About Erin Taylor

If you’re here, you’re probably a parent who is trying really, really hard — and still struggling. Maybe your child has been diagnosed with anxiety or ADHD. Maybe you suspect something is going on but don’t have answers yet. Or maybe you just know that something is off, and you can’t figure out how to reach your child no matter what you try.

I know that place intimately. And I’ve spent the last two decades helping parents find their way through it.

I’m Erin Taylor — a mother of four, a PCI Certified Parent Coach®, and a former family therapist with a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. I specialize in helping parents navigate child anxiety and ADHD — whether or not there’s a formal diagnosis — and I work with families in every shape and season of life.

My Specialty: Child Anxiety & ADHD

A significant part of my coaching work is with parents whose children struggle with anxiety and ADHD — the worry that won’t stop, the emotional meltdowns, the inability to focus, the school refusal, the shutting down, the explosive reactions that come out of nowhere.

Some of the parents I work with have children with a formal diagnosis. Some are in the middle of the evaluation process and waiting for answers. And many come to me not yet realizing that what they’re describing — “my child is so emotional,” “my child worries about everything,” “my child just won’t listen” — is actually anxiety or ADHD showing up in their family.

You don’t need a diagnosis to need support. You just need to know that something is hard, and that you want to understand it better.

I work with parents of children who:

• Have been diagnosed with anxiety, ADHD, ASD or a combination 
• Are showing strong traits of anxiety or ADHD or ASD without a formal diagnosis
• Struggle with emotional regulation, big meltdowns, or explosive behavior
• Shut down, avoid, or refuse activities due to anxiety or overwhelm
• Have difficulty focusing, sitting still, or completing tasks
• Are highly sensitive, easily overstimulated, or constantly worried
• Have sensory challenges that are diagnosed or not yet understood
• Are battling their children’s screen time

My Journey to This Work

The early years

Like many parents, my early years of motherhood were filled with more overwhelm than I expected — and more than I was willing to admit. I loved my children deeply, and yet I often felt more stress than joy, more exhaustion than ease, more disconnection than I knew how to name.

Those feelings were especially heavy because they came alongside profound loss. Our first daughter, Sydney, was born with a congenital heart defect and passed away in my arms when she was just 24 days old. That grief reshaped everything. It taught me how precious children are — and also how little grief prepares you for the daily realities of parenting.

Doing everything — and still feeling empty

In the years that followed, I did what many of us do: I kept moving. I worked part-time as a family therapist. My husband and I co-founded a nonprofit in Sydney’s memory. I volunteered at my kids’ schools, coached their sports teams, returned to school to become a certified parent coach, trained for half-marathons, and launched multiple businesses. I was even recognized as a “Superwoman of South Jersey.”

And yet, inside, I was depleted. I was showing up for everyone — and slowly disappearing from myself.

 

The turning point

I knew there had to be a more connected, more sustainable way to parent — one that honored both my children’s needs and my own. That search led me to my mentor and dear friend, Dr. Shefali, whose work on conscious parenting changed the entire trajectory of my life.

Through her teachings, I learned to stop trying to manage my children’s behavior and start understanding what was underneath it — including my own unexamined fears and patterns. I discovered something that sounds simple but changed everything: my children didn’t need to be fixed. They needed to be understood. And so did I.

Once I focused on my own awareness, regulation, and healing, my relationships with my children transformed. The home that once felt tense and reactive became calmer. More connected. More real.

 

Training & Credentials

I have spent more than 20 years working with families of every kind — biological, adoptive, foster, blended, single-parent, and everything in between. I have also worked with parents of toddlers through young adults, across a wide range of challenges: anxiety, ADHD, ASD, behavior struggles, defiance, teen disconnection, screen time battles (a BIG one!), life transitions, and grief.

 

What I Believe

 

“Children don’t need to be fixed — they need to be understood. Parents don’t need to be judged — they need to be supported.”

 

My approach to parent coaching is rooted in three core beliefs:

 

1.  Behavior is always communication.

When a child melts down, shuts down, explodes, refuses, or withdraws — they are telling you something. Anxiety and ADHD in particular show up in ways that look like defiance or “bad” behavior on the surface, but are rooted in overwhelm, fear, or a nervous system that is working overtime. My job is to help you learn to read what your child is actually saying — and respond in a way that works.

 

2.  The parent is the key.

Children don’t need perfect parents. They need present ones. When you understand your own triggers, patterns, and emotional responses, everything changes — not because you’re doing more, but because you’re doing it differently. Coaching focuses on you, so that the shift happens at home naturally and organically.

 

3.  You don’t have to figure this out alone.

Parenting a child with anxiety or ADHD (or any challenging behavior) — diagnosed or not — is genuinely hard. It is isolating in a way that is difficult to describe to people who haven’t lived it. You deserve support that is personalized, compassionate, and practical — not another book, another app, or another generic strategy that doesn’t fit your child.

 

Who I Work With

I work with parents online, from anywhere in the US and across the English-speaking world. My sessions are 1:1, conducted online via video call, and scheduled around your life.

I support parents of:

• Toddlers through young adults
• Children diagnosed with anxiety, ADHD & ASD
• Children showing signs of anxiety, ADHD or ASD without a diagnosis
• Highly sensitive or emotionally intense children
• Teens who are shutting down or pulling away
• Kids struggling with school refusal, worry, or meltdowns

Family situations I work with:

• Intact two-parent families
• Single-parent families
• Blended and step-families
• Co-parenting situations
• Families navigating divorce or major transitions
• One parent or both parents together

Ready to talk? I’d love to connect.

Schedule a free 30-minute consultation to share what’s happening in your family and find out whether parent coaching is the right fit.

No commitment required — just a conversation.

 

 

Helping parents and families heal, grow, and reconnect has been my dream since I was eleven years old. I believe that when parents feel supported, children thrive. And I believe that no parent — no matter how overwhelmed they feel right now — is beyond the possibility of transformation.

If any part of what you’ve read here resonates, I’d be honored to be part of your journey. Let’s find out together whether parent coaching is the right next step for your family.

 

✨ You are not broken. Your child is not broken. Healing and connection are possible.

 

Schedule Your Free 30-Minute Consultation

Let’s talk about what’s happening in your family and whether parent coaching is the right support for you.

No commitment required. Just a conversation.