Become the calm, safe anchor your child’s nervous system has been searching for.

YOU ARE NOT FAILING AS A PARENT

Most parents are trying to raise emotionally regulated children……while carrying a completely overwhelmed nervous system themselves.

You may love your child deeply and still feel:

• emotionally exhausted
• overstimulated
• reactive
• guilty after yelling
• overwhelmed by meltdowns
• constantly stuck in survival mode

Not because you are a bad parent. 

But because no one taught you:

• how the nervous system works
• how co-regulation shapes behavior
• how trauma impacts children
• how sensory overwhelm presents
• how attachment affects emotional safety
• why traditional punishment often increases dysregulation

So instead, you end up:

• walking on eggshells
• trying every parenting strategy possible
• questioning yourself constantly
• feeling guilty no matter what you do
• trying to stay calm while completely overwhelmed internally

Deeply Rooted Parenting was created to change that.

A Unified Front for Your Family
Therapy to heal the root. Coaching to build the routine.

A sanctuary to hold the process.

This is The Haven Collective.

We don't just treat the symptoms. We heal the entire ecosystem.

At The Haven Collective, we know that true, lasting healing requires more than 45 minutes on a clinical couch. It requires a multidisciplinary approach that addresses the neurobiological root of trauma, provides the logistical coaching to change daily habits, and offers an environment where the nervous system can actually exhale.
To achieve this, we have assembled a powerhouse leadership team. By bridging master’s-level clinical psychotherapy, specialized educational advocacy, and actionable family-systems coaching, our team provides a seamless, "cradle-to-flourishing" pathway for your family.

Meet the experts leading your healing journey.

Jennifer Thumm, LPC

Visionary, CEO & Clinical Director

Jennifer is the architect and clinical engine behind The Haven Collective. As a Licensed Professional Counselor with deep, ongoing post-graduate specialization in infant, child, and family mental health, Jennifer built this ecosystem to solve the exact problem exhausting today’s families: the massive gap between clinical therapy and real-world application.

Uniquely dual-credentialed with an extensive background in Early Childhood, Elementary, and Special Education, Jennifer speaks both the language of the nervous system and the language of the school district. She understands that a child’s dysregulation cannot be "managed" by behavior charts—it must be healed through somatic safety.

As the Lead Facilitator for our clinical immersions at Haven Family Farms, Jennifer takes therapy out of the clinic and into the pasture. Utilizing animal-assisted interventions with our quarter horses and therapy dogs, gardening therapy,  and regenerative nature-based practices, she guides neurodivergent and trauma-affected families out of chronic survival mode and into deep, measurable connection.

Haven Collective Coaching Partners:

Home Team / Liz & Josh Nolz

www.myhometeam.org

Liz and Josh Nolz are co-founders of Home Team and a husband-and-wife coaching duo committed to whole-person healing. With complementary backgrounds in wellness, counseling, ministry, leadership, and family systems, they offer a powerful team-based approach to coaching that is both compassionate and practical.

Footprints Healing / Angela Dougherty

www.footprintshealing.com

Angi is a Trauma-Informed Coach who walks alongside individuals and families navigating the difficult aftermath of narcissistic and high-conflict relationships. Her approach combines compassionate support and practical strategies, along with an understanding of how relational trauma can impact a person’s ability to feel safe, communicate clearly, trust themselves, and move forward.

A significant focus of Angi’s work is helping individuals heal from narcissistic relationships and patterns of emotional and relational abuse. She helps clients recognize unhealthy dynamics, rebuild confidence in their own voice and decision-making, establish and maintain healthy boundaries, and begin creating a life that is no longer controlled by fear, manipulation, or conflict.

Angi also offers Trauma-Informed Court Support & Accompaniment for individuals facing family court and other emotionally difficult legal proceedings. While she does not provide legal advice or legal representation, she helps clients prepare emotionally and practically for court, organize their thoughts and concerns, identify healthy communication strategies, remain grounded during stressful proceedings, and process the experience afterward. When appropriate and permitted, she can also provide in-person accompaniment so clients do not have to navigate an intimidating court experience without support.

Through Facilitated Communication Coaching Sessions, Angi provides a structured, trauma-informed environment for difficult conversations between adults. She helps participants slow down reactive communication, establish boundaries for the conversation, identify the issues that actually need to be addressed, and communicate in a way that keeps the focus on clarity, respect, and productive next steps.Whether someone is trying to heal from a narcissistic relationship, navigate high-conflict family dynamics, prepare for court, strengthen boundaries, or have a conversation that feels impossible to have alone, Angi provides steady, practical, trauma-informed support for the next step forward.

Lisa Shaw, LPC, CADC

Lead Clinical Trauma Specialist

Lisa brings profound clinical depth and unwavering steady support to The Haven Collective. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), Lisa specializes in the heavy lifting of deep trauma resolution.

Lisa handles the clinical complexities that keep individuals and families anchored in the past. As our resident EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) specialist, she expertly guides clients through the neurobiological rewiring of severe trauma, PTSD, and the painful family dynamics of narcissistic abuse and addiction recovery.

Operating as a Co-Lead Facilitator for our Clinical Retreats and Family Intensives, Lisa provides the clinical safety net clients need to process their darkest moments. Her approach is deeply empathetic but grounded in evidence-based reality, ensuring clients don't just talk about their pain—they actually resolve it at the root.

Join the Deeply Rooted Parenting experience.

Your child does not need a perfect parent.

They need a parent who feels safe enough inside themselves to become a calm place for their child to land.

And that begins with your nervous system too.

You deserve:

• support
• regulation
• tools that actually work
• parenting without shame
• deeper connection
• a calmer home
• a family life that no longer feels ruled by survival mode

You do not have to carry this alone anymore.