"Shannon has been an invaluable resource for me in giving excellent parenting advice for handling tricky situations with my young adult children. She offers such wise counsel coming from her years of experience working with young adults. She gets them. Equally important she gets parenting; she is a mom too. Specifically, I've needed help creating plans that laid-out what Im responsible for and why my adult child is responsible for, in a concrete structure that is fair, logical, respectful and which my child and I can both agree. Shannon is able to give me real life help in untangling codependency issues os we can have a parent/child formula that works. Shannon is a great lifeline for me to have."

Carol S., Parent

"When we first learned that the college transition program for neurodiverse young adults our son was going to attend would provide us with a parent coach, we were very skeptical. We had already worked with all kinds of specialists to help our son be his best, and we felt the program would provide our son with what he needs to further grow and develop.

 But the program our son is attending is focused on our son. Shannon focuses on us, our relationship with our son, and how to be the best parents we can be for him.   Shannon helps us take some of the emotion out of our conversations with our son and communicate more effectively with him.  Our coaching with Shannon has been very valuable and we recommend her to other parents with great confidence."

M&G

“I am incredibly grateful to have worked with Shannon over the years. She has helped me significantly in ways that I did not know I could be helped in, especially through college and all of the hardships that comes with growing up in this complex world. What I have liked more than conventional counseling is that I feel like I am given tools every time we speak that I am able to work on that push myself but are manageable in my busy schedule.”

Megan C., University of Portland Student

"I have been using Shannon as a coach for a few years and have known her for longer. She is the true definition of a coach. She is full of confidence on what to do in any situation and more than once will turn the decision making towards me. This helped me learn to think for my self and think what would Shannon do in this case. Shannon has been there for me and my family through so many difficult times. Always managing to help and simplify the crises. With her happy smile and one simple sentence the crises most of the times is over. My husband and I would look at each other and ask how does Shannon do that. We often wish we’d had her years ago when our kids were younger.
There was more than once when we needed immediate advice and Shannon was always at the ready to help , no matter where she was.
I enjoyed an amazing woman trip that Shannon and her friend Kay organize and am signed up for a second one. The trip was an amazing opportunity to get to know other woman who are struggling with raising kids. Shannon was a fun and easy going traveler, just what one needs for a great trip.
She has made a true difference in my life and my family’s. I would highly recommend her to anyone who could use help in making the right decisions for one’s self and one's Children."

Tamar K, Mother

 "Shannon is an insightful, empathic coach. Her understanding of neuroscience brings legitimacy to her approach. I am always touched by her kindness and gentleness."

Emily C., Director of non profit