Coaching for Parents, Caregivers, and Educators.
Every child has unique challenges and needs.
Often we assume caring for children should feel easy and natural. However, in difficult seasons we find ourselves feeling frustrated, confused, and even a sense of hopelessness. We end up wishing for the next age, stage, or “good day”. During these times you can feel alone and unseen. Having a coach meet you in this challenge changes everything.
We’ll partner together to put proven tools into action, restoring peace in your home.
Restore peace & connection
A customized plan
Identifying needs and solutions, bringing peace and routine.
Consistent support
1-on-1 check-ins and accountability that lead to results.
Renewed vision
Reclaiming hope for the future.
Choose your starting point
TBRI Training and Cultivate Connection Course
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®)
TBRI is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. While the intervention is based on years of attachment, sensory processing, and neuroscience research, the heartbeat of TBRI® is connection.
TBRI Training can happen in various ways with individual families, organizations or churches.
Cultivate Connection Course
Cultivate Connection equips parents and caregivers with a holistic understanding of their child’s needs and development while empowering them with the tools and strategies to effectively meet those needs, build trust, and help their child heal and grow. The training focuses on a wide range of topics, including:
the impact of a person’s history
what parents bring to the parent-child relationship
the fundamentals of attachment
the impact of stress on behavior
the importance of meeting a child’s sensory processing, nutritional and other physiological needs
Ultimately, Cultivate Connection integrates this holistic understanding with the insights and skills parents need to effectively and consistently employ a connection-based parenting approach.
1-on-1 Coaching
Available in single sessions, three-session packages, or as a 90-Day Intensive, personal coaching will equip you to better meet the needs of your child.
In the 90-Day Intensive you will work directly with your coach for six 1-on-1 sessions, plus regular check-ins and support. In these sessions, we will identify both strengths and challenges for your family, and uncover the needs behind these behaviors. Once the needs are identified, we will work toward tangible improvements, resulting in increased joy in your relationship with your child.
Meet your Coach
Julie Salwasser
Hi, I’m Julie! My family and I are based in Camas, WA. I’ve been married for 16 years to my husband, Brian, who works in law enforcement. I’m a mom of 3 children who have joined our family both through birth and adoption. Having been through various seasons, I’ve learned that whether in joy or challenge there is beauty to be found.
In addition to parenting my own children, my experience comes from 16 years of working in the field of adoption and supporting families, as well as working in the school counseling setting. I’m also a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Certified Practitioner and a Cultivate Connection Facilitator through Empowered to Connect.
Using all of this, I look for opportunities to encourage other parents, caregivers, and educators in stewarding their journey with their children. I currently do this through Polishing Gold Coaching through my training and coaching opportunities.
It’s the joy of my life to walk with families during the process of helping them become more connected and at peace in their relationships.
Contact us.
Have questions about whether Polishing Gold Coaching is the right fit for you and your child? Email us by clicking below, we’d love to connect!