Archives: Instructors

Savannah Sanfield, LMFT

Savannah Sanfield, MA, LMFT – PMH-C, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the states of California and New York. She is a certified Hand in Hand Instructor and certified Brainspotting Specialist (a brain-based trauma

Sushila Hart

Sushila Hart lives in Marin County, 1 hour North of San Francisco. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and an Early Childhood Education Certificate for several hours of ECE studies. She has many years background working/playing with children as a preschool teacher and is presently a Nanny for 3 families ranging in ages from 3-11 years of age. She acts as a mentor/consultant frequently to the parents she works for.

Abigail Wald

The world tells us a story of what having a family will be like. But if you’re anything like my family, you had a ** RECORD SCRATCH ** awakening. And you’re still reeling. >> There’s

Velma Gentzsch

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

Rita Mori

Rita is a Certified Hand in Hand Parenting Instructor. She has extensive experience serving Spanish-speaking migrant parents in her community, as a Pediatric Health Education Coordinator and as a former Preschool Teacher and Site Supervisor

Isabela Budusan

My name is Isabela Budusan and I am the happy mother of three young children. I am living in a small town in the heart of Transylvania – Aiud. Prior to becoming a Hand in

Chloé Saint Guilhem

Chloé Saint Guilhem

Chloé vit au Pays Basque, dans le Sud-Ouest de la France, avec son mari et leurs deux garçons. Elle est psychologue et psychothérapeute et a découvert l’approche parentale Hand in Hand alors qu’elle a commencé

Megha Mawandia

Megha Mawandia was born and raised in Mumbai, India. After working for 10 years she took a sabbatical to care for her child with special needs. The emotional journey of supporting her family brought her

Sharon Ryder

Sharon and her family live in Perth, Western Australia. She is the mother of a primary school-aged boy. Sharon is a speech pathologist who works with young children who have a disability and their families.

Muftiah Martin, LMFT

When Muftiah found Hand in Hand Parenting, she felt an immediate resonance with the approach. The blend of support for the parent, tools for connecting with children, and tools for handling emotional moments are the

Heidi Grainger Russell

Heidi discovered Hand in Hand after searching for a parenting approach that was in alignment with her belief that children deserve to be treated with respect and kindness and that they need a trusted caregiver

Anca Deaconu

Anca is a Certified Hand in Hand Instructor and the mother of a twelve-year-old boy. She grew up in Pitesti, Romania and graduated from the University of Bucharest, where she earned a BA in Social Work

Emily Murray

I’m a mom of two, Co-Moderator of the Hand in Hand Parent Club, Founder of Birth Roots Center for Community Supported Parenting in Portland, Maine, and creator of Facilitating Community, a unique training for those

Marilupe de la Calle

En Español I’m Marilupe, and I’m glad you’re here today. I am a Mexican mom living in the US with my husband and my two amazing girls. I feel fortunate that I get to share

Miranda Fairhall

I am a qualified psychotherapist, a Certified Parenting by Connection Instructor and among other things an ‘Aussie’ living in London with my English husband and our daughter. I discovered Parenting by Connection soon after we

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