I’m available for speaking engagements and would love to bring my ideas to your event.

Speaking to What Parents and Kids Need Most

Parenting anxiety can feel overwhelming. Today’s parents often tell me they worry about:

  • How their own anxiety may be affecting their children

  • What to say (or not say) when a child is anxious, and the fear of making things worse

  • Feeling stuck in a swirl of conflicting advice and “shoulds”

  • Wanting reassurance, normalization, and clear, practical strategies

  • Needing both “in the moment” tools for crises and deeper, longer-term approaches for lasting change

In my talks, I address these pain points head-on. I offer kids, parents, and educators a mix of research, real-world examples, and actionable strategies than can be implemented immediately—alongside a compassionate perspective that normalizes their struggles.

I design talks and workshops to fit the audience and the moment.

  • Keynotes and large-group talks for parent-child audiences

  • Professional development sessions for educators

  • Relatable, engaging presentations for kids, teens, or college students

  • Interactive Q&As with parents

  • Small-group consultations with organizational leadership

  • Fireside chats co-hosted with school counselors, board members, or other in-house professionals and stakeholders

In every format, my goal is the same: engaging, thought-provoking conversations that speak directly to the needs of today’s kids, parents, and educators.

My style is engaging and relatable, weaving together insights from clinical practice, research, and my own parenting journey. I focus on leaving audiences with practical strategies they can put into action right away.

Sample
Parent-Friendly Topics

    • Normalizing anxiety across development

    • Distinguishing between everyday worries and clinical disorders

    • How to know when (and how) to seek help

    • How parent anxiety affects kids (and vice versa)

    • The trap of overparenting and accommodation

    • Practical strategies to model resilience and independence

    • Why both extremes increase risk for anxiety

    • Relatable stories of “What would you do?” dilemmas

    • Authoritative parenting and the “love-and-limits” balance

    • How today’s parenting culture fuels anxiety

    • What independence really looks like (without neglect or FAFO extremes)

    • Concrete ways to build autonomy in everyday life

Sample
Kid-Friendly Topics

    • Why trying new things matters, even if you feel scared

    • How independence builds resilience

    • Easy ways to practice courage in everyday life

    • What anxiety really is — and why it exists

    • Normal vs. “too much” anxiety

    • Simple tools to calm your body and mind

    • Why tough feelings (stress, sadness, worry) can actually help

    • How to tell the difference between “painful” and “unsafe”

    • Tools for riding out uncomfortable emotions

Sample
Educator-Friendly Topics

    • Why negative emotions are not dangerous

    • How to help kids experience and learn from discomfort

    • Fostering emotional resilience in your students

    • Why avoidance makes anxiety worse over time

    • Practical, developmentally appropriate exposure strategies

    • Simple classroom techniques to encourage brave behavior

    • Understanding the parent perspective (and their anxieties)

    • Effective communication when families are worried or conflicted

    • Tools for building collaborative, consistent support plans