Parent Testimonials
(In adherence with confidentiality laws, names and locations have been changed)

     Tracie was a phenomenal resource to our family during the past school year!  We were struggling to parent our 6-year-old son who had been diagnosed with ADHD.  As a result, he was demonstrating increasing "problem behaviors" and defiance.  Tracie's Parent Management Training course helped us by giving us the tools we needed to skillfully work with our son through this time, building his self-esteem and cooperation and our overall competence levels as parents.  By the end of the course, my son was doing so well that he no longer needed behavioral status reports in the classroom or private therapy sessions.  He has continued to thrive ever since!  We can't thank Tracie enough for her amazing work with us.  ​

Betty and John
Scranton, PA

​     When we called Tracie we were desperate. My 4 year old had just thrown a wooden hammer at my head for no apparent reason. We had been through hitting, biting fits where we felt desperate and didn't know how to stop it. We had been to multiple parenting classes and read many books and nothing was working. In fact, I think it was making it worse. I am a strong believer in positive discipline, and never thought I would do time outs or rewards. I was so worried about having my son feel heard, and I didn't realize that I was failing to set calm limits for him that he needed and we were actually reinforcing the negative behavior.
     With Tracie, WITHIN 24 HOURS THINGS RADICALLY IMPROVED!! IT WAS LIKE MAGIC!  We are so grateful that Tracie helped us find a way to set limits while being kind and respectful and calm. In fact, using her method made me feel like I was being a calmer, kinder parent than with the other methods. I listen to other struggling parents with strong willed children and I am so grateful that we found her when we did. I LOVE being with my 4 year old now and our home is peaceful and happy! 
     THANK YOU!

Michelle and Barry
San Francisco, CA

​    I would like to take this opportunity to thank you on behalf of my husband and myself for all the support you provided us. As mentioned to you, I was feeling really hopeless and to a certain point depressed for not being able to get my son to follow instructions or behave well. This is when I read the book from Dr. Kazdin and was able to find you at the beginning of the year. My son was my top priority in 2014 and thanks to your help, support, advice and teaching, we have seen massive results not only in him but in us, as parents as well, which we believe was the key to get him to change.
    When I look back to where we started 4 months ago to where we are today, I cannot believe how much things have changed in our lives for the positive. Our home feels safe, secure and quiet. The constant yelling, pulling, hitting or expressions of negative emotions seem to be something from the past.
    All we can say is THANK YOU because only when one experiences such difficult times, one can realize how important the help of someone as qualified as you are, would mean. Thank you for your patience, willingness to help and flexibility with the schedule.
Our experience with you was an excellent one and we highly recommend you for those parents who at this very moment, cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel because of issues with their kids. They just need the right help and the right coaching to get them where they want to be, so I just hope they find you in the same way we found you.
    The job is not done... With kids it is always a work in progress, but we are so thrilled and enthusiastic with the tools we learned, that we feel we can always reach out to them to overcome future challenges.
     Thank you once again for improving our lives for the better. 
                                           
Mary and John 
Miami, FL 
                                                                                          

​     My heartfelt thanks to this remarkable PMT program! Without Tracie's guidance through the use of these skills I can't imagine what would have happened to my daughter. She made a dramatic turnaround from a defiant, rude, disrespectful teenager to a calm decent person to be around. I'm not saying we don't have our moments but they are few and far between!                          

Sara 
Colorado Springs, CO

     The turnaround in our daughter's behaviour since the start of this year has been nothing short of remarkable! When we started working with Tracie our family was in crisis mode, with our 8 year old daughter, suffering severe separation anxiety, which culminated in her refusing to attend school and having frequent and severe tantrums.
    Our traditional parenting techniques, which were centred around a more punishment based approach, were getting us nowhere, and seemed to only escalate the issues. Wefelt completely lost.
     Tracie introduced us to a completely new way to manage her behaviour. Within a relatively short period of time we were able to overcome the school attendance issue. After addressing this issue, Tracie has guided us in tackling our daughter's broader behaviour issues with great success. What Tracie has taught us has extended far beyond addressing the issues with her behaviour. It has also completely changed how we parent our other children. Our home is now a much more positive and happy environment.
     As we are based in Sydney, Australia, all of our interactions with Tracie have been from our home via video conference. This has been both convenient and effective!

Vallerie and Clay  
Sydney, AU




    Our 7-year old son was hospitalized two times before we entered treatment with Tracie. His behavior was completely out-of-control and we were extremely worried that he would need to be sent to a residential treatment program. We were unable to control his temper and he would resort to hitting us, throwing things and screaming when he didn't get his way.
    After meeting with Tracie for 4-sessions his behavior changed dramatically. We continued treatment for 12-sessions and can't tell you how amazed we are at the difference in our child. He is now able to handle himself calmly when we tell him no and his school behavior has improved dramatically. His teachers are as thrilled as we are!

Barbara and John 
Hamden, CT



    I actually enjoy being with my daughter again. Before I came into treatment I had just had it with her behavior. We were constantly fighting over everything and she was often extremely rude and disrespectful. I am happy to say things are completely different now. Of course, she is still a teenager and with that comes difficulties, but we fight less and there is practically zero disrespect. 
    This program is a godsend!

Melanie
New Haven, CT




     Our twin 6-year old boys were a handful to say the least! They were rambunctious, got into trouble at school and fought with each other constantly! After this program our household is calmer, quieter and the boys fight less. But the most impressive change is that I am not receiving phone calls from school any longer. I can't express how relieved we are that their behavior in school has changed. What a nightmare it is to get phone calls not once a week but everyday! Now, nothing but positive!
​     Thank you Tracie!

Dan and Missy
Killingworth, CT