About Us

The Conscious Parenting Alliance helps all kinds of families laugh, relax and enjoy life more.  We offer dynamic, effective coaching over the phone or in person, and classes both online and in Bend, OR.

The Conscious Parenting Alliance (CPA) helps parents and caregivers from diverse backgrounds relax and enjoy each other more.  Through our classes, parents and caregivers develop greater awareness, strengthen familial and bonds, and form supportive networks of families and allies.  Through coaching and mediation, families set up systems to help home life run more smoothly, work through both acute and chronic conflicts, and learn tools to keep the joy and harmony flowing.

CPA starts with the premise that caring for a child represents some of the most important work of the world. Much child-rearing literature teaches how to control children’s behavior without considering the contexts that give rise to those behaviors, nor the effects of using traditional models of authority.  We believe a better world starts with more connection. We offer tools, perspectives and support to begin now.  We seek to lift the veil on the legacies of family and culture that have so far informed our care-giving, examine and evaluate what we’ve learned, and replace what no longer serves us with practices that heal, transform and help connect.

The founder and master coach Shelly Phillips has a passion for supporting families.  She brings years of experience in conflict resolution, child development, education, family support, community building, interpersonal communication, parent advocacy and nonviolence to the Conscious Parenting Alliance.

About Shelly

Shelly Phillips studied child development at the University of Illinois where she received her B.S. in Psychology with distinction. She also has an M.A. in Humanities and Leadership from New College of California.

Shelly has a rich background in Montessori education and has worked with hundreds of students ages 3-12. She is currently a Relationship and Family Coach for individuals, couples, young people, and families of all kinds. She is the co-founder of the Conscious Parenting Alliance.

Additionally, Shelly works with a San Francisco based company, AuthenticSF, which fosters flourishing relationships and offers courses for men, women, couples, and teens.

Click on the following link to learn more about Shelly’s Parent Coaching Program