šæ Thriving Together: 8-Week Group Coaching for Parents of Children with ADHD
Connect with other parents, learn practical strategies, and build a more peaceful, connected homeātogether.
Parenting a child with ADHD can feel isolatingābut you donāt have to do it alone. Our group coaching program brings together parents who understand the daily challenges of raising differently wired kids. In a supportive, judgment-free space, you'll gain tools to navigate emotional regulation, set boundaries with empathy, and reduce overwhelmāfor you and your child.
Each session combines practical strategies with relational insights rooted in nervous system science, attachment, and executive functioning. Youāll leave with not just new skills, but a renewed sense of confidence and connection. Most importantly, youāll be part of a community that gets itāand walks this path with you.
Services offered online and in-person in the West Kootenays.
About Ariel-Paul Saunders
I am a Registered Therapeutic Counselor with two decades of enriching experience fostering growth and development for families and children. My coaching and counseling is rooted in Waldorf education and complemented by my background in drama and the arts, creating a dynamic blend that addresses both personal and interpersonal challenges. With certifications in Child and Youth Care and Relational Somatic Therapy, I dedicate myself to holistically enhancing lives through Embodied Awareness - focusing on reframing challenges into opportunities for profound growth and connection.
Who this is for?
Parents and caregivers navigating ADHD-related challenges at homeāwhether diagnosed or suspected.
Families who want more connection, clarity, and calmābut donāt expect a āperfect fixā
Adults open to exploring both practical strategies and the emotional dynamics beneath the surface
Who it's not for?
Families looking for a quick behavioral intervention without deeper relationship work
Parents who arenāt ready to reflect on their own nervous system patterns or habits
Individuals seeking formal diagnosis or medical treatment (this is not a clinical or diagnostic service)
Week 1: Laying the Foundation ā Safety, Strengths & Shared Intention
Focus: Start with what matters most: feeling safe, seen, and supported. This week is about grounding into the group, exploring your values, and naming the unique strengths and stressors in your family system.
In group: Weāll set the tone for our time together by getting to know each other, mapping out the core challenges youāre facing, and identifying what thriving might actually look like for you.
Youāll leave with: A clearer sense of where you are, where you want to go, and the support systems you can begin leaning intoāstarting now.
Week 2: Connection Before Correction
Focus: Explore how connection creates the foundation for regulation and learning.
In group: Weāll unpack real-life moments when connection felt hard or healing, and practice noticing whatās underneath the behavior before reacting.
Youāll leave with: Simple tools to connect under stressāand support from others who are in it too.
Week 3: Co-Regulation & the Body-Brain Connection
Focus: Understand how your calm helps your child regulateāand why thatās easier said than done.
In group: Weāll explore your own regulation patterns, what dysregulation looks like in your child, and create personal āgrounding menusā together.
Youāll leave with: Co-regulation phrases, nervous system insight, and more self-trust.
Week 4: Rhythm & Play as Anchors
Focus: Use rhythm and play to create predictability, reduce reactivity, and reconnect.
In group: Youāll share what works (and what doesn't) in your daily routines, and co-create rhythms that feel sustainable, not overwhelming.
Youāll leave with: Anchoring rituals that support emotional safetyāwithout needing a Pinterest-perfect home.
Week 5: Repair & Resilience
Focus: Repair is the heart of resilience. Learn how to come back from hard moments with care.
In group: Weāll normalize rupture, workshop real repair language, and explore why returning to connection is more powerful than being āright.ā
Youāll leave with: Repair scripts, emotional confidence, and deeper relational insight.
Week 6: Collaborative Support with Educators
Focus: Build bridges between home and school to support your child across settings.
In group: Weāll roleplay conversations, explore advocacy language, and share strategies that create consistency and reduce power struggles.
Youāll leave with: A stronger voice in school meetingsāand a shift from adversarial to collaborative energy.
Week 7: Community & Trusted Adults
Focus: You donāt have to do this alone.
In group: Weāll reflect on what it means to be held in a circle of careāinside and outside this groupāand name the supports you can reach for.
Youāll leave with: A clearer sense of who your people are and how to stay connected after the group ends.
Week 8: Reclaiming Your Spark (Care for the Caregiver)
Focus: Reclaim your own needsānot just to survive, but to thrive.
In group: Weāll break down what drains and sustains you, explore guilt-free self-tending, and name the practices that restore your nervous system.
Youāll leave with: A plan for post-group integration and a reconnected sense of self.
Find Your Ground
Compassionate coaching for families navigating ADHD, big feelings, and daily overwhelm.
Build clarity, connection, and calmāone step at a time.