About

Hi. I’m Lisa.

I’ve spent the last two decades learning, practicing, and teaching hundreds of parents how to prevent family conflicts. I’ve shared the discoveries I’ve made and the workshops I’ve created about collaboration with people on six continents and a wide variety of organizations including Stanford University, public and private schools, home school consortiums, and Fortune 500 companies. I started doing this work because I made a commitment to not have kids until I had tools to do things differently than my parents did. My children are teenagers now and I’ve never put them in a time out or intentionally punished them.

Parents usually feel judged

Parents usually
feel judged

by their kids, their partners, their in-laws, other parents, and (the harshest critics of all) themselves. I see what every family member does through a judgment-free lens which results in robust conflict transformation that takes place in a compassionate container.

I majored in Chinese in college, produced a podcast at a food truck park, and perform monologues like Date Night at Pet Emergency and the Mommy Meltdown Show. I also love square dancing and tandem pedal kayaks.

You’ve probably noticed that I don’t have any letters after my name. That’s because the skills you need to prevent conflicts and repair ruptures don’t require a degree in mental health. They’re accessible to everyone. My clients and I are living proof of that.