Maine

For over twenty years, Connie Hammer, social worker, parent educator and parent coach, has been energetically guiding frustrated, lost and confused parents to achieve their parenting hopes and dreams with her amazing skills. Her coaching clients consistently describe her as "the instruction manual the stork forgot to leave"—an interactive one at that. She is very adept at customizing her support to each unique circumstance so parents can joyfully and successfully parent the child they were meant to have despite any physical, cognitive, social or emotional challenges.

Always dedicated to nurturing and protecting children, she founded a county-wide non-profit agency to prevent child abuse and neglect 25 years ago that continues to thrive. Her unique personal journey led her to experience life as a divorced, single, working and step parent which allows her to understand parenting from various perspectives.

Connie founded her coaching business, The Progressive Parent, LLC, in 2005 and acquired her Parent Coach Certification® from The Parent Coaching Institute with corporate offices in Bellevue, Washington, the nation's only Parent Coach Certification®. Prior to this she spent 17 years working as a school social worker, counseling children and supporting parents.

Her mission continues to be helping parents achieve harmony in their home, work and family life. Due to her previous contact with autistic individuals and the alarming numbers of children being diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Connie is focusing her services on helping parents of young children recently diagnosed with autism. Her past experience working within schools equips her with the necessary knowledge to navigate any school system in order to adequately address the special needs of students. Her extensive training in child abuse prevention, conflict resolution and mediation also allows her to help parents raise victimless children that are resilient to all forms of child abuse and bullying.