"You don't have to carry it all alone—your sensitivity is a strength, not a burden. Start by honoring your own needs, lean into your natural empathy, and create the connections that truly nourish you. That's how you move from surviving to thriving.
That's the gentle, powerful work of reclaiming your energy and your joy."
~ Dr. Trenita
Why Choose Dr. Trenita Coaching and Consulting
I believe in the transformative power of connection—across people, experiences, and healing practices.
As a sociologist coaching from a Black feminist lens, I bring both academic understanding and lived experience to my work with highly sensitive parents. My journey through burnout taught me firsthand how sensitivity can be both a challenge and a profound strength when properly nurtured.
My coaching curriculum guides parents through three essential phases:
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Nervous System Restoration: I help you identify your unique stress responses and develop personalized practices to regulate your nervous system, creating the foundation for sustainable well-being.
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Authentic Relationship Building: Together, we explore how your sensitivity shapes your parenting and partnerships, transforming overwhelm into deeper connections with yourself and your loved ones.
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Sensitivity as Strength: Discover how to harness your heightened awareness, empathy, and perceptiveness as superpowers rather than sources of exhaustion.
My approach is informed by my background bridging community needs with supportive resources during my Peace Corps service, my sociological research on intersecting systems of care, and my commitment to making healing practices accessible across diverse lived experiences.
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Whether working with individuals seeking personal transformation or organizations building family-supportive environments, I commit to your journey as if it were my own—because I understand that when highly sensitive parents thrive, entire families and communities flourish.
Services
I offer personalized wellness coaching for highly sensitive parents experiencing burnout, alongside group programs and organizational consulting for workplaces and schools—all designed to transform sensitivity from a source of overwhelm into your greatest strength while nurturing authentic connections, creating resilient family systems, and building supportive community environments.
Foundations for Flourishing
(1-on-1 Coaching)
Foundations for Flourishing provides focused, tailored interventions designed to address your specific challenges. These intimate, individual, 50-minute sessions are crafted to meet you exactly where you are. Through personalized assessments, customized coping strategies, and ongoing support, you'll develop sustainable practices for managing overwhelm, setting boundaries, and honoring your sensitivity. Each session builds upon the last, creating a comprehensive foundation for long-term wellness and authentic living.
Creative Cultivators
(Group Coaching)
Creative Cultivators brings together collective wisdom and shared experiences in a dynamic, supportive environment where families can grow, learn, and transform together. This 6-week group program expands your toolkit through collaborative insights and mutual support, creating space for self-reflection while offering practical strategies for managing daily transitions. You'll learn to redirect your energy, identify your emotional needs, and develop a sustainable family wellness plan alongside other highly sensitive parents who truly understand your journey. In this space, the power of community healing amplifies individual growth.
(Session Dates coming soon!)
Community Wellness Solutions
(Coaching for Organizations)
Community Wellness Solutions exist because families don’t exist in a vacuum. The places where we work and learn are also important for our wellness. These consultations help create environments where employees, educators, parents, and students can thrive. These tailored programs are co-created based on your needs, and may include workshops, policy reviews, and/or classroom wellness sessions to build cultures that foster connection, emotional intelligence, and sustainable success for all community members.
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Authentic connection isn’t easy. It takes time, emotional resources, and deep intention—and most of all, it requires humility. But we can listen deeply, learn continuously, and gently bring others along. The work is hard, but the impact ripples outward—healing, connecting, and opening possibilities for the next generation. ~ Dr. Trenita Childers
Select Panels and Presentations
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Childers, T. B. (2024). Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Creating Connection in Divisive Times. Journal of Applied Social Science, 18(2), 263-272. [presidential address]
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“Building Bridges on the Road to Social Justice”, Dissemination Beyond the Ivory Tower, Panelist, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting (2020)
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“Unconditionally Accepted: Achieving Impact as a Social Scientist” Panelist, Professional Development Workshop, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting (2020)
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“Navigating Careers Outside of Academia”, Panelist, UNC-Greensboro Department of Human Development and Family Studies (2020)
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“Bridging Access to COVID-19 Information Among Adult Learners”, Webinar co-presenter, Coalition on Adult Basic Education (2020)