Calm & Connected

Program for Parents

What kind of parent do you want to be?

When we become parents, we have an image of ourselves as nurturing, supportive, and calm. We’ll be “fair,” even when we’re angry. We’ll walk away from even tough interactions knowing that we handled ourselves well. We will definitely not repeat any patterns from our own childhood.


What we do not imagine is the feelings that can wash over us when our kids push our buttons. Those feelings that we know are coming from somewhere in our own childhoods. And then we have a 3-year-old refusing to put on their shoes. Or a 13-year-old rolling their eyes. And we find ourselves experiencing our own emotions and not knowing what to do!

Before you let the guilt take up residence in your heart, it’s important to understand that however you feel is valid. Parenting is an emotional adventure; oftentimes, the things that make us emotional seem infinitesimally small. That’s okay. This is a no-judgement zone.

Be encouraged as

Whitney Fosco, Ph.D.

Licensed Psychologist
PSYPACT Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology

facilitates Calm & Connected Program,
an 8 week virtual group for parents.

Has this happened to you?

Have you felt the terrible feeling that you’re “messing up”?

Many of us never learned how to understand our own emotions and now they’re coming out unexpectedly in our parenting.

But now we have the Calm & Connected Program for Parents and you can finally learn the tools you need to parent from a place of calm with other parents who Get It.

Do you recognize any of these feelings?

  • Irritable with your children when you want to enjoy them

  • Sadness that you’re not feeling as close to your child as you wish

  • Concerned that you’re not having the relationship with your child that you really want

  • Regret about the way you handled a situation

  • Overwhelmed  or scared by your emotions

  • Anger  when you’re trying to be calm

  • Helpless  about communicating differently

  • Confused  about what to do next time

  • Alone, like you’re the only parent going through this

The Calm & Connected Program for Parents can turn your parenting experience around so that you feel:

  • Proud of how you handle tough moments

  • Regulated even when your child pushes your buttons

  • Connected to your child, even after a disagreement

  • Calm, even when your child is not!

  • Confident that you can manage tough situations

  • Compassionate with yourself and your child

  • Supported by other parents going through the same thing

  • Validated by a psychologist who believes that all of your feelings make sense

There are 2 options to choose from.

Calm & Connected
Program for Parents

Our signature program includes:

An 8-week virtual group run by licensed psychologist Dr. Whitney Fosco. You will learn:

  • to understand your own emotional experience.

  • how to approach challenging situations with calm.

  • to receive support from other parents going through the same thing.

In addition, to the group, you will also receive weekly 1:1 individual therapy sessions with Dr. Fosco to focus on your own specific needs and goals

Calm & Connected
Group for Parents

Do you already have individual therapy but feel that you are missing support and community with other parents in the same situation?

Would you benefit from the group skills but feel that you have your own support right now?

You can join just the weekly group!

You’ll receive an initial session with Dr. Fosco alone so that the group can be tailored to support your needs.