Therapeutic Parenting Coaching in Norfolk & Online

Coaching for Therapeutic Parents

Specialist coaching for adoptive parents, foster carers, kinship carers, and parents supporting children impacted by trauma. This psychology-informed, relationally attuned coaching creates space to reflect, build confidence, support family wellbeing, and strengthen your capacity to respond in ways that feel appropriate and sustainable for your family.

Who this support is for?

This service is for parents and carers who are supporting children and young people impacted by trauma and who want reflective, non-judgemental space for their own thinking and wellbeing. It is relevant for adoptive parents, foster carers, kinship carers, and others who want to strengthen confidence, reduce isolation, and develop approaches that feel sustainable in real family life.

Adoptive parents seeking reflective support alongside therapeutic parenting approaches
Foster carers and kinship carers wanting space to think and feel supported
Parents and carers navigating stress, advocacy, isolation, or uncertainty
Families wanting support that recognises both child needs and parent wellbeing

Support for parents and carers

Parenting children impacted by trauma can be demanding, emotionally complex, and isolating. Coaching offers a space to think openly about what is happening in family life, how it is affecting you, and what support or perspective may help. The work is grounded in lived understanding, relational practice, and trauma-informed coaching.

Together, we might explore your wellbeing, confidence, advocacy, responses to challenge, social support, or how to navigate the systems around your family. The focus is shaped by what feels most pressing, most meaningful, and most supportive for you.

Wellbeing and reducing parent or carer stress
Advocacy and preparing for difficult conversations
Building support around the family and reducing isolation
Navigating complex systems with more clarity and confidence
Strengthening reflective, trauma-informed responses

How coaching is different from training or therapy

This is not parenting training delivered as information only, and it is not therapy for your child. It is a reflective coaching space designed to help you apply what you know, make sense of what is happening in your family, and build responses that feel compassionate, realistic, and sustainable. It supports the parent or carer as well as the parenting approach.

Testimonials

"Caroline was deeply empathetic and incredibly skilled in her questioning, so skilful in fact that we ended up discovering a more positive direction by ourselves. We weren’t sure what to expect from the coaching, but soon learnt, it wasn’t training or therapy, it was our safe space to share our worries, reflect on our values, parenting styles and responses. Caroline was brilliant at listening and telling us what she heard from us in an unjudgmental and empathic way."

Adoptive Parent

"The impact of those 12 weeks has been incredible for family life, it’s a calmer and happier place to be. With our ‘golden nuggets’ we’ve taken from our time with Caroline and our empathic led parenting style, our children’s responses no longer leave us feeling worried or confused. We feel so appreciative we had the opportunity to access this coaching with Caroline and would highly recommend coaching for any adoptive parent, parent or carer."

Adoptive Parent

"Caroline has many skills as a coach but feeling really listened to, with a completely understanding approach to relationship difficulties, has allowed us to be confident again as parents."

Adoptive Parents

"My experience was extremely positive and really changed the way I approach parenting. The coaching helped me feel more confident in using a trauma-informed therapeutic parenting style and helped me move away from more traditional approaches that didn’t work for my family. I was given a safe space where I could talk openly about the difficulties I was having with my child without feeling judged. Caroline was an amazing coach who helped me become a better parent, feel more relaxed about the future, and build resilience. She really understood both my mental health and the situation I was going through. I can honestly say my relationship with my child has improved so much. It’s not perfect, but now I feel more resilient, I have more tools to deal with challenges, and I feel more confident asking for help when I need it."

Adoptive Parent

"Having gone through the adoption and attended many courses, all enjoyable but I honestly found myself really looking forward to our sessions. I consider myself privileged to have been able to have these sessions with Caroline, we can really see the positive impact in our family dynamic. It is so much calmer, we are so much more measured in our responses to our children's needs".

Adoptive Parent

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to some frequently asked questions about this service.

Is this support only for adoptive parents?

No. It may also be relevant for foster carers, kinship carers, and other parents or carers supporting children impacted by trauma.

Can this support sit alongside post-adoption services?

Yes. Coaching can sit alongside wider support and, in some cases, may be available through funded post-adoption routes.

How is this different from therapeutic parenting training?

Training usually focuses on information, models, and approaches. Coaching offers reflective space to think about how that learning fits your real family context, your own responses, and what feels sustainable in practice.

Can I enquire directly if I am not coming through a funded service?

Yes. If you want to ask about support for your family, you can get in touch directly to talk it through.

Get in Touch

If you are an adoptive parent, foster carer, kinship carer, or a professional supporting families and would like to talk about this service, get in touch to arrange an initial conversation.