Indira Raja, Certified Hand in Hand Instructor Welcome to my page! I am so glad you are here! I came across Hand in Hand Parenting in 2014 when I was looking for ways to help
Facebook and the magic of its famous algorithm: this is how everything started for Sophie on her journey to becoming a Hand in Hand parenting instructor. While frantically scrolling on social media, looking desperately for
Adrianne is a trauma-informed Registered Nurse working with neurodivergent individuals and their families. As a wife and mother of two (soon to be three) children in a neurodivergent family, she deeply understands the importance of acceptance and connection as a safe base from which growth can occur. Adrianne and her husband Martin have used the Hand-in-Hand Parenting tools since their children were young and it has changed their lives!
Magdalena has supported families and children for many years in preschool, elementary and middle school as a teacher, a teacher coach, and Director. She co-founded a small non-profit K-8 school focused on social-emotional development, moving beyonds rewards and punishments, and on being in relationship with students. She taught in both large inner city public schools and small private schools, and found the struggle for parents and teachers to be the same: how to stay in good relationship with children/students when the going gets rough? And the going sure can get rough!
Alison is passionate about seeing the goodness in children and their parents, no matter how tough things seem to be, and supporting them to find what works for their own unique situation. Before becoming a parent, Alison had worked for over 10 years as a primary teacher and holds Post Graduate Certificates in Social, Emotional and Behavioural Development and Physical Education. Connecting with children through play and listening to what is most important to them has opened up many opportunities for joy, fun and learning with family, friends and at school.
Kirsty lives in Kent in the UK and is mum to two beautiful children born in 2011 and 2015. She is also ‘mum’ to a cheeky young dog and two very sweet rescue cat brothers.
“Hand in Hand Parenting has given me a way to really connect, not only to my children, but also to myself in a way that I never have before.”
I was so confused and running low on patience. Nothing seemed to work for us, even after having read several well known books about how to be a gentle, positive, calm, and conscious parent. Then I found one more book ‘Listen’, and all the pieces came together rather quickly with the tools. In a matter of weeks my daughter could show a more joyful and loving part of her, and I was feeling much more resourceful and patient.
Vera is mother, wife, Home Education Consultant and certified Hand in Hand Parenting Instructor. Originally from Italy, she studied and worked in Milan, and there met her partner. They moved to London together in 2007,
Shauna is passionate about helping parents get the support they need to build a strong family ecosystem. She lives in Santa Cruz, California and is currently a student in a Masters in Counseling program, working towards becoming a Marriage and Family therapist. She is particularly interested in empowering parents and helping them build networks of support, joy and connection.
Vanessa Galvani has a degree in Education and was a former preschool teacher for about 15 years, she also has a Master Degree in History of Culture, Art and Education and is a specialist in
Shelley lives in Adelaide, Australia with her husband and three beautiful children. She is a certified Hand in Hand Parenting by Connection instructor and absolutely loves working with families. She also holds a bachelor degree
I am a proud mum of two wonderful boys aged four and six and I work with parents in Derbyshire, Sheffield, and Nottinghamshire. I found Hand in Hand Parenting when looking for tools to help
Steffi was born and raised in Germany. She became mum of a wonderful baby girl in 2009 and in 2013 of a beautiful boy. They live together with her husband in the very south of
Velma found Hand in Hand in 2012, when her son was just 18 months. Hand in Hand helped her learn how to love her self and her son well in easy, as well as challenging
