Practical tools, compassionate guidance, and real hope for parents of teens and young adults navigating ADHD, anxiety, depression, substance use, and the challenges that come with growing up in today’s world.
Parent Trainers Webinars
Find Your Way Through the Hard Stuff: Live Webinars for Parents of Struggling Teens and Young Adults
If your teen or young adult is struggling—and your family feels stuck in stress, confusion, or constant worry, you’re not alone.
Our one-hour webinars are designed to help you find clarity, direction, and connection again. Each session offers research-based insights, real-life strategies, and compassionate tools you can use right away to support your child and your family’s wellbeing.
Whether you’re new to this journey or have been in the trenches for a while, these webinars will help you take that next step forward with confidence and hope.
Wednesday, November 19th
11am MST & 6pm MST
Hope for the Holidays
A parent’s guide to recognizing and supporting teen and young adult holiday mental health distress.
The holidays are a stressful time for everyone and often young people can feel lost in the shuffle and overly self-critical due to parents’ hectic schedules and the comparisons that come in visiting with extended family members. Teen and young adults mental health struggles spike during this time and suicides increase. Join this webinar to learn the red flags of mental health distress in your 13-26 year olds and what you can do to support them.
Monday, November 24th
11am MST & 6pm MST
From Crisis to Connection
Rebuilding Trust & Connection with Your Teen or Young Adult
Do you ever feel like you’re talking at your teen instead of with them? Discover the connection tools that can break the silence. Join this webinar to learn the tools and phrases to rebuild relationship, open communication, and renew hope, even when your child has withdrawn.
Early January – TBD
Time TBD
How to Set Boundaries that Actually Work
Set boundaries that help, not hurt with a new approach for parents of struggling teens & young adults
Join this webinar to learn how to set loving, realistic boundaries that support recovery, responsibility, and connection instead of constant conflict.
BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY
All Webinars come with two months of free membership in the Parent Trainers Community to support you in taking action on what you learn in the webinars. The Parent Trainers Community hosts weekly live Q&A with the Parent Trainers, has a library of resources, and helps you connect with other parents and families facing similar challenges.
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Meet the Parent Trainers
Robert’s hope is to serve individuals and families that are struggling and to teach the skills he has gathered over a long career to anyone who is ready to learn. He believes that the family system is the key to long term success to support the whole family during crisis and mental health challenges.
With a Masters in Counseling and extensive experience in treatment programs over his career Robert has one of the most extensive backgrounds in training staff and now parents to better understand and work with their kids.
With over 20 years of experience in group facilitation, rites of passage, experiential therapy and treatment practices, Robert uses his depth of knowledge in these areas create trainings that challenge parents to see beyond their own limitations of belief and to foster new ideas in their lives and within their families and communities. He utilizes his study of metaphor, experiential practices, life skills and therapeutic programing to influence and work with people’s belief systems to create a supportive environment so they can choose to grow and change.
Paul brings a wealth of experience to each family having worked in therapeutic treatment settings for over eleven years. As a Professional Life Coach in private practice, Family Wellness Counselor and Master Wilderness Field Guide in Wilderness Therapy, a Counselor with a Home Transitions program, Mentor and Clinical Staff in Aftercare Settings; Paul continues to work passionately to support individuals and families on their path of healing and personal growth.
Having worked extensively in various treatment settings, Paul offers as a trainer the teachings and skills that he has gathered throughout his career. He supports families in finding the balance within relationships, responsibilities, and a settled home environment through collaboration with clients. This includes developing individualized plans and supporting structure that honors each family member.
Paul brings a unique perspective to this work having gone through his own journey of growth and self-discovery. Having had the experience of placing a family member in wilderness therapy and then integrating her into his home to provide post treatment stabilization and structure, Paul understands and can also relate to the family perspective in his work.
With a desire to help others find their path of health and belonging, Mary pursued a career in counseling and coaching, where she has supported adolescents, young adults, and their families in a variety of settings. She earned a Master’s of Science in Counselor Education from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has since traveled west, where she has supported others in both wilderness settings and residential programs. She passionately integrates alternative and creative training approaches unique to the needs of the individual or family.
Throughout her career, Mary has worked as a primary therapist, family therapist, and parent coach. Her work with young adults and adolescents covers issues ranging from substance use, attachment issues, depression and anxiety, troubled relationships, and grief and loss. She values working with the family system, providing support and guidance so that families can experience more effective and healthy communication and connection.
Her straightforward training approach focuses on authenticity, accountability, and action. With compassion and support, Mary creates space for deep reflection and meaningful growth.
Mary believes that everyone is capable of growth and success in life, and her hope is for others to experience that belief in themselves. Her work empowers families to explore meaningful alternatives to past patterns, thoughts, and behaviors. Through this work, they cultivate healthy relationships, communication, and life skills for the future.
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