Masha Zakharova

My goal as a coach is to get you to a place where you can feel empowered as a parent, where you and your child treat each other with understanding, respect and empathy. I want to bring more joy into your parenting experience, to help you raise happy children and lead a fullfilled life. So get in touch with me today to book a free session to see how I can help you!

As parents, we usually have a list of pressing concerns and issues (that at times drive us completely crazy). So during our coaching sessions, we go through these problems one by one. We analyse the situations that lead to conflicts and problem behaviours, we look at what worked in the past, what didn't work, and why. Through coaching, I help you look at each problem from different angles, and help you brainstorm solutions that could work for you and your family. Between the sessions, you try out these solutions and see if they work. If something still does not work, we drill down a bit further into the reasons behind your child's behaviour and/or your reaction to it.

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Once we have tackled the most pressing issues, I help you to take a step back and think about what you actually want to experience as a parent - e.g. what would your ideal parenting be like? How would it feel? This helps you put your parenting and in fact your life into a perspective, and embrace the bigger picture.

For some of you, this might be the first time that someone is there to listen to you without any judgement, expectation or interruption; in that case, coaching will have a larger component of therapy. For those of you who are more about actions and doing work – it will have a more intense action component.

My step-by-step coaching programmes include following elements:

- Exploring your concerns about parenting and behaviours/situations that you find difficult to deal with

- Developing and testing out strategies and actions that will work for you and your family, which will help you deal with difficult situations and bring the best in you and your child

- Exploring your personality, family patterns, how it reflects in your child and your family

- Indentifying the roots of stress and factors or circumstances that might be holding you back

You will receive 24/7 support from me between the sessions, I will provide you with written feedback and follow-up summary of the coaching programme results.

SOS! Temper tantrums!
Are you having a hard time coping with your child’s temper tantrums? Then this interactive hands-on workshop is for you! You will discover new practical ways of how to deal with temper tantrums and help your child learn to express their feelings in a less destructive way. We will discuss most common scenarios when temper tantrums occur, and different ways of responding to them. And not only that – you will learn about the psychological reasons for tantrums and the brain chemistry behind them, which will help you understand your child better.

I have also been raising 3 boys as a Mum and a Step-Mum together with my partner Andrew in East London, UK. I have gone through many ups and downs of parenting and step-parenting. As a parenting coach, I have helped many of my clients through private coaching and support groups to bring joy into their family life, find new successful strategies to cope with difficult behaviours, and achieve their parenting vision.

Workshops are £20, and there is a sliding scale for my private sessions, between £50 and £95, depending how many sessions you would like to commit to.