Susan P. Epstein, LCSW,
parent coach and family coach, practiced psychotherapy for 23 years before becoming a coach, writer, and speaker on topics of family and parenting.
Susan's Parent and Family Coaching Has Helped People Like You . . .
Parents who want their children to be more respectful, listen better, and get along better.
Parents who are overwhelmed with work and family obligations.
Children who are experiencing behavior problems associated with ADD, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, and Anxiety.
Teenagers who struggle with limits, boundaries, authority, peer pressure, identity, and future goals.
Families and Individuals who are experiencing Depression, Eating Disorders, and other anxiety-related disorders.
Families and individuals confronted with separation, divorce, and loss, including those who would be helped through loss by a grief coach.
Education and Training. Susan graduated from Clark University in Worcester, MA in 1980, where she earned her B.A. degree in Sociology and Spanish with a minor in Psychology. Susan worked for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children until she moved to California in 1984, where she pursued her M.S.W. from the University of California at Berkeley School of Social Welfare. She is a licensed Clinical Social Worker in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Susan completed training in 2003 with the internationally accredited Coaches Training Institute. She is now a parent coach and family coach. Of course, much of what she learned was in the trenches, as parent herself, as you can see in her article on The Making of a Parenting Coach.
Workshops. Susan has developed and presented workshops and retreats such as:
. "Be the Best Parent Ever"
. "Balancing Career and Family"
. "Parenting and Coaching in the Fast Lane"
. "That's Not Fair!" Parent Coaching Workshops
. "What are Boundaries?"
. "Respecting Authority"
. "Living a Balanced Life: Burnout Prevention"
. "Helping Teens Achieve their Dreams"
. "Express your Feelings Art Camp"
. "Women In the Woods Retreat"
. "Disordered Eating"
Susan was the keynote speaker at the 2003 Quinn and Geller Job Fair, where she spoke on "The ABC's of Personal and Career Development".
Related Helping Experience. Susan has worked and consulted at the Child & Family Agency of Southeastern, Connecticut, the Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, the Old Lyme Youth Service Bureau, Pfizer Global Research & Development, and United Behavioral Health, (a United Health Group affiliate). Susan is currently providing supervision and training to family therapists at Community Solutions Inc.
She is an active volunteer and committee member for the Groton Site Cove -- a safe harbor for grieving children. The Cove is a safe place for kids to come together with other grieving kids and their families to share their stories and their feelings with others.
Philosophy and Style. Susan believes that all families are capable of helping themselves by tapping into their own strengths, creativity, and resources. She is highly attuned to family process and interaction and has the expertise to point out the origins of your stress and frustration.
Susan's unique blend of therapy and coaching combine to make her a powerful catalyst for change when working with children and families. Through thoughtful and sensitive exploration and perspective, Susan's clients, young and old, learn to trust their intuition, confront their fears, plan effectively, and step into their families and out into the world to claim their lives and dreams.
Other Publications. In August 2005, Susan's article, "Laughter in the Laundry" was published in The Bank St. Magazine, in New London, Connecticut. She also co-authored a children's book with writer and artist friends, Antoinette (www.Journalady.com) and Richard Ledzian. They are looking forward to the publication of The Cat That Lost Its Meow, a children's tale about recovering from loss and grief.
Personal. Susan coaches clients near and far, face-to-face, by phone coaching and email coaching. She lives in New London, Connecticut with her husband, Michael and their five cats (Yum-Yum, Audrey, Quattro, Igby and Go-Go). Her two children, Daniel age 20, and Sarah age 16, are currently traveling and studying abroad while performing with their aunt and uncle in the band Bright Blue Gorilla. Although Susan misses her kids, she knows they are following their wildest dreams and learning, learning, learning!
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