Hi, I’m ALISSA MESSINA
Founder, Anchored Heart Parent Coaching, LLC
Certified School Counselor, Certified Parenting Coach
Over many years of working with families, I’ve heard many parents verbalize their desire to have someone who can come alongside them and help with their parenting. This is part of my “why” for choosing to become a parent coach. I have a passion and heart for supporting and strengthening children, parents, and families. I know firsthand that parents struggle and correspondingly their children often struggle too. So many of us are stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed (the list is endless).
My experience comes from being a seasoned and imperfect mother to two adult children. Together with my training as a peaceful parent coach, over 20 plus years of experience as an educational specialist and school counselor along with my work in restorative practices, I believe that I’m uniquely equipped to partner with you.
I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Social Welfare from the University of Delaware and a Master’s degree in School Counseling from Eastern University. I’m certified in Restorative Practices and am a Certified Parent Coach from The Jai Institute for Parenting.
My approach to parent coaching…
Peaceful parenting is not permissive parenting. It IS attuning first to our own needs and then the needs of our children. It is identifying our own triggers and exploring our past experiences so that we can show up in a healthier and more empowered way for our children. It allows us to become proactive and aware of our own needs and also those of our children. It takes practice, patience, grace, and support.
As your parent coach, my role is to come alongside as your guide on this parenting journey.
I am here to help!
The Jai Institute for Parenting
Our mission at The Jai Institute for Parenting is to teach parents how to raise emotionally healthy children, without compromising limits, boundaries and values.
Our Vision: A world where children grow into emotionally healthy, confident and empowered teens and adults.
Jai Certified Parenting Coaches support parents to heal generational patterns of power-over and/or power-under parenting to provide parents with the ability to parent effectively without using punishments, consequences, threats, bribes or other manipulative tactics that cause emotional and developmental harm to children.