Practical tools. Stronger connections.
Support for understanding children’s behavior, strengthening communication, navigating parenting challenges, and nurturing parent-child relationships.
Parent educator · Parent Support Specialist · Life Navigation CoachStronger connections.
Stronger connections.
More confident parenting.
A welcoming, judgment-free space to recognize your strengths, navigate challenges, and build a closer relationship with your child.
I’m LaKenya Browder, M.A., FDC, a Parent Educator, Parent Support Specialist, and Life Navigation Coach. I bring compassion, practical tools, and more than 20 years of experience supporting families.
20+ yearsSupporting families across diverse settings
5+ yearsHome-visiting experience
Connection-centeredStrengths-based, culturally responsive practice
The heart behind my workEvery family has a story.
Every family has a story.
Every parent has strengths.
You don’t have to be a perfect parent to build a meaningful connection with your child.
I believe every family carries a story, strengths, and hope for something better. Sometimes parents simply need a safe place to talk, practical tools, and someone who will walk alongside them without judgment.
For more than 20 years, I have served families across ministry, education, nonprofit, community, and family-support settings. Along the way, I have learned that parents often carry more wisdom and strength than they realize.
With a master’s degree in Human Services, a background in psychology, and training in multiple parenting approaches, I bring both knowledge and compassion to my work. These frameworks offer valuable tools, but relationships remain at the center.
Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, trying to understand your child’s behavior, navigating co-parenting, or simply wanting more connection, my approach begins with listening, respect, and your family’s strengths.
Areas of focusPractical support.
Practical support.
Real-life connection.
My work centers on helping parents and caregivers feel seen, supported, and more confident while honoring their culture, experiences, and hopes for their families.
Your presence matters.
Encouragement that helps fathers recognize their strengths, grow in confidence, and deepen meaningful connections with their children.
A place to feel seen and heard.
Strengths-based, culturally responsive support that honors each family’s story, values, and goals while connecting caregivers with helpful resources.
Clarity for your next chapter.
A supportive space to explore life transitions, identify what matters most, recognize your strengths, and turn personal goals into practical next steps. Together, we focus on moving forward with greater clarity, confidence, and intention.
Supporting biological, foster, adoptive, and expectant parents, fathers, grandparents, stepparents, and other caregivers.
Fatherhood engagement
Helping fathers see the difference they make.
Fatherhood engagement holds a special place in my work. I help fathers recognize their strengths, build confidence, and deepen connections with their children.
Through meaningful conversations and practical parenting education, I support communication, co-parenting, healthy relationships, and purposeful father-child engagement.
“Your presence matters. Your relationship with your child matters.”
My approach makes room for honest conversations, celebrates strengths, and supports growth without judgment.
Professional experience
A career built around people.
Experience spanning family support, parenting education, fatherhood engagement, mentoring, supervised visitation, and individualized learning.
Family Support Specialist / Fatherhood Liaison
Home and community-based family support, individualized parenting and fatherhood education, developmental learning activities, and connections to community resources.
Work-Based Learning Specialist
Individualized coaching and learning experiences that supported employment readiness, independent-living skills, confidence, and meaningful personal goals.
Parent Educator
Individualized parent education and Circle of Security groups focused on attachment, emotional needs, communication, and nurturing parent-child relationships.
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Clinical Supervisor / Mentor / Parent Educator
Mentoring staff supervision, parent education, and supervised-visitation support with an emphasis on safe, nurturing family interactions.
DCF Supervised Visitation Provider / Office Manager
Supported safe, structured family visits, coordinated communication among caregivers and professionals, and managed day-to-day office operations.
Education & background
Knowledge with compassion.
Master of Arts in Human Services
Liberty University
Marriage and Family Counseling cognate
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Liberty University
Specialization in Christian Counseling · Psi Chi
Additional professional background: Certified Life Coach · FDC.
Certified facilitator in the following parenting programs: Circle of Security, Triple P Parenting, Nurturing Parenting, Attached at the Heart Parenting, Healthy Families America, 24/7 Dad, and Dr. Shefali’s Conscious Parenting approach.
Certified parenting program facilitator
Tools that support connection.
I am a certified facilitator in the parenting programs listed below. I draw on these frameworks while keeping each family’s needs, strengths, and relationships at the center.
Let’s connect
Connecting with others who support families.
I welcome connections with fellow parent educators, Parent Support Specialists, coaches, and community partners who share a commitment to strengthening families. Let’s exchange ideas, share resources, learn from one another, and encourage the meaningful work happening in our communities.
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