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Center for Parent CoachingMaxine Golden
THERAPY · COACHING · TRAINING · CERTIFICATION

Work with Maxine

Sustainable Placements Start with Caregiver Regulation.

We equip parents first, and partner with state agencies, child welfare departments, and adoption organizations to deliver brain-based, trauma-informed training that reduces placement disruptions and builds lasting family stability.

Whether you want support for your family, professional training, or certification as a Parent Coach or Life Coach, Maxine brings over 25 years of trauma-informed, relationship-centered experience to help you heal, regulate and connect.

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Maxine Golden, Parent Coach and Clinical Director

Ways to Work with Maxine

✓ CONSULTATION

Specialized, trauma-informed guidance for parents and families navigating complex emotional, relational, or behavioral challenges, moving your home from survival mode to lasting connection.

Ideal for:
  • Parents seeking support and clarity
  • Adoptive families
  • Nervous system regulation support
  • Emotional and relational growth

✓ TRAINING

Educational and transformational training for organizations, churches, schools, teams, and groups.

Topics may include:
  • Adoption parenting
  • Nervous system parenting
  • Trauma-informed parenting
  • Emotional regulation
  • Attachment and connection
  • Autism support strategies

✓ CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

Professional certification and coaching development for those who are called to support and lead others.

Programs may include:
  • Parent Coach Certification
  • Life Coach Certification
  • Trauma-informed attachment coaching
  • Relationship-centered leadership development

THERAPY AND COACHING IN BRANDON, FL

Therapy and Coaching for Children, Parents and Families

Gentle, trauma-informed therapy and parent coaching that work with the body as well as the mind. Every family is welcome, including foster, adoptive and kinship families.

Brainspotting

A focused, body-based therapy that helps the brain process stress and painful experiences.

Play Therapy

Children often show us through play what they cannot yet say in words.

Family Therapy

Calmer days and stronger connection, with parents and children working together.

Adoption Counseling

Support for adopted children and their families at every stage of the adoption journey, before and after placement.

Parent Coaching

Practical, nervous system tools to help you stay calm, connect and respond with confidence.

Paying for sessions

I do not take insurance, but there are other ways to cover your sessions.

  • Step Up For Students scholarships are accepted.
  • A superbill is available on request, so you can ask your insurer about out-of-network reimbursement.
  • Adoptive families may be able to apply for funding through the Sylvia Thomas Center or Camelot Community Care.
Contact Us TodayCall (813) 545-9505

Therapy is provided by Maxine Golden, Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (RMFTI #4447), under clinical supervision.

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Why Work with Maxine

  • 25+ years of experience
  • 14,000+ sessions and trainings conducted
  • Certified Brainspotting Practitioner
  • Trauma-Informed and Attachment-Based Specialist
  • Autism and Adoption-Competent Training

Maxine’s approach blends neuroscience, relationship-based care, and practical transformation tools to help people create lasting change in both personal and professional environments.

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Five trauma-informed steps to calm your child's nervous system, for foster, adoptive and neurodivergent-parenting families.

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