From power struggles
to
collaborative problem-solving.

Start solving problems

Are you ready to move beyond rules and sticker charts?

If you are parenting a child with big emotions, persistent struggles, or recurring conflicts, you are likely exhausted — and frustrated by approaches that rely on consequences, rewards, or compliance.

You want:

  • Fewer power struggles

  • More understanding

  • A way forward that actually works for your child

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) offers a different path.

YES, let's go!
Curious, but questioning!

Who’s leading this?

Hello! My name’s Katie and I’m:
- A CPS-certified provider
- A pediatric occupational therapist
- An autistic mama of 4 neurodivergent kids

My family was facing aggressive meltdowns hourly with our second child when I discovered the book that turned our lives around:

✨ The Explosive Child by Ross Greene

From day 1, the approach this book teaches:
- changed my perspective
- allowed me to meet my children where they were at
- helped us find durable solutions to recurrent problems
and most importantly, it brought our son back to us.

When we stepped out of the fighting ring of traditional discipline, my son’s sweet, caring, creative personality was able to come through. Now, he is one of the most understanding and empathetic adolescents I know.

Now, I love combining my occupational therapy knowledge with this framework to help families like mine!

Find out more…
for FREE!

Lives in the Balance has a plethora of free and low-cost resources that you can use to learn about this method!

Here are some of my favorites!

🌐 Videos: Walking Tour for Parents
🤝 Facebook Group: The B Team
🗣️ Podcast: The CPS Podcast on Apple or Spotify
📚 Book: The Explosive Child by Ross Greene
📚 Book: Raising Human Beings by Ross Greene
🔊 Audiobook: The Explosive Child (Abridged, 2.5 hours)
🎒 Kid’s Book: The Adventures of Stretch More: Pick-Your-Path Stories for Solving Problems Together by Trina Epstein & Ross Greene
🌐 Online Training: 2-Day Training with Ross Greene

Lives in the Balance website

If you’d like help in making this method work for your family,
I’m here for you!

You choose your level of support!

  • If you’re new to the CPS method, this is your chance to get an introduction to the framework in a way that is individualized to you and your family!

    $120

  • Get your feet wet!

    Orientation PLUS
    - An assessment of skills and unsolved problems (ASUP) specific to your child, and
    - A plan B conversation between you and your child, led by the therapist.

    ~2 hours
    $300

  • The bread and butter; learn to use this method while solving real problems with your child!

    Walkthrough PLUS:
    - 10 coaching sessions, in which you lead more and more of the plan B conversation, with the therapist’s guidance, as you go!

    ~13 hours
    $1,000
    or $350 for 3 months

  • If you’ve already gone through Guided Practice with us, or learned this method from another source, we are here to help you work through the bumps as you continue using CPS with your family!

    ~1 hour per session
    $80/session

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