Parent coaching in Aurora and Wheaton for steadier family support.

Practical, compassionate support for caregivers who want clearer language, calmer routines, and more repair after difficult moments.

Roots to Branches offers parent coaching through both the Aurora and Wheaton offices, with intake guidance around fit, location, availability, and telehealth when clinically appropriate.

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Caregiver support

Support for the parent is support for the child.

Parenting can feel especially hard when big feelings, power struggles, school stress, sibling tension, transitions, or repair after conflict keep repeating. Parent coaching gives caregivers a place to slow the pattern down and find language that can actually be used at home.

Current Roots to Branches services include parent consultation, parenting strategies, psychoeducation, and parent support. In the new site structure, parent coaching gives those supports a clearer home for families who want practical guidance.

The work looks at the roots beneath the behavior and the branches around the child: routines, communication, stress, repair, and the family patterns that shape daily life.

Parent coaching Aurora & Wheaton

Meet our parent coaching team.

Molly Westfall, Melanie Keirnan, and Kendall KJ Banks provide parent coaching and caregiver support for families in Aurora, Wheaton, and the Fox Valley.

Molly Westfall, MA, LCPC, RPT-S

Molly Westfall

MA, LCPC, RPT-S

Founder and registered play therapist-supervisor with a child-specialist focus.

  • Child therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Parent coaching
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Melanie Keirnan, MSW, LSW

Melanie Keirnan

MSW, LSW

Support for children, teens, adults, and parents.

  • Child therapy
  • Teen counseling
  • Adult therapy
  • Parent coaching
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Kendall KJ Banks, MS, LPC

Kendall KJ Banks

MS, LPC

Support for children, teens, adults, parents, families, and men's mental health.

  • Child therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Teen counseling
  • Parent coaching
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What brings parents in

Practical support for patterns that keep repeating.

Parent coaching focuses on what is happening at home and what caregivers can practice between sessions.

Power struggles

Repeated conflict, limit-setting stress, and moments that escalate faster than expected.

Big feelings at home

Support for meltdowns, anger, worry, shutdowns, or hard recoveries after difficult moments.

Repair and routines

Clearer language, calmer rhythms, and practical ways to reconnect after stress.

Changing family needs

Support through transitions, co-parenting stress, sibling tension, or uncertainty about what support should look like.

Related support

Helpful next pages for caregiver support.

Parent coaching often connects with child therapy, behavior support, and family counseling depending on what your family is carrying.

Common questions

Before you request an appointment.

Do both offices offer parent coaching?

Yes. Parent coaching is available across both locations. The best fit depends on clinician availability, specialty, location, schedule, and your family's needs.

Is parent coaching the same as child therapy?

No. Parent coaching focuses on caregiver support, language, routines, repair, and patterns at home. Child therapy focuses more directly on the child. The intake process can help clarify which path fits best.

Can parent coaching happen through telehealth?

Yes. Telehealth is often useful for parent support when clinically appropriate, especially when caregiver schedules, childcare, or sick kids make in-person care harder.

Do I need to know whether we need parent coaching or family counseling?

No. The appointment request process can help clarify whether parent coaching, family counseling, child therapy, or another care path makes the most sense.

Begin

Start with one steady next step.

Request an appointment and Molly will help clarify fit, location, availability, and next steps.

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