Hi, I’m Lena. I’m really glad you’re here.

I’m a board-certified behavior analyst trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and I’ve spent over 18 years working with families. I’m also a mother of three little ones, which has deepened everything I thought I knew about parenting, behavior, and connection.

My work is centered on what actually drives the dynamic between parents and children.

Not just what to do in the moment, but what is happening underneath it all. The patterns we carry. The beliefs we hold. The reactions that show up before we even realize it.

I bring together attachment theory, child development, integrative infant sleep training, and early relational mental health with a trauma-informed and neuroaffirming lens.

What I care about most is this:

Leading change through love.

When we lead from love instead of control, we create deeper, more lasting change for both parent and child.

So much of well-intentioned parenting advice focuses on compliance or behavior management. I believe parents and children can stay in relationship while working through challenges together.

I am also deeply passionate about helping parents understand themselves as clearly as they are trying to understand their child.

So often, parents are learning emotional regulation at the same time they are trying to teach it. They are navigating triggers, overwhelm, and old conditioning without enough support for their own internal experience.

Parenting is not about getting it perfect.

It is about noticing the patterns that keep you stuck, understanding your child more clearly, and learning how to respond from a place of steadiness, care, and alignment with your values.

My hope is that working together brings a sense of relief.

That you and your child feel seen and understood. That you can trust yourself more deeply in how you are showing up.

You might find you already know what to do, you just needed someone to help walk you back to your inner knowing.