Hello! My name is Kristin Darcy. I am a Grief Recovery Specialist and a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator and trained Coach for parents of teens to help them become the clear, confident and consistent influential support their teens need during this pivotal stage. 

I have a background in Clinical Social Work and worked as a therapist working primarily with children and families experiencing grief and trauma. Most importantly though, I am a mom to 3 teenagers myself!!!

When my oldest became a teen, I suddenly found myself not knowing how to handle challenges that came our way. Parenting tools I had always relied on suddenly became ineffective. My teen and I were getting into power struggles constantly and I felt lost in how to navigate this new phase of parenting and how to best support my child and deal with my own emotions. 

The true wake- up call came in the Fall of 2021 after my oldest shared with us, that they had been a victim of a sexual assault the previous spring, but did not tell us until that fall, because they were worried about how we would react. To be clear, they did not tell us because they did something wrong, they did not tell us because of how WE had shown up before for smaller things. At that moment I knew that I had to make changes. I would have to live with the regret that my child had to go through something so difficult alone, and I could never get that time back, but I could make sure that none of my kids ever felt that way again. 

My decision to work with a Positive Discipline Parent Coach was the best decision I ever made.

I found HOPE in improving my relationship with my teen and effectively helping them navigate their substance use which they were doing to cope with their trauma and anxiety. I decided after our experience that I wanted to help other parents of teens, in the hope that I could make sure other teens didn't have to suffer alone. 

As I began working with clients, I quickly became aware of how much grief was showing up. Grief about how they thought their children's lives were going to look like, grief about what was stolen from them or their children including safety and time and othe losses that were getting in the way of them experiencing joy.

I chose to work with a Grief Recovery Specialist when I was struggling to cope with feelings of loss I had with regards to the trauma my son had experienced. I was able to move through the process and regain a sense of control and purpose instead of living with the pain of the "what ifs". Because of the impact the method had on my life, I chose to become a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist so that I could provide the same