Parent Coaching with Adolescent Support

Your kid isn't broken. The approach is.

You've tried therapy, books, being harder, being softer. None of it worked because none of it addressed what's actually happening. I help parents understand what's underneath the behavior and respond with clarity, boundaries, and connection.

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If this sounds familiar, you're in the right place.

Every conversation turns into a fight.

Or worse, silence. You're walking on eggshells in your own home and nothing you say lands the way you mean it.

Therapy didn't change anything at home.

Your kid's been in sessions for months. You still don't know what's being worked on or what you're supposed to do differently.

You're stuck between too strict and too soft.

You've tried both. One pushes them away, the other lets them walk all over you. There's a middle ground and nobody's shown you where it is.

You feel like you're losing your kid.

They're shutting down, pulling away, or exploding. And you're exhausted from trying so hard with nothing to show for it.

How this works.

This isn't therapy. It's coaching. I give you tools you can use tonight, not insights you sit with for six months.

Step 1

Free consult

30 minutes. You tell me what's going on. I'll tell you if I can help and what the plan would look like. No pressure, no pitch.

Step 2

We start with you

Weekly parent coaching calls. I translate what your kid's behavior actually means and give you specific things to say and do differently this week.

Step 3

The environment shifts

When the environment changes, the kid changes. You'll start seeing different behavior because you're responding differently. That's when we decide if bringing your kid in makes sense.

Packages

Every family starts at a different place. Pick the one that fits where you are right now.

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Parent Coaching

Starting at $600 / month
"Your kid doesn't need to be in the room for things to change."
  • 1x weekly parent coaching call
  • Session summary with action items
  • 24/7 messaging between sessions
  • Month-to-month
Best for: Parents whose relationship with their kid is strained enough that bringing them in would backfire. Start by shifting the environment.
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Most Common

Parent + Adolescent

Starting at $1,200 / month
"I work with your kid and translate what's underneath back to you."
  • 1x weekly parent coaching call
  • 1x weekly adolescent session
  • Session summaries for both
  • 24/7 messaging between sessions
  • Month-to-month
Best for: Parents ready to have someone in their kid's corner. Your kid gets a person who isn't mom or dad. You get the translation of what's actually going on.
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Full Support

Full Family

Starting at $2,000 / month
"We work on the whole system."
  • 1x weekly parent coaching call
  • 1x weekly adolescent session
  • 1x bi-weekly family or couple session
  • Session summaries for all sessions
  • Custom behavior plan
  • 24/7 messaging between sessions
  • Month-to-month
Best for: Families where both parents need to be aligned, or where the dynamic between parents is part of what the kid is responding to. Blended families, co-parenting, couples who parent differently.
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Jake Gainey

I'm Jake.

I sit with teenagers every week. They tell me the things they'll never tell you. Not because you're a bad parent. Because your reaction matters too much.

I'm a parent coach and adolescent specialist with a Master's degree in clinical work. I work directly with families where the kid is shutting down, exploding, or pulling away, and the parents have run out of answers.

Most parents come to me after trying everything. Therapy, consequences, backing off, doubling down. None of it worked because none of it changed the environment the kid is responding to. I help parents understand what's actually happening in their teenager's nervous system and give them the tools to respond differently. When you shift, they shift.

I'm not here to blame you. I'm here to translate what your kid can't say and give you something you can actually use tonight.

What parents and teens are saying.

"He turned a consequence into connection without even trying. That's the whole thing."

"My dad made me ride with him one summer as a punishment. I was 15. We wound up having the best summer ever and he became more than my daddy. He became my best friend."

From a comment on Jake's content

"I sat my son down, and I had a real conversation with him. I spoke to him like I was talking to a friend explaining that I'm trying my best. Even though I messed up, my son doesn't hate me and I think the biggest reason is because I apologize."

From a parent in Jake's community

"Thank you for making me feel like I'm not crazy for thinking I should be involved."

From a parent after watching Jake's content

Ready to stop guessing?

Book a free 30-minute consult. Tell me what's going on. I'll tell you if I can help.

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