Where overwhelmed pet parents transform themselves
to support their dogs
Start 1:1 coaching today and explore who you are through the relationship with your dog
Raising a dog evokes big feelings
I understand how deeply you care about your dog, wanting them to navigate the world with confidence, trust in you, and a sense of security. Achieving that would bring you a sense of peace, comfort, and deeper connection. Yet, there are moments when you feel:
- Disconnected, frustrated, and shame when your dog engages in behaviors you find challenging or undesirable.
- Out of control and hopeless in your efforts to support you and your dog.
- Guilt when you’re not sure if you’re meeting their needs.
- Overwhelmed by your inner critic and self doubt.
- Isolated and alone with your stressful thoughts.
- Misunderstood by your immediate community.
But, what if I told you it doesn't have to be this way?
Start your transformation today!
Discover your potential and gain practical tools to navigate everyday emotional challenges with your dog. Everyone deserves to live a confident, connected, and joyful life with their dog. What's in your way?
Parts Work Coaching
Parts Work Coaching is a transformative approach that helps you explore the different “parts” within yourself to achieve greater self-awareness, healing, and inner harmony. By acknowledging and integrating these parts, you can better understand your emotions, motivations, and behaviors, allowing for a connected relationship with your dog, yourself, and others.
How it works
1. Identifying Your Inner Parts
Uncover mental blocks you may be experiencing around your dog’s behavior, your role as a caregiver, and the state of your relationship. Discover your inner parts, determine which ones are in conflict, and when and how they show up in the relationship with your dog.
2. Healing Emotional Wounds
Work with the inner parts that carry frustration, fear, or limiting beliefs, and develop strategies for nurturing and healing them.
3. Highlighting Parallels
Use the parallels between our personal growth journey and the dog behavior modification process to build empathy and understanding.
4. Building Internal Harmony
Foster a compassionate dialogue between your different parts to resolve inner conflicts and create balance, so you can move forward with clarity and peace. Learn how to integrate these parts to stay resilient and motivated when faced with behavior challenges and relationship setbacks.
Discovery Call
Schedule a call to learn more about Marissa's coaching program, how it works, and the benefits of pairing this service with your training efforts. Both ends of the leash deserve support!
Marissa works with a limited number of clients at a time so reserve your spot now!
Coaching Support
Through guided exercises and compassionate support, you’ll develop the tools to manage internal struggles and foster harmony within yourself, leading to deeper relationship with your beloved dog.
Many clients love this personal development model since it offers you a safe opportunity to explore yourself through the relationship with your dog.
We meet virtually 4x with in-between session support. We reassess your goals at the end of the package and determine next steps. Most clients work with Marissa over a period of 3-6 months.
What you get
4 weekly 60-minute coaching sessions with Marissa
Inquiries and homework to dive deeper in between sessions
A safe place to be yourself and explore your role as a pet parent
Increased emotional resilience and tools to support your relationship
Compassion, acceptance, and empathy for your dog, yourself, and others
Investment: $897.00 for 4 sessions and in-between session support
This is for you if....
- You’re on a positive reinforcement, force-free, behavior modification journey with your dog and need emotional support for the human end of the leash.
- You want additional tools to strengthen your relationship with your dog.
- You want a safe space to learn and practice connection-based skills to enhance your relationship with your dog.
- You want to grow as a person and cultivate a deeper relationship with yourself.
- You're a LIMA-based professional trainer supporting other pet parents on their training journey.
What clients have to say
"It is an honor to say that Marissa is my coach. Marissa is kind, creates a safe environment to explore hard things, and cares deeply for the human end of the leash. Personal growth can be hard, however, when you do it through the lens of your relationship with your dog, it can be one of the most rewarding and life changing experiences you will have. Through my work with Marissa, I have experienced so much positive change in my life. My relationship with my dogs is stronger than it has ever been."
Kelly F.
pet parent
"Marissa’s talent for helping me gain insight into how I was getting in my own way was remarkable. Her coaching was like finding precious gems that I didn't know existed, and now I don't know how I lived without them. She helped me gain the confidence and clarity I needed to move forward with one of my most challenging professional projects!"
Jenni P.
professional trainer and pet parent
Tiffany C.
pet parent
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between coaching and therapy?
Coaching concentrates on the present and future, helping clients identify and work towards their goals, whereas, therapy is focused on diagnosing and treating mental health issues, often delving into past experiences to understand and resolve present issues. Marissa is trained to know when therapy may be a more appropriate modality for the client.
I am a trainer and behavior consultant. Should I start coaching?
Absolutely, becoming self-aware and embarking on a personal growth journey has been one of the many tools I use as a behavior consultant. Come learn about yourself through the relationship with your dog and bring that awareness and compassion to the work with your clients.