What is a Reprogrammed Parent?
Authenticity Above All
The Reprogrammed Parent has learned what they always needed and didn’t receive, has become the one to provide that to themselves moment to moment, and through this process has learned what their child needs to thrive. They do this work in front of their child, learning how to be safe in a feeling, and they are messing up, repairing, forgiving themselves, and creating a culture in their home where we ALL get to be human.
Wounds to Wisdom
The Reprogrammed Parent understands that the ways they are struggling in their present life show where they are wounded, not bad. They understand the basics of how the protective nervous system works, and how socially normalized parenting practices, being raised by emotionally immature parents, and not having their emotions accepted and supported has caused their nervous system to conflate their current experiences (including their child’s big feelings, healthy boundary-testing, and even playfulness and excitement) as a threat to their system.
In this Age of Information, there is a disconnect between what the brain can learn and what the body remembers. The Reprogrammed Parent understands this, knows how to proactively give their own nervous system messages of safety and support, knows how to attune to their emotions and move them through their body, and has integrated and healed their inner child so that they can access more play, presence, connection, and vitality.
Safety and Support
Hi!!! It’s me, Ann!
I’m a former child therapist, a mother of two children under ten, and a cycle starter.
I earned my Master’s in Social Work from UNC Chapel Hill in 2009 and spent years in clinical therapy supporting children and families. My career path has also included child welfare work, nonprofit leadership in Haiti, and deep community mental health. But over time, I realized the traditional therapy model—while powerful—was no longer the full container for the work I’m here to do.
I’ve since transitioned into coaching, teaching, and thought leadership. I now work directly with parents who are ready to break cycles, repair relationships, and heal from the inside out. I no longer hold an active clinical license, by choice—because my work transcends state lines, insurance restrictions, and the narrow boxes of “what counts” as healing. It’s important to me to name that clearly, with integrity and intention.
My approach blends somatic experiencing, nervous system science, inner child and parts work, and deep spiritual attunement. I support parents in understanding how the body carries our relational story—and how healing is possible when we learn to send signals of safety from the inside out.
This work has been tested in my own body and home first. I’ve guinea-pigged myself for years. I teach what I live—and what’s helped move families (including mine) from crisis into deep confidence. It’s truly my favorite thing. That and Baked Cheetos.