Families don't drift apart all at once. It happens gradually, through moves, milestones, and the slow accumulation of distance. Coaching creates a deliberate space to reverse that drift.
For parents and adult children who've drifted apart, or stopped talking, and want a structured way back. Sessions can include family in different states, together or one at a time.
Family coaching isn't about solving a crisis. It's about building the communication habits, the shared language, and the practical structures that let families stay close through the things that pull them apart.
Sessions can include one family member or multiple. We'll work on specific, concrete goals, not vague improvement in the abstract. This is coaching, not therapy: we're focused on what's happening now and what you want to change, not on childhood history or diagnosable conditions.
If therapy is what's actually needed, I'll tell you that clearly and help you find the right resource.
I coach the adults in the relationship. If your concern is a minor child's wellbeing, a licensed family therapist is the right place to start.
Most estrangements don't start with one event. They build over years of conversations that didn't land, until contact feels like more risk than it's worth.
If your son or daughter has gone quiet, kept you at arm's length or stopped answering altogether, you're probably replaying what you could have done differently and wondering what's safe to try now.
Coaching gives that a structure. We look at the pattern, what your child may be reacting to, which of your usual moves widen the gap and what a better first contact would look like. Each session ends with something specific to do, or not do.
I wrote more about the first steps with an estranged adult child here.
Your family probably doesn't live in one place. A parent in North Carolina, a daughter in Colorado, a brother in Texas.
Sessions run by video, so location doesn't limit who can take part, and everyone can join the same conversation if and when that makes sense. Scheduling runs on Eastern Time, and I'll work around the time zones.
You can start alone, and many parents do. A lot of reconnecting begins with one person changing how they show up.
Joint sessions happen only if your adult child chooses to join, and never as a condition you set. If they've asked for no contact, we work on respecting that and on what you can do within it. I won't help anyone get around a no-contact request.
Most people work on one goal over 8 to 12 sessions. There's no required commitment.
Family therapy is clinical. It treats diagnosable conditions and is often covered by insurance. Family coaching is goal-focused and doesn't require a diagnosis.
If there's abuse, active addiction, a safety concern or a mental health crisis, therapy is the right place to start, and I'll tell you so. The FAQ page has the full answer, including how confidentiality works in coaching.
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