Alaina M. Kroes, PsyD | Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Becoming the Mother You Needed


Heal Your Story. Strengthen Your Connection. Parent With Confidence

An Intensive for Mothers Ready to Heal, Grow, and Parent from a Place of Security


You love your children deeply.

You want to be present, patient, connected, and emotionally available. Yet there are moments when old patterns emerge. You find yourself reacting instead of responding. You feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure why certain parenting challenges affect you so deeply. The truth is that motherhood often awakens the parts of us that still need care. Many mothers spend so much energy meeting everyone else's needs that they never have the opportunity to explore their own story, understand their emotional triggers, or receive the support they deserved as children.

Becoming the Mother You Needed is an intensive designed to help you do exactly that. Through an attachment-based and trauma-informed approach, we will explore how your early relationships shaped the way you view yourself, connect with others, and show up in motherhood today. Together, we will identify the patterns that no longer serve you and build new pathways toward greater emotional security, self-compassion, and connection.


This Intensive May Be Right for You If:


What We Will Explore

Your Attachment Story

  • Understand how your childhood experiences continue to influence your relationships, emotional responses, and parenting style.

Identifying Emotional Trigger

  • Learn why certain parenting situations feel especially difficult and develop strategies to respond with greater awareness and regulation

Reparenting Yourself

  • Discover how to meet the emotional needs that may have gone unmet in your own childhood

Building Secure Connection

  • Strengthen your ability to create safety, trust, and emotional connection with your child and within yourself.

Developing a New Narrative

  • Move beyond shame and self-criticism toward a more compassionate understanding of your experiences and strengths.

What You Can Expect

This intensive provides a focused and personalized therapeutic experience that allows for deeper work than traditional weekly therapy sessions.

You will leave with:

  • Greater insight into your attachment patterns.
  • A deeper understanding of your emotional responses.
  • Practical tools for regulation and co-regulation.
  • Increased confidence in your parenting.
  • A roadmap for continued healing and growth.
  • A stronger sense of connection with yourself and your children.

Schedule a Consultation.

If you're ready to better understand yourself, strengthen your relationships, and create lasting change in your family, I'd be honored to walk alongside you.

Contact us today to learn more about Becoming the Mother You Needed Intensive.

Logistics, Cost & Billing

Half-Day Intensive: $750

  • One structured 3-hour session that explores your attachment patterns, emotional triggers, and parent response styles. Includes coaching and practical tools for ongoing connection.

Full-Day Intensive: $1500

  • A 6-hour deep dive designed for mothers wanting to understand and reshape relational patterns. In-depth education on the principles of attachment theory, along with guided practice in co-regulation techniques and effective self-regulation strategies.