Meet Julie. School Counselor, Parent, & Founder

For over 20 years, I’ve worked with children as an educator and school counselor, and as a mother of four, I know the heartbreak of watching your child hurt and not knowing how to help.

I’ve supported students from preschool through high school graduation, walking beside them through everyday struggles, social or academic anxiety, and the invisible harm of relational aggression.

Here’s what I’ve learned: our kids are deeply capable. They just need the right tools.

Every year, I see the same patterns repeat:

• Bright, confident kids undone by gossip and exclusion
• Children blaming themselves, wondering what’s wrong with them
• Kids who can solve complex math problems, but freeze when a friend turns mean
• Bystanders who want to help but don’t know how
• Aggressors acting from their own unprocessed pain
• Adults—parents and teachers—trying to help without a clear framework

That’s why I created IMPACT Kids Coach and the 4R Framework: Recognize, Respond, Recover, Rise Above to give kids, parents, and educators a clear path forward. I help kids strengthen their emotional regulation and give them tools to build healthy relationships with confidence and clarity.