I will meet you exactly where you are in your parenting journey.
Together, we'll get to the root of what's preventing your PDA child from thriving and the thinking patterns that keep them stuck. At Peace Parents' coaching methodology combines:
- A scientific approach to understanding your child's unique brain.
- An experimental method that has helped hundreds of parents discover exactly what works for their children and families.
- A spirit of mindfulness, radical acceptance, and non-judgment, to move toward peace in your identity as a mother/father.
Who is Private 1:1 Coaching for?
Parents who are ready to radically shift their way of being with their child. At least one parent in the package must be ready to do the difficult work of changing as a parent in order to become the catalyst for transformation for their PDA child.
Parents who are ready to take action immediately. Seeing immediate shifts in the home requires immediate action and radical shifts in your behavior.
Parents who want to take a scientific approach to parenting. This is not a "parenting philosophy." The tools are science- and evidence- based, and will be guided by the data your child gives us.
Coaching is NOT for parents who:
Are looking for a therapist or crisis intervention.
Are looking for a another set of rules, dogma, or a "only one way of doing things" parenting approach.
Are not willing to change their own behavior, thought patterns, or take responsibility for their agency within the constraints they face.
Are looking to fix their child and gain compliance using reward-sanction approaches or traditional parenting techniques.
Coaching is NOT for parents who:
Are looking for a therapist or crisis intervention.
Are looking for a another set of rules, dogma, or a "only one way of doing things" parenting approach.
Are not willing to change their own behavior, thought patterns, or take responsibility for their agency within the constraints they face.
Are looking to fix their child and gain compliance using reward-sanction approaches or traditional parenting techniques.
If you're anything like my clients...
- You are sick of feeling demoralized and want to find meaning and purpose in the parenting journey you are on.
- You may secretly loathe coming home at night to your child after work or even resent having a child in the first place.
- You want to feel connected to your child, but you meet resistance to feeling that connection.
- Ultimately, more than anything, you want to lay your head on your pillow knowing in your bones you did everything you could to ensure your child can thrive for the rest of their life.
It's all OK.
You are not alone and we can get there together.
About Donna Georgen
Donna’s passion for helping families comes from 26 years of lived experience and extensive training in PDA. She has raised two PDA children to the adult ages of 26 and 19. Donna also completed the PDA Society’s college-certified “Levels Program” in Pathological Demand Avoidance.
Donna was the first Support Group Coordinator for PDA North America - and in alignment with her own coaching objectives - she created dozens of PDA Parent Support groups in the United States that are still thriving. She is now thrilled to be part of the At Peace Parents team where she supports hundreds of families on their parenting journey. She is certified in the signature Paradigm Shift Program with At Peace Parents and trained by Casey Ehrlich, Ph.D. to provide specialized care and guidance unique to PDA families. Donna brings her genuine depth of understanding, compassion and care to each parent she works with.
There is another way to parent a Pathologically Demand Avoidant (PDA) Child or Teen. (PDA).
Join the 100s of other parents of PDA children and teens who have found peace
Take a look at what people have said about working with Donna....
Kendahl really understands the nuances of bigger families. She was so helpful when suggesting ideas of how to deal with sibling energy and dysregulation, I implemented her advice straight away and it worked perfectly.
Lisa Y.
Client
Kendahl is the lifeline you always knew you needed. She *gets it* on so many levels. She has such incredible strategies and ideas to share that are individualized to each family, that will help you feel empowered and so not alone.
Lilly P.
Client
Kendahl listens with warmth and curiosity. She dispenses knowledge with confidence and humility. She has the wisdom and groundedness of an experienced mother who has been tested and persevered. She understands that the task is impossible. Somehow she's still convinced that you can do it!
Rebecca R.
Client
Having access to a Kendahl for a month, we were able get immediate feedback regarding real time events that were going down in our family. We were able to pinpoint what aspects of our daily life were the most challenging for our son and ourselves and make the appropriate accommodations in order to see measurable outcomes. The coaching program helped funnel the information into just a few key starting points that we could then immediately incorporate into our daily routine, as well as his school environment.
Christina M.
Client
Working with Kendahl has been so transformative. Her deep understanding of the challenges, worries, feelings and desperation that parents of PDAers can feel is genuine and empathetic. It was really a first for us to be able to openly talk about our experience - and be met with zero judgment, tons of affirmation, and ultimately be led to feelings of hopefulness. We are still very much in the deep in the trenches, but she has helped shine a light on a path to more stable ground - and in a way that recognizes the very hard work of our PDAer, and us as parents. Thank you so much for the love and care you've shown us.
Lisa T.
Client
In our sessions Kendahl helped us find clarity so that we could focus on the things that we can change in our home to make it more supportive for our son, and perhaps more importantly, she healed our relationship with one another so that we are now able to support each other better and in doing so, show up for our son better. Our home is a safe and happy place again and we would not be here if not for our breakthroughs working with Kendahl.
Liliana A.
Client
Kendahl is a compassionate, smart, thoughtful, experienced coach who fuses her work with her own lived experience as a PDA'er and as a parent of PDA kids. She is smart and was reliably available to us between sessions. We appreciated that she did not have a one size fits all approach. Instead, she listened intently, did her homework, and used our needs to guide our sessions. We went into this as an experiment and are coming out with a trusted resource. We will continue coaching with Kendahl and feel so much gratitude to have found her and At Peace Parents. It's an unusual and much-needed resource that has given us more confidence to navigate our relationship with our daughter.
Ruth S.
Client
I immediately felt comfortable with and understood by Kendahl. Her compassionate, yet knowledgeable approach was ideal for coaching in this very tender area. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with her!
Abigail J.
Client
My husband and I worked with Kendahl following an At Peace Program. It was a gift to be able to review the skills learned in the program, and explore with a trained, empathetic, experienced professional how to deploy those skills to help our family. We are so grateful.
Susan N.
Client
What if I told you that raising a PDA child or teen doesn't have to be terrible?
Not only is it possible, but as we stabilize your home, you will see that your child is a gateway to a deeper connection to self.
I will teach you how to approach your child or teen with a scientific mindset, so that you stop doubting yourself and can find what works for your family for years to come.
I will provide tools to help you stop banging your head against the wall and going in directions that aren't meant for you or your family.
We will also work on transforming your parenting identity, so that you feel more confidence, empowerment and ultimately, peace in your life.
At the heart of the work we do together is always love and connection.
- To find it again (or maybe for the first time) between parent and child.
- To find it again with yourself as a parent who is already good.
- And to be held by it as you explore this next evolution of your parenting identity with me, without judgment or limitations for what is possible for you, your child or teen and your family.
