Tricia Ferrara
- From the Parenting in the 21st Century series:
- The Academics of Play
read more - The Bermuda Triangle of Pre-Adolescence
read more - Navigating the Future Now
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Navigate Your Future Now
Tricia works with people from early childhood to adulthood to create better lives by design.
For Parents and Children…
Early in her career, Tricia noticed a couple of trends among parents, regardless of how old their children were.
First, parents were under enormous pressure to have their children gain personal advantage. In this frenzy to stay a step ahead, well-intentioned parents were operating without a cohesive strategy to reach their goals.
Second, despite a growing body of useful information being generated by researchers and scholars, parents were woefully under-informed about childhood development, which led them to squander opportunities to enhance their children's ability to grow and learn.
Additionally, much of what was ailing the families could have been avoided with much simpler intervention at earlier stages in the children’s development.
Tricia heeded the call to fill that gap – to help parents get the critical information they needed, when they needed it – and has re-directed countless families and helped keep them on course.
For Every Stage of Life…
Reaching people through private practice, interactive lectures and as a guest speaker at conferences, Tricia provides a straightforward, principle-based approach that gives comfort and guidance to parents, couples and individuals of all ages.
She brings clarity and wisdom to help unlock the self-discovery required to navigate the future, firmly believing that every person is capable of designing tomorrow instead of reacting to it.
Understanding what motivates each person’s actions and reactions is the key to connection and contentment. Whether dealing with family relationships, colleagues or college roommates, Tricia gives her clients the tools to deal in the moment and for a lifetime, while helping them realize that the same underlying principles are at the core of the dynamics that drive all relationships – at virtually every age and stage of life.
Tricia lives with her family in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Career Highlights:
- Private Practice, Lecturer, Parenting Strategist, Author
- Life Counseling Practicum Affiliation, Paoli, PA
- Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology, Immaculata University
- Founder/Director (1998) "Alchemy Kids" – a support group for grieving children
- Chester County Visiting Nurse Association Hospice Affiliate
- Bachelor of Arts, Cabrini College