapists that were like a life raft in an Ocean of no one “getting it”. Christine becomes that voice in your head reminding you what you already know, choosing love, curiosity and understanding…rooting for you and your children all the while." - Lindsay C.
"I can honestly say that Christine's expertise has changed our entire household for the better. I found her, on accident, by my meandering through full time RV blogs and I haven't looked back. Not only has she taken her own time to help me manage life with my child, but she has taken the time to help me manage myself as I take on new ways of interacting with my child. Christine definitely lives her life with a bright light and I've felt that she wants me to live life with that same light. Hope is (usually) abundant again for my family. And on the days where it's all gone, she brings it back." - Shannon R.
