About
Meet Samantha Straub, A Parent Coach for Families with Teens
Teen Savvy's Founder
Sam is a parent coach, long time educator, former school counselor, and licensed clinical counselor with more than 25 years of experience helping families navigate adolescence with more calm, confidence, and connection. Just as important, she's also a mom who has parented through the teen years. In addition, she's a public speaker, author, podcast host, avid swimmer, proud cat lady, and lifelong hater of chocolate. Yes, she knows that last one sounds suspicious.
Featured In: What's Up Annapolis, Grown and Flown, The Advisor with Stacey Chilemi, Leading Lady Podcast, Association of Maryland Independent Schols, National Association of Independent Schools, Tests and the Rest, Menopause Rise and Thrive Podcast, Voice of Annapolis, Eye on Annapolis, Wellness Rebranded Podcast, and Chesapeake Family Life.
Working with Sam has drastically changed the way we communicate with our teenagers. Although we aren't perfect, parent coaching has helped us to take a step back and ask ourselves "what would Sam say?" before responding to a situation with our kids. During our coaching sessions, we appreciated the real life applicability. For example, we were able to role play certain situations. Then, when we were faced with the real thing, it felt like we had “practiced”. We now have a lot more "discussions" with our teenagers and ask a lot more questions, thus making them feel more "part of the process" as well as helping to create an environment that is more calm and less stressful. Working with Sam has been awesome!
Mother. Therapist. Educator.
Your Sounding Board and Coach
I’ve spent my career learning how adolescents think, develop, communicate, and change, and building a toolbox for reaching kids who don’t necessarily want to be reached, communicating when emotions are high, and setting limits without constant power struggles.
Parenting teens will never be entirely smooth sailing. But with the right tools and a better map, you can spend less time treading water and more time knowing how to navigate what comes next.
I Help Parents Like You to Thrive
It's My Passion
Curious what parent coaching actually looks like, and how it can change the way things feel at home? Listen in as I share how I became a parent coach, how coaching works, and why sometimes changing the way we parent can change the whole family dynamic.
The Why of What I Do
Every family has a different story. Every parent has moments of doubt. Every child is finding their own path. All of this is part of the transformation experienced by adolescents and parents during the teen years and what inspires me.
What Thousands of Families Have Taught Me About Parenting
I've been thinking today about what an incredible privilege my career has been. Most of us grow up knowing our own family from the inside. We know a handful of other families through friends or relatives, but we don't often get to see the incredible variety of ways...
Why the Butterfly? The Story Behind the Teen Savvy Coaching Butterfly Logo
If you've spent any time on my website, listened to the podcast, or followed Teen Savvy Coaching on social media, you've probably noticed the butterfly. People occasionally ask why I chose it as the logo for a business that helps parents of teens and tweens. The...