Parenting Teens is Hard.

Feeling Lost Doesn't Have to Be Part of It.

Navigate the teen years with calmness and confidence. Connect with expert coaching, practical courses, and a supportive parent community - all in one place.

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I’m Samantha Straub, a transformative coach serving parents of teens. A veteran educator and school counselor with over 25 years of experience, I am also a licensed mental health counselor with a specialty in working with adolescents and their parents.

Just as important, I’m a parent of two teens myself. I’ve been in the trenches. And while my household has not been spared the ups and downs of adolescence, my training and background have helped me and my children successfully navigate the bumps. I’ve spent over a quarter century supporting teens and their families.

Ways We Can Work Together

Teen Savvy Parent Hub

Coaching, community, tools
Best for: ongoing support and connection

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Private Parent Coaching

Deep, personalized support
Best for: specific challenges, faster results

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Online Courses

Learn at your own pace online with references
Best for: flexible schedules

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Speaking - Workshops

For schools, parent groups, and organizations
Best for: group learning

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Sam is the parenting coach and teen expert that every parent needs. What makes working with her so incredibly helpful is not *just* that she has tremendous experience and insight into the teenage brain, adolescent development, and peer influences… Sam also understands and relates to parents. She truly “gets it” from both angles.

I’m so grateful for the support, insights, and tools Sam has offered to our family over many years. She’s helped us navigate a variety of situations and challenges. She leads with compassion and humor and backs it up with incredible knowledge and in-the-trenches experience.

-Elizabeth H.

Sam and I worked together as school counselors for the last three years of her time in schools. In that time, I had the privilege to observe her working with teenagers, as well as parents, in a variety of capacities. She has the ability to connect with each one of our students and truly understand where they are coming from. Every interaction she has is thoughtful and intentional. Her knowledge of teenage development is unrivaled. She is able to bring this understanding to staff and parents/guardians with humor and in a way that makes sense, creates community, and leaves all of us feeling like we can manage any challenges ahead. Her years of experience working in a school setting, as well as the private sector, and her own experience of being a mother to two teenagers have shaped her into a champion of adolescents and their families. I feel honored to have had the chance to work along side of her and learn from her.

-Lilly K.

I highly recommend Sam's coaching services! I have known Sam professionally for years, first connecting when she was a school counselor. I always appreciated Sam's strengths-based approach to working with teens and their families. Her parental coaching services embrace the principles of positive psychology, helping parents capitalize on strengths, bolster communication skills, and strengthen relationships with their teens/tweens. If this sounds like anything you may want, Sam is the person to go to!!

-Corinne